[notice]A monthly column that reflects on living in the Kingdom of God.[/notice] I don’t know if you have noticed that is becoming increasingly difficult to think, evangelise and publicly behave as a Christian. When we really get to grips with the reality of what it means to be a Christian, […]
Tendai Chitsike — The Whole Chicken
Six Thoughts after the 2016 Elections
[notice]A monthly column that reflects on living in the Kingdom of God.[/notice] If you are not one to dig your head in the sand, you probably have some thoughts in the wake of our recent municipal elections. Here are six of mine: 1, No party is our Eternal Ruler, only […]
The most important issue in South Africa today
[notice]A monthly column that reflects on living in the Kingdom of God.[/notice] When I started writing this column, it was national election time in South Africa. In my first piece, I urged us as South Africans to engage in the public sphere with a Biblical lens. I deliberately entitled it […]
Reclaiming our voice in the arts
[notice]A monthly column that reflects on living in the Kingdom of God.[/notice] It’s National Arts Festival time in Grahamstown once again, and our city is gearing up for this annual extravaganza. Every Christian trying to live out their worldview in the arts is probably finding things difficult. Difficult because we […]
Urgently wanted: modern day ‘reformissionaries’
[notice]A monthly column that reflects on living in the Kingdom of God.[/notice] There is a sense on the university campuses of South Africa, that it is just a matter of time before the next protest arises, and that student activism is now an ongoing feature of the university landscape. Having […]
Response to #RUReferencelist: Overcoming evil with good
[notice]A monthly column that reflects on living in the Kingdom of God.[/notice] As I write, just down the road from our offices, student protests are swelling in the midst of another tumultuous week on Rhodes University campus. A number of students have just been tear-gassed, arrested and possibly shot at […]
Dethroning the Easter Bunny (and myself) at Easter
[notice]A monthly column that reflects on living in the Kingdom of God.[/notice] It is quite incredible to see what our modern culture can do with almost anything. Take Easter for example. Here we are, in Holy week, remembering the tumultuous last week of Christ before and up to his resurrection. […]
Strong weapons, strong minds and soft hearts: A response to 2016 student protests
[notice]A monthly column that reflects on living in the Kingdom of God.[/notice]As predicted, our university campuses are the scene of numerous protest actions, picking up from where they left off in 2015. Except that in 2016, the dominant focal point of these protests have not been the State, but our […]
What the Church can give our nation
[notice]A monthly column that reflects on living in the Kingdom of God.[/notice] While listening to one of our national public radio stations, the topic of ‘social cohesion’ and the possibility of criminalising racism came up. Not surprisingly, very soon into the discussion, the inevitable happened. It soon became a mudslinging […]
Relating to the State: How should we do it?
[notice]A monthly column that reflects on living in the Kingdom of God.[/notice] I had decided, with a few weeks left of the year remaining, and Christmas round the corner, that I would end this column for 2015 with a mild sounding article like “5 books I have enjoyed this year.” […]