Am I My Brother’s Keeper? The Case of Tariq Ba Odah
A small item in the local Cape Times newspaper took me back to reading an update about Tariq Ba Odah, a 36- …
Posts by Rosemary:
No Laughing Matter
Is anything “sacred”? Is anything “not to be laughed at”? Is anything no laughing matter? Because we live in a pluralist world …
With Love There Are No Boundaries
To everyone in the Hope Sings community, Happy Christmas from Rosemary (second childhood!) at the soup kitchen where about 150 people probably …
Until Our Hearts Break
There will be no redemption until our hearts connect to the heart-break of our world. And we can learn from those in …
Mary Magdalene
I had recently been reading an extract on “Presences” in Hope Sings, So Beautiful where Etty Hillesum speaks of the eclipse of …
The Love Story at the Heart of Christianity
In a recent post Chris talks of the desire to dream of Jesus. But then he answers his own ‘quest’ or question …
Making the World Go ‘Round with Grace
Pressed for time, I decided to use the narrow Ou Kaapse Weg over the mountains to Cape Town. Although I was pushing …
Hope Sings, So Beautiful: Epiphany
Every year I am caught by surprise when I see the morning star around this time of the year and remember we …
Hamba Kahle, Tata Madiba
And the tears flow. It is grief. Chris says: “Many across the world will mark the trajectory of their life-stories by the …
Only Skin Deep?
The past Sunday’s reading from the Hebrew Bible recounts the story of Elisha, a Hebrew prophet from Samaria, and Naaman, a great …
