SA Racism & Violence on International Display: What is our Response?
Last week @SteveHofmeyr and @ZindziMandela tweets put our history of unresolved South African pain and prejudice, anger and hatred, rage and violence, on international display – to our national shame. Steve Hofmeyr, not all whites are racists who...South African Crisis: Open Letter to my Church
With President Jacob Zuma’s cabinet reshuffle last night South Africa is in crisis. What is a Christian response? As a pastor, I offer guidance to my congregation.
Racial Sensitivities & Innocence Regained
On entering the gym this morning I had a ‘incident’ of racial sensitivity and lost innocence. How can we be healed of racial wounds and not be prisoners of our historical conditioning and pain?
Racist Polarisation in SA – Four Types of Racists
Recent racist outbursts from Penny Sparrow and Velaphi Khumalo unmask suppressed racist attitudes for all to see – a mirror of what many secretly think in white and black communities? How do we respond?
AVC SA Statement: Xenophobic Violence in SA, 15 April 2015
The Association of Vineyard Churches South Africa today issues an urgent and emphatic appeal to our nation and its leaders, in the light of the worsening situation regarding violence against foreign nationals in our country. Scripture, as well as the best traditions...State of the Nation (South Africa): A Pastor’s Response
To listen to the audio teaching click on http://followingjesus.org.za/sermons/state-of-the-nation-a-pastors-response/ Since January 2015 I’ve had a growing number of people expressing serious concern over the state of our nation, asking: how must we respond as...Mandela’s First Anniversary of his Death
Tribute to the legacy of Nelson Mandela on the first anniversary of his death
2014 SA Elections: Biblical Guidance on Voting
This talk gives Biblical guidance on how to understand the Church/State relationship, how to evaluate political parties, and how to vote on 8 May 2014.
Tribute to Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela – A Personal Anecdote
A personal anecdotal tribute to Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela on the day of his historic memorial service at the Soweto Stadium, Johannesburg, 10 December 2013.
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