The Cycles of Silent Adoration
Easter weekend is one of the periods in the church calendar the Eternal Year when I feel most proud to […]
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Ntabeni Perspectives
Perspectives Shackleton
How prayer raises mind and heart
I was taught that prayer is the raising up of the mind and heart to God. This means little to
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English us a ridiculous language
Sitting in front of my computer trying to think of something light and entertaining to write in the spirit of
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Perspectives Rowland
Between a rock and a hard place
The meaning of the idiom in the headline concerns having to choose between two unattractive options, but I am borrowing
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Requiem for Common Sense
IN these mad and far too politically correct times, common sense seems to have become somehow devalued. Not everyone appears
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Death leads to resurrection
The Scottish poet Edwin Muir once wrote about the crucifixion from an eyewitness’ perspective: “That was the day they killed
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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
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Other Writers
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
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Perspectives
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
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