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Journal Entry
on October 11, 2007
Why has the South African Church become so silent on matters that blatantly negate and deny the love, mercy, justice, and grace of the Kingdom of God?
As a minister of a denomination that was very prophetic (both in word and deed) during South Africa's apartheid era I have found it alarming to gau ...
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Journal Entry
on August 15, 2010
Today I had the joy of meeting with about 20 students and faculty from Methodist Theological School in Ohio . I had the privelage of meeting their group leader, Professor Lisa Withrow in Chicago in 2005, and then again in Oxford at the Oxford Institute in 2007.
Lisa and another mutual friend (Prof ...
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Journal Entry
on September 17, 2010
Some weeks ago I posted and entry entitled ' Christian and positive - when the body of Christ has HIV AIDS '
A short while before writing that post I had recorded a brief video describing my thoughts on this matter. I only managed to upload my video last night. So I am posting it as an update here. ...
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Journal Entry
on March 2, 2010
Did you know that a child is orphaned every 14 seconds because of HIV / AIDS? Did you know that 33 million people across the world at HIV+. 23 million of those people live in Southern Africa.
Sadly, the Christian Church has not risen to the challenge to be an agent of comfort, hope and life in ...
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Journal Entry
on August 26, 2010
Today my friend Grant Russell alerted me to an article posted in the Guardian Online Newspaper entitled Pastor's 'Jesus had HIV' sermon angers South African Christians by David Smith .
I can understand why the preacher in question, Xola Skosana , would preach such a sermon. However, I can also ...
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Journal Entry
on April 10, 2011
On Friday I received an email from Paul Chilcote to let me know that ' Making disciples in a world parish: Global perspectives on Mission and Evangelism ' was published.
I was privileged to contribute one of the chapters that make up this book. I wrote about the theology and ministry of Christian ...
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Journal Entry Follow-Up
on September 20, 2010
I'm not sure if my comments show up on google searches.
So, please forgive me for reposing a comment in the follow up section as well Thomas! Your question is so important that I would truly want others to consider the points below.
Rich blessing,
Dion
My response to Thomas copies form the ...
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Journal Entry
on December 1, 2010
Please take a few minutes to watch this wonderful TED video featuring Mitchel Besser, a doctor who is doing extraordinary work in supporting some of the most vulnerable people, who undergo immense suffering, with a very simple and effective Mother2Mother HIV AIDS support system.
The title of this ...
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Journal Entry
on December 1, 2009
Today is World AIDS day. Today we remember that the Church has AIDS . We do not minister to people who are HIV positive, as if they were people outside of the body of Christ. Rather, we ask God to heal us, for all of us suffer from this disease.
Whether you are HIV+ or not, this disease reminds us ...
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Journal Entry
on October 18, 2007
Each year I have challenged my students, and my congregation, to look around them and understand the needs of our society. The basic principle is:
God will not consider how you pastored your congregation, but how you ministered to your community.
In the light of this I have become convinced th ...
