Carpenter's Shoes
A blog by jennyisijingicoza
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Thoughts on church, theology, life . . .
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Seminary Programme
I am afraid . . . that my seminary programme is too busy and that I won't do anything as well as I would like; . . . that I am getting too old to put energy into things like I used to; . . . that I
Brentwood
My seminary programme is still fluctuating as everything is put together - because I don't fit into the standard 'needs a degree' category (because I already have a degree). But one thing that does seem certain is that I will spend sometime in a semi-rural community near Howick in
Slaves, Women and Homosexuals
I have eventually finished reading the book, 'Slaves, Women and Homosexuals' by William J Webb. I say 'eventually' because I bought it at the beginning of last year planning to read it then - but I only started it recently. It is about understanding the Bible by using what
Real Love
I came across a couple once who used to foster babies who had been abandoned or removed from their homes for one reason or another. They loved and cared for the little ones until they were found permanent homes. The odd thing is that the babies were all black,
Pietermaritzburg Churches
My family and I have been to services at three different Methodist Churches so far this year. We seminarians are encouraged to visit different churches and later on we will be 'attached' to one of them. So far it has been easy because I have had 'connections' with the
Getting Complex
My eldest offspring started with arrival activities at UKZN over the weekend. We are all settling in and finding our feet, and boy, is it getting complicated! Last night I was about ready to give up. There are six of us with different schedules and interests. We have two
A Metaphor
This Calvin and Hobbes cartoon makes a good metaphor for how I sometimes see seminary!We seminarians are good and obedient and toe the line, knowing that we are just waiting for the time that 'they' let us free and we can do our own thing.I'm sure it's not supposed
Focus on the Poor
We've had a few talks at seminary urging us to focus on the poor. I was thinking about this when I woke up this morning and thought that I would reread Luke 4 which is a key passage to this message. Then I realised that it was the set
Lions in Zimbabwe
Is this for real? Aid agencies in Zimbabwe are providing tents and other forms of relief to hundreds of villagers fleeing attacks by lions.The lions have killed four people at Kanyemba on Zimbabwe’s northern border with Zambia.This is a full-scale humanitarian operation. According to the Office for the Co-ordination
More adjusting
I am starting to get into some rhythm as regards 'home life'. Weekday nights I sleep at my flat at the seminary, but I can go home at the weekends. I am in a waiting period at the moment. The seminary staff are meeting with each seminarian to discuss
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