Thank God For My Shoes

By Ndafa Alpheus
I woke up one day and I realised that there were many things about my life I was not satisfied with or better still, there were challenges that were threatening my soul. And I said to myself, “Why should anyone envy me and want to be in my shoes.” No one knows how [...]

Just Imagine

By Ndafa Alpheus
Just imagine for a second that there’s peace in every land. We, each as human beings reach out and hold each other’s hand. Just imagine for a moment if each country felt like kin. The feeling, oh so, powerful standing proud with every color skin. Just imagine for a heartbeat how quickly we [...]

Good News To The Poor!

By Reverend Jan Scholtz
Poverty is a wretched thing. Yes, in the monastic tradition we praise simplicity of life. We say people should make do with what they have, not seeking to be swallowed up by materialistic desire. But we have NO RIGHT to glamorize poverty. Very often, many of us, from forums in the international [...]

Youth Participation In Democratic Governance

By Reverend Jan Scholtz

From my point of view the role of youth in a democracy is to be evaluators of all systems, be it political, economic or otherwise. In order to do this, the youth must be morally upright, possessing correct reasoning and acceptable behaviour. Youths who are integral part of a democratic society need [...]

Serving God With AIDS

By Reverend Scholtz
If we refuse to live and serve alongside those living with AIDS, then we have no claim to be serving Jesus Christ, so we must see our lord Jesus Christ in AIDS infected people.
This is a practical application of Jesus’ words: “I was sick and you took care of me … Just as [...]