Another news story which caused me some concern recently was posted on 21 February on the BBC News website. The story was entitled Voodoo religion's role in helping Haiti's quake victims. In brief, it examines the lack of any notable or organised relief efforts on behalf of the Voodoo community in the wake of the January earthquake in Haiti. Read more …
Recently the BBC News website ran a story which made me think a bit about certain secular and church attitudes. The story was published on 28 February and was about protests in the Netherlands to allow homosexuals to partake in Communion. In brief, the story is about a recent upheaval in the Netherlands against the Roman Catholic church's policy of denying practising homosexuals Communion (also known as the Eucharist). I want to get my thoughts about some of the things which I read about in the article out in the open. Read more …
It seems like everything has been squeezed into the month of April this year... which means that it is going to be an awesome month! :-) The Boland Men's Convention will be held on the 10th of April. The speaker this year is William Taylor from St Helens in London. He will be presenting a series of talks on Hebrews 11:
You are invited to join us as we are challenged to re-look at our understanding of "Faith" and the important base it forms to a life of Victory.
Ok, this announcement is a bit late, but there are still some space left. This year, the annual Young Adults' Easter Convention and the Mid-Year Conference (MYC) have been merged into one convention called “Equip”. It will be held from the 1st to the 5th of April (the Easter weekend) at Rocklands in Simonstown and will have the same format as MYC. The guest speaker will be William Taylor from the UK, who will be taking us through Luke 4–6. The cost is R600, and all registrations are done at www.crossword.org.za. Read more …
Wow, this year has just been crazy thus far. Between university and church, little is left other than exhaustion. At TBT, especially, we have a full program, as usual. And starting tomorrow a friend and I will be presenting a short course entitled Christianity Explained in the complex where we live. Read more …
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