Category Archives: Odds & Ends
Defeat or Da Feet: The Great Pink-Slipper Controversy
Pink Slippers, the Defence Force’s new (not so secret) weapon Continue reading
Filed under Articles, General Writing
Sour Dough: Hot Cross Christians
I had no idea that hot cross buns were such a sacred part of our Christian Easter heritage with such significant theological symbolism Continue reading
The Iron Lady: Thinking and Feeling
“One of the great problems of our age is that we’re governed by people who care more about feelings than they do about thoughts and ideas.” It’s a statement that should be unpacked and taken with caution Continue reading
Filed under Books & Movies, Odds & Ends
Law & Order: A Prayer of Confession
We have allowed criminality to become subjective. Those whose crimes are greater than ours on some subjective scale of criminality are the real criminals Continue reading
Filed under Lent, Meditation & Prayer, The News
Human Rights Day: Celebrating with Caution
Wednesday 21 March was Human Rights Day here in South Africa. The date is significant because it commemorates the Sharpeville massacre on this day in 1960. Sixty nine South Africans were killed in the struggle for human rights that finally … Continue reading
Filed under Human Rights Day, The News
Cyclone Irina and the Water of Life
In our well-regulated and carefully-choreographed city-dwelling lives, we are not used to being at the mercy of the elements. Continue reading
Filed under Community, Odds & Ends
