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Together

Posted in Christian Life, Soul Journey, South Africa, tagged , , , on June 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I have shifted. Truth has pierced and done an inner work. My word for now has become “together.” It’s not a rallying cry. It’s an ahhhh…
I don’t have to do it alone any more.
At a very young age, the Spirit of Segregation had leached in. Now Truth swept in, washed out the old [...]

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Perceived Value of Women: One in Four South African Men a Rapist?

Posted in Dignity of Women, South Africa on June 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

A recent survey conducted by Professor Rachel Jewkes of the Medical Research Council (MRC) claims that one in four men in South Africa admitted to committing rape. She says: “I think it is down to ideas about masculinity based on gender hierarchy and the sexual entitlement of men. It’s rooted in an African ideal of [...]

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Remembering Robben Island: Journey into Forgiveness

Posted in Justice, South Africa, globalgirl, tagged , , , , , , , , on June 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »

I wrote this piece on Journey into Forgiveness two years ago. In the light of the recent Amahoro conference in South Africa, I am re-posting a slightly edited version here:
South Africa is where my Story was born.
I grew up in an all-white school with a rich heritage, but in those years I never had any [...]

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Dignity in Relationships: Wisdom from “Nights in Rodanthe”

Posted in Dignity of Women on June 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

We watched “Nights in Rodanthe” last night. There’s a scene where Diane Lane is having a conversation with her teenaged daughter, Amanda. I wish I could play this for every young girl and woman yearning for a relationship. Here’s what she says:
“While your father and I were apart, I met a man. I know you’ve [...]

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Three Choices: Offender, Forgiver or Distant Observer?

Posted in Christian Life, tagged , , , , , , , , , on June 2, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Yesterday, while entering into the story of the Prodigal Son through the latest Henri Nouwen book “Home Tonight: Further Reflections on the Parable of the Prodigal Son,” my heart took off to South Africa, the land of my birth, and my hopes for true reconciliation. It surprized me, at first. Why go there now, with [...]

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