Here are some thoughts on Ascension (largely inspired by Walter Brueggemann in his brilliant book “Mandate to Difference“). Today is Ascension day. When most of us grew up in South Africa, in our pre-democratic days, it was a holiday. When we read about the ascension in the Bible it is critical to keep in mind …
A few weeks ago Christianity today published an article with the title, “Cost-effective Compassion: The 10 most popular strategies for helping the poor“. The linked article is discussed in the interview below(click the play button). You will also find two responses. One by myself and the other by my friend Schalk van Heerden – these …
A few weeks ago JR, a friend of mine tweeted a link to a video. His tweet read, “This is the BEST explanation of #discipleship I have ever seen. I’ve watched this over a dozen times.” I like JR and value his opinions and thoughts and was therefore intrigued, so I watched the video. Since …
A few weeks our family hung out at Wimpy (for our non South African friends Wimpy is a fast food restaurant). We like going to Wimpy because the kids love playing in the tunnels. At some Wimpy’s they have child minders looking after the children. They have their hands full with tens of toddlers running …