A Tree Between Other Trees

Two of the most contrasting places you will find sitting across from each other in Pretoria has to be at the Sheraton Hotel.People from around the world pay heaps of money to sleep in the Sheraton. On the left hand side of the road, the Union Buildings is situated. These are two landmarks in Pretoria....

You Give, I Bless

One of my relatives has often joked that we should start a new church in Jo’burg. He would be responsible for the management, and I would be the pastor. I should allow him to dictate about half of everything I say or preach, and not ask any questions about money. If I did this, he...

The Uncle Joontjie’s Among Us

One of my friends recently commented that the big enemy of the future of South Africa will not be racism, but the divisions in class.At a learning community I attended the past week, a sixty year old man shared the experience that he had in church when he was a young boy. Of all the...

Does Doctrine and Confession Lead to Isolation?

What do you get when you pop a bunch of teens in a bus, and the destination is about 1000 kilometers far? Chaos!We visited a small, remote, mainly coloured community in the Northern Cape in South Africa. Apart from a few farms in the area, there really isn’t much work. Most of the people are...

The DIY-Leadership Dilemma

If there is one thing I can proudly say that I suck at magnificently, it has to be DIY chores. My hands are comfortable behind a computer, piano and pots and pans. When it comes to DIY, whatever needs to be fixed, will be better off before I try to fix it.The nice thing about...

This Is Your Wake-up Call…

This is my wake-up call. It might well be yours, too. I have realized that I am far too easily pleased. Show me a picture of a cute dog, and my day is made. Tell me an inspiring story, and my heart is filled. Give me a salary, and I am convinced that I have...

Being » Confessing » Doing

Today is Nelson Mandela’s 94th birthday. Radio, TV, Facebook, Twitter, newspapers and whatever platform you can think of have been buzzing with Madiba-madness! No one can argue the fact that this man has made a massive impact in the recent history of South Africa. He has left a great legacy. I listened to a few...