May 2010
1 post
Exploring the Eastern Cape
In July I am planning on riding up to Durban and back down again to Cape Town, on my Yamaha XT600 dual purpose bike. Im planning on taking four days up and 4-5 days back down.
I will be travelling alone on the way up and hopefully riding with a mate for the way down!
I’ll ride with all my gear strapped on the back, camping along the way.
The Eastern Cape is wild and perfect for biking...
April 2010
1 post
The Tiger Woods Deity Tragedy
I am not a huge golfing fan, but I am interested in culture and society and hence see the relative significance of Tiger Woods’ return to championship golf after a few months out of the game whilst dealing with his highly publicised extra-marital affairs.
What I find tragic regarding this whole situation is the fact that our society and culture has lost touch of what is important and defining. We...
January 2010
2 posts
Getting out of Nam. Easier said than done...
Wow! What a complete nightmare of air travel. Probably the worst experience of my life regarding transport - and thats saying something considering the boat ride in Thailand last year was a revelation of what Hell would be!
The plan was simple. Fly to Hong Kong, change planes and fly to Joburg. The difficulty came when I tried to bring my life’s belongings. About 50kg of it in total. I...
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Blue-Jean Jesus Syndrome vs. Worshipping Jesus as...
In the quest to offer up a lifestyle of worship that is reverent and acceptable to God as commanded in the scriptures, it is of paramount importance that we have an accurate understanding of who it is we are worshipping. If you are invited to a birthday party for a particular friend and you wish to bring a gift to express your feelings of friendship and gratitude to them, it is important that...
December 2009
3 posts
Operation: Mountain Minsk. Episode 1. Pre-Trip...
The countdown has begun. In only 6 days time my father, Steve (The Don) and myself will be collecting our two Belorussian Minsk 125cc Motorbikes in Hanoi, capital of Vietnam, and start heading off into the mountains and mist to seek adventure and the bonding experience of a lifetime.
First, some background to the trip.
With each of my two older brothers, when they reached the ages of 16 or so...
A Life Ravaged by the Gospel, Never to be the Same
A Life Ravaged by the Gospel, Never to be the Same
This past year of being in Cape Town and plugged into a local church has been one of the best in my life on many fronts. My walk with and understanding of God has been revolutionised, slowly throughout the year and it was only recently that I believe God revealed how He has been working in my life over the course of this year.
God revealed...
November 2009
3 posts
My Worship Theology Journey: Part 1 - What is...
This is the first installment of what will be a growing and evolving (for the better I hope) personal theology of what Worship is and what it means to be biblical, God-honouring worshipers of Christ. Thoughts welcome. (I apologise for the following script…not sure how to remove it - please scroll down.
Worship is a concept that is prevalent and central throughout the entire Bible. Only a...
Looking to the Greater Goodness of a Truly Good...
Psalm 145 is an awesome passage of David extolling and proclaiming the Greatness of our God. “Great is the LORD and Greatly to be praised, and His greatness is unsearchable”.
The Psalmist goes on to speak of the awesome works of God and how they are acts of Glory unto himself: “On the glorious splendour of your majestym and on your wodnerous works I will meditate…(10) All...
How Does Neoliberalism Legitimise Globalism?
How does Neoliberalism Legitimise globalism?
Neoliberalism legitimises globalism in that it promotes the complete breakdown of barriers and regulatory controls to the flow of capital, market access and international trade. At the core of neoliberal theory is the doctrine of free trade, liberalisation, deregulation and privatisation. It is these policies that will be individually explored...
October 2009
1 post
Rocking the Daisies: A music lovers review
This last weekend I had the joy of attending the Rocking the Daisies festival outside Cape Town. With 30 SA bands and 30 DJ’s it promised to be an amazing weekend. And it was. However, to be perfectly honest I came away disappointed with many of the acts.
But first I will touch on the highlights of the weekend. On Friday night Goldfish set the stage alight from midnight till 1am. They were...
September 2009
1 post
My Worship Doctrine Journey
Recently I’ve been challenged to really get a good understanding of the Doctrine of Worship. I’m looking at a few of the following questions to help shape what I want to get out of it all.
What actually IS worship as opposed to the 20 minute slot on Sunday morning.
What does the Bible mean by ‘acceptable’ worship?
WHY do we worship?!??!
What is worshiping in Spirit and...
July 2009
5 posts
Back in Res. Internet.
i have moved back into my res today.
hence i have internet and thus this blog can get cracking again.
sweet.
breathing out. breathing in.
im breathing out. to breathe you in.
im letting go. the more i cling.
im on my knees.
surrendering.
“grace. its the name of a girl. its also a thought. that changed the world.”
– bono. u2. grace.
why pinhole-perspektiv?
quite simply, last night i watched the brilliantly entertaining film, ‘Bloom Brothers’ and at one point, penelope - rachel weisz’ character - says, ‘you can make a pinhole camera out of anything hollow and dark’.
i got thinking about pinhole cameras and the idea of a pinhole itself. perhaps there is a greater significance to this simple idea.
this blog-thing is my...
