CONTEXTUALISING SCRIPTURE.
January 4. May the mountains bring forth peace for the people. Bruce, their scripture guide, highlighted the way the Bible expresses ideas in the context of the time. In the psalms you read of a king’s judgement and justice of a king’s son. Or it uses images of…
WHO NEEDS HEALING IN MY LIFE?
January 3. Jesus went about teaching in their synagogues and preaching the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease. The group commented that healing Masses are becoming more and more popular these days. “Is it because that is what people are asking for from…
DAILY THOUGHTS. EPIPHANY – THE LIGHT OF GOD
A busy epiphany scene in Randburg 2 January 2022
NEW YEARS’S EVE : ANCESTOR FOR TODAY
December 31st New Years Eve. Ancestors for today. A beautiful image we have been given for the Church in Africa is the Church as God’s Family. We are also taught that a family is a little church of the home where God is present in the family’s history, our traditions…
CHRISTMAS REFLECTIONS. KWANZAA
December. 29. KWANZAA comes from a Swahili word meaning first fruits. It is a current African-American celebration aiming to link African tradition with western Christianity. It is a 7 day long celebration from December 27 to Jan 3. Seven candles for each of 7…
ONE AFRICAN CHRISTMAS
2021 FW 29 December 28, 2021 Once more during this holiday time I would like to share one of my stories from bygone years that even in 2021, I think, keeps its relevance as violence continues. On 28th December the Church celebrates the feast of the Holy…
CHRISTMAS REFLECTIONS. HOLY INNOCENTS
December 28. Holy Innocents. Matthew’s gospel tells the story of the three foreign Wise Men bringing gifts. It also tells how King Herod out of jealousy and fear about a possible new king of the Jews ordered the murder of all baby boys in Bethlehem. Joseph was warned…
CHRISTMAS REFLECTIONS. JOHN AND EVANGELISERS
December 27. John and the evangelists. The Word of God has been transmitted orally and written and recorded in any number of forms since the first discovery of writing on scrolls, papyrus, handwritten paper and printed books and today digitally in many different…
CHRISTMAS DAY – THE BIRTHDAY OF JESUS
25th December. CHRISTMAS DAY, the birthday of Jesus. Praising God and singing for joy with the angels is what we can and should do on this day in a special way if we have done our best to prepare during these weeks. “Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace to…
ADVENT JESSE TREE. CHRISTMAS EVE WITH JOSEPH AND MARY
December 24. Mary and Joseph. Little is known about their backgrounds apart from the early chapters in Luke and Matthew which are usually interwoven into one. The essential message is God’s continued love and plan for the wellbeing of all his people. The angel Gabriel…
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