The COVID-19 pandemic has been a period of acute stress for many people. Pastors and Christian congregants—who are to set their minds “on the things that are above, not on the things that are on the earth” (Colossians 3:2)—have not been exempt. Community, fellowship, the coming together of people, and sharing together in one another’s lives are important in Christian living. Many Christians took (and still take) exception to governments enacting restrictions on gatherings and preventing them from meeting together for worship. This, in turn, has led to divisions within churches. Read more …

Last week the following was retweeted and came across my Twitter stream: A Christian without a church family is an orphan. Sadly, I can attest that this assertion is true. Read more …

Just a quick note that registration is open for Crossword Youth Camp 2009! Crossword is a camp held yearly and draws mostly high school students and, other people who are young at heart, from the surrounding CESA churches. This year the theme is "Sure Thing". It will be held from the 14th to the 19th of December at the Paul Roos grounds in Stellenbosch. According to many people at TBT, Crossword is the event of the year! The web page can be found here. Read more …

Tonight we had the annual general meeting (AGM) for TBT for 2009. Looking through the handout which briefly explains the events and activities of the year, I realize again how many initiatives TBT are involved in! It was one of the things that stood out for me when last year I started attending TBT regularly: for such a comparatively small church, it has a lot of energy, enthusiasm and zeal. A large part of the congregation is involved in these initiatives and that gives one a true sense of "community church". Hopefully I can get more involved in this new administrative year. Read more …

The new academic semester started at Stellenbosch this past week. While the Bible studies have already started, things at St Paul's are really going to kick-off this week. Read more …