From C.S. Lewis’ Perelandra:”…it may be, one finds a different fruit and not the fruit one thought of. One joy was expected and another is given. But this I had never noticed before–that the very moment of the finding there is in the mind a kind o…
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So I thought that I would share a few books that I have found helpful in my own life and perhaps pique your interest for considering them on your own journey. These book are primary around spirituality though perhaps at a later stage I will share …
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So I thought that I would share a few books that I have found helpful in my own life and perhaps pique your interest for considering them on your own journey. These book are primary around spirituality though perhaps at a later stage I will share some …
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I’ve been reflecting a lot about some of the conversations I’ve been having this week around how we (NC) can work with local church planting movements. But the lingering thing in my brain that I wanted to put out to our readership are questions. Questions that I think give a window into more of what [...]
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I’m reading a book at the moment where the author ponders the metaphors Jesus would use if he lived in this day and age. I found the following to be very insightful and descriptive of the challenges we face in our world today:Jesus might confront the g…
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He’s not a main line icon in the South African Church. He’s not invited to speak at massive conferences. The guys that should be never are though. His name is Naitai. He, along with a gang of church planters, are responsible for storming the gates of hell in Pretoria in the name of Jesus Christ. [...]
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How do you know when you’re winning? How do you know you’re really making an impact or a difference? Ministry is different than business because the “product” is life change. That’s a complex thing to measure! For NieuCommunities South Africa, right now, I would say we have a good way to gauge some of our [...]
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Don’t laugh this is really cool. Me and Becky made these and had so much fun. Make a few and give them as tips. It’s sweet. Of course substitute the dollar for a buffalo or a green one.
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I received this picture a couple of days ago. These are all the people that I attended the world wide conference with.
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The last few weeks have felt largely surreal. I’m not in South Africa anymore, and it’s still hard to take in the fact that I’m not returning. As I said goodbyes, person after person asked me when I’d be back. I reassured many friends that I’ll visi…
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30.August.2010
Barbara Hillaker, South Africa