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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…

Dear Friends, As we begin to move toward Minnesota, we want to paint a clear picture of our transition within CRM. Our new supervisor, Gary Mayes, is the Director of ChurchNEXT, which is a collective of CRM ministries based in the U.S. We have asked h…

Most people in America don’t know about the sport of netball. I didn’t either until my daughter, Zoe, started playing several years ago. Some people describe netball as “basketball without dribbling,” which is close, but doesn’t capture the actual diff…

I don’t mind stealing breadFrom the mouths of decadenceBut I can’t feed on the powerlessWhen my cup’s already overfilled “Hunger Strike” by Chris Cornell For years, the words to this song have haunted me. Nearly 20 years of living overse…

seven o’clock in the morningI’m riding the overnight trainI got ten tons of luggagebut I left it behind when I cameI look at my watchit says September seventeenwe’re riding through some placewhere I’ve never beenand I’m waving through the window as we …

to flow: to be plentiful Hartebeespoort Dam is not far from where we live. On the one side of the dam wall is a placid reservoir with stunning houses perched on its shores, and all sorts of boats traversing its waters. On the other side is a steep, r…

There is a saying that women are like tea bags, you don’t no how strong they are until you dunk them in hot water. Recently, a well-known South African Christian singer’s wife was raped. The other day, I was speaking to a friend of mine and she told…

Daleen and I often say that we desire to live in an intentional, missional community. In my recent solitude times with God, I have been thinking through just what I mean when I say the words intentional, missional and community. Actually, I don’t like …