Karl Barth, a theologian from the 20th Century encouraged Christians to take the newspaper in one hand and the Bible in the other. Christ-followers are to interpret newspapers from the Bible. In a country like South Africa, this practice is essential. There seems to be a relentless barrage of news that tells of deepening poverty, injustice and divided communities and society. ...
Overheard in the dining room, over lunch. “I remember the kids walked to school- we never thought twice about it…” “and there was a time I used to leave my keys in the ignition, at the shops, overnight, almost always” “But you can’t do that now!” “oh no! The crime is so widespread that the kids need to be supervised in the garden!” “and your...
Testimony of a Lifestyle of Justice by Avril Edwards As a Christian, I have always believed that justice is integral in my faith walk. With my background as a coloured person in South Africa, I’ve seen and understood the history of struggle and know that justice plays a prominent role in change. Personally, I knew my life’s calling to do justice was bigger than my...
In South Africa today, many would say that our biggest need is for racial, social and economic reconciliation. Poverty, injustice and division are in opposition to God’s Kingdom and his righteousness. They are not what God intends for people whom he created to be his image bearers (Genesis 1:27), whom he loves so much (John 3:16) and for whom he...
In 2018, we decided to start a podcast. The idea was to create a space for ordinary people to share how they find themselves engaging with and 'living' Social Justice. We'd recommend these two episodes of the podcast to give you an idea of what it's all about- and if you like them, subscribe for more on Apple Podcast or...
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I came across a great story the other day on social media. Someone had snapped a picture of the text with no attribution. It goes like so: “This is a story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody. There was an important job to be done and Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done...
