Requiem for Common Sense
IN these mad and far too politically correct times, common sense seems to have become somehow devalued. Not everyone appears...
2009
Death leads to resurrection
The Scottish poet Edwin Muir once wrote about the crucifixion from an eyewitness’ perspective: “That was the day they killed...
Easter transformation
By Michail Rassool On a Friday, Jesus was a man broken by the cross. By Sunday the broken Jesus was...
One Way, Truth and Life
Rosemary Gravenor, Durban- We are all in need of redemption. Jesus redeemed us once and for all, 2000 years ago....
No fooling about April 1 pranks
This week has seen the media once again taking South Africans for a merry ride with all manner of far-fetched...
Forgiving ourselves for hard knocks
By Catherine de Valence Recently someone drove into the back of our car with a big bakkie. I was very...
Humble Ruth’s big influence
It is said that greatness lies in ordinary people doing ordinary things in an extraordinary way. There are perhaps more...
Who is the king?
For nearly two millennia, Christians have ascribed collective guilt to all Jews for the execution of Jesus Christ (deplorably, some...
Kill your first-born?
A circular letter I received in the e-mail makes a valid point. A worried woman went to her gynaecologist and...
