building a community of grace
Homily - Sunday, the 7th July 2024 Vinod kindly offered me the opportunity to speak at today’s Service, as a mark of my retirement as a school Head, and before Debbie and I head back to South Africa for 5 months. At best it is a homily, really it is an account of an aspect... Continue Reading →
For the church to be constantly relevant and relating to the people we should on the one hand be thankful to God for each person whose contributions in different ways makes the church such an exciting place as it is today and on the other hand we should always be humble to see what our... Continue Reading →
Homily - Sunday, the 30th June 2024 Reading: Psalm 130 Reflections on Forgiveness It was poetry day at the nursery school and the parents were invited to listen to the poems of the kids The first one came: Jack and Jill went up the hillTo fetch a pale of waterThey searched and searchedBut all the... Continue Reading →
--- Midweek Meditations:thoughts, inspiration and encouragementfrom ACF community members --- My last meditation was called “Pausing for Presence” … you may remember that last year I took an unpaid leave from my job for nine months to recover – physically and mentally- and to have a rest from many demands and deadlines which had taken... Continue Reading →
Homily - Sunday, the 16th of June 2024 Reading: Mark 4:30-32 He also said, “With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable will we use for it? It is like a mustard seed, which, when sown upon the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on earth; yet when it... Continue Reading →
--- Midweek Meditations:thoughts, inspiration and encouragementfrom ACF community members --- The Special Research Consortium on Heroism and the Heroic that I have been a part of for the past 10 years is closing its doors, having run its full course. For the past four years, my own project has been working hard finding ways to... Continue Reading →
Homily - Sunday, the 9th June 2024 Reading: Psalm 138 Every privilege comes with a responsibility. Every blessing comes with a natural commitment to pass it on. It is said not much life is possible in the dead sea not only because of its high salinity but also because fresh water seldom flows into the... Continue Reading →
--- Midweek Meditations:thoughts, inspiration and encouragementfrom ACF community members --- Vulnerable??? -- It feels like an expression of weakness in times of armament, too high a risk in a world of arrows of criticism and superiority, no good choice when it is important to be untouchable, independent and strong. Why would I make myself vulnerable,... Continue Reading →
Homily - Sunday, the (date) Reading: Psalm 139 All of us appreciate master pieces of art. It could be in literature, painting, sculpture, music or what not. If I suddenly ask you to list a few master pieces that you have personally encountered which ones would that be. Now look at that list again. Does... Continue Reading →
On Being the Church Today Meaningful and relevant ways of being the church today is being discussed globally and one of the keys is to ensure that the fragrance of Christ is evident in the places you are in. The basic elements of being a church includes the worship, the fellowship, the witness, the seeking... Continue Reading →
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