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On my way home from the societies exhibition yesterday, I popped in at the Stellenbosch Gemeente offices to pick up the “creed” (is there a better word for “geloofsbelydenis”?) recently used by the children in Stellenbosch Gemeente. The “creed” was based on what the children suggested, using their words. From the sound of it, the [...]

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In my second pass around the stalls, I came across another two Christian societies: Vineyard Christian Fellowship and Stellenbosch Baptist Students. I also failed to mention TBT — The Bible Talks — associated with The Church of England in South Africa. (Oh, and I also neglected to mention Die Voortrekkers / Staatmakers.) I was hoping [...]

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As I write this, I’m sitting in the student centre at Stellenbosch University, where the yearly societies exhibition takes place. A new year, a new set of first years looking for an identity and a place to belong, many away from home for the first time, likely feeling somewhat insecure or emotionally vulnerable. This is [...]

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I’m tired of intolerance, hatred and war. I’m tired of groups attacking one another, to feel better about themselves. I’m the unfortunate recipient of a collection of genes or memes or a combination of both that causes me to simply care a little too much. Right now, I’m trying to check out a variety of [...]

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This Pavarotti & Bono version of Ave Maria was performed at Stellenbosch Gemeente during their Christmas service. Sorry Pavarotti & Bono, I think SG’s version was better! OK, probably because I was there to witness it live. So much for what, one or two posts per week? lol.

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My favourite Christian blogger is still Real Live Preacher. His input (general posts on his blog, as well as the odd email) helped me significantly on my journey last year. If you’d like to see some of the posts of his I really like, see RLP on Indoctrination and Some RLP Highlights. I’m not sure [...]

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Today is just another day. Just another revolution of the earth about its axis (or another trip of our sun around the earth). Just another meaningless moment in existence, as the earth orbits the sun and the seasons change, as the sun travels with many other stars around our galaxy, as the galaxy meanders purposelessly [...]

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Random thought: there is no such thing as a bottomless cup. Especially with cups that seem really big, the bottom can sometimes creep up on you and surprise you when you least expect it. It might be useful to find some bubbling wells accompanying you through your life, from which you can refill your cup. [...]

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The first rule of Fight Club is you do not talk about Fight Club. I wonder how many Fight Clubs there are, and how many Fight Club members. Many more than you think, far fewer than you know. So hard to tell, with the first rule being what it is. And woe to those that [...]

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I attended Stellenbosch Gemeente again on 6 January. The topic was “Breek uit…Passiwiteit”, or “breaking out of passivity”. Let me keep my words to a minimum, the video clip of Brian McLaren, Everything Must Change, says it all: This clip was shown at the beginning of the sermon to set the stage. For interested parties [...]

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