Riding a donkey
Holy Week opens with drama. Jesus makes a triumphal entrance into Jerusalem. Crowds gather as though welcoming a victorious football team. They spread cloaks about the...
15.4.2014
10:43
2.4.2014
12:56
Now I see
“There was darkness over the deep.” As aircraft and ships comb the southern Indian Ocean for...
19.3.2014
10:08
Leave your country
Many Zimbabweans have left their country. You do not leave your country unless you have a...
5.3.2014
9:46
Do not worry
Many people walk our streets wondering how to survive; how to keep a roof over their...
5.2.2014
10:34
Light of the Nations
There were two “official” occasions when Jesus appeared before key institutions of Israel. One was on...
28.1.2014
15:21
We are all brothers and sisters
Pope Francis begins his message for the World Day of Peace this January with some words...
21.1.2014
8:07
He changed his mind
The great liberator of India was once challenged by a follower, “Mr Ghandi, yesterday you said...
8.1.2014
13:08
Now we know
“Now we believe no longer because of what you told us; we have heard him for...
11.12.2013
11:09
The passing of Mandela
What qualities define a great leader? The ability to inspire others? Or the ability to get...
27.11.2013
9:49
A broad perspective
The murky world of crime and punishment is inhabited by people who can also rise to...
13.11.2013
9:53
A place in the other world
Towards the end of each year the church puts before us readings and thoughts about the...
5.11.2013
13:53
The pure in heart
History loses our interest if we sense it is being used to programme us in the...
22.10.2013
14:21
Small victories
There is a bizarre story in the scriptures about Moses praying for victory with his arms...
