the life and times of rennie d

the world within     so small a skin sun and rain     joy and pain           hope, despair Life      and gift of others           to ...

Beloved, Last Time, When you walked through the city So beautiful and so naked, You left a thousand women crazy And impossible to live ...

What is evil? Is it that which we do not understand; that which makes us uncomfortable; that which we do not like? Or is it, perhaps, mo...

a renewed statement - december 2012 My mission is to assist individuals and intra-cultural communities to discover their purpose and e...

"Great Light, Mover of all that is moving and at rest, be my Journey and my far Destination, be my Want and my Fulfilling, be my Sowing...

"I have seen a land shining with goodness, where each man protects his brother's dignity as readily as his own, where war and want ...

"How shall I get liberation?" "Find out who has bound you," said the Master. The disciple returned after a week and ...

Today I buried a man I only saw once in Church - for his daughter's wedding - in seven years. We gave him a Christian funeral, in gold a...

Hello, I’m a recovering racist … and a recovering sexist. My name is Mark. In July 2012 I attended an international conference is Joh...

The sperm of gods Beats down In rhythmic thrust upon The heat drenched land Beyond the darkness Of the midnight hour I dream of you ...

questions ·          Can the Church’s mission exist in any context other than an ecumenical one? ·          What is the nature of the Chur...

awareness God awareness called God called established, yet called beyond further into Life into Relationship into th...

created in the mystery of life brought into being by desire a moment of passion a God-spark of creative energy a life-time ahead a life to b...

I came across this text recently, written in my hand in the front of one of my older Bibles. It is a passage from Lazarus  by Morris West (p...

Kathleen “Kay” Durward: Nanna In memory (19/12/1912 - 29/5/2010) It is a daunting task to distil a long life (97 years!) into a few s...

Below is my response in the form of a Letter to the Editor to Ivor Chipkins' article in The Times of 11 May 2010: Ivor Chipkins’ comme...

I share below a response to my sermon last week, from a friend I haven't seen in 30 years, on a far continent. An audio copy of the serm...

Palm Sunday Eternal Father, your Son our Saviour Jesus Christ, fulfilled your will by taking our nature and giving his life for us: help us...

A Lent Course of the Diocese of Pretoria Anglican Church of Southern Africa Equipping and Strengthening Families Turning Houses into H...