Zach Stewart is a talented artist and deep thinker whose work explores topics such as whiteness, colonisation, lament, faith, justice and humanity — among other things. Zach matriculated at the end of last year and his final matric art project (of which the pieces included here are part) explored the topic ‘burden’. We asked Zach...
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Protesting Borders
Over the past months I have been part of a reading group. One of the books that we have made our way through is ‘Scales of Justice’ written by Nancy Fraser. The book highlights the reality that although we are living in a society where issues are largely transnational (rarely confined to a particular country...
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Unraveling Apartheid Narratives
He pointed out a railway line in the distance with a dusty and barren scrap of land beyond it and told us “That’s the border with Bophuthatswana, that’s where black terrorists hide out and wait for an opportunity to kill us. For each night you’re here your group will be responsible for keeping watch over...
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The Doctor Comes For the Sick
“And the scribes of the Pharisees when they saw that he was eating with sinners and tax collectors, said to his disciples, “Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?” And when Jesus heard it, he said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick....
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The Mustard Seed
My involvement with the Mustard Seed really started many years ago, without me realising it or having any kind of vision. Although I studied life sciences, God opened doors for me to be involved in a job in what was then the RDP projects in Cape Town. Over the following years, through a combination of...
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Confronting the Powers, Jesus Style
Something Rene August often says is “You can’t confront the powers that you cannot see, and you cannot see the powers that you are benefiting from.” In a society that is still a long way from equal, those powers take on many different shapes and forms. However, one thing is constant; when unacknowledged, power most...
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The Stories We Tell
I had the privilege of attending a workshop this month run by Jarrod Mckenna on Contemplative Activism. It sparked in me a lot of thinking about the narratives that we take on as individuals, communities, and societies, and how these narratives form us. A story uncritically told, is a story we end up re-enacting. The...
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What does obedience look like this Easter?
Then he said to them, “My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me.” Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed; “My father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will,...
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What We Are Dreaming For
“In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.” Genesis 1: 1-3 These words...
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Rainbows Tattooed Over Open Wounds
I grew up with the smell of late afternoon thunderstorms marching across the South African Highveld, came of age to the rhythmic sound of feet toyi-toying across the streets of Cape Town, and traversed the world for the first time wrapped in the rainbow nation miracle banner. I was a proud member of a nation that personified a moment in history where we imagined humanity living free of the effects of colonialism, cold war conflicts and racial division.