GAZA: A lost generation
The British political campaign group ‘Led By Donkeys’ laid out 11,500 sets of Children’s clothing representing one set of clothes for every child killed in Gaza since 7 October 2023. The line is 5km long. The magnitude of the loss of young innocent lives in Gaza is heartbreaking
THE GAZA CONFLICT AND BUBBLE-BASED-BELIEVERS
We now live in a season of bubble-based-believers. The conflict in Gaza has subtly turned Bible-based believers into bubble-based believers. It has alienated followers of Christ and firmly placed us into “bubbles” of allegiances. If you are in the crowds today don’t disregard the words of your Saviour. It still applies today to Hamas as much as it did to Nero and the Roman persecutors. Times might have changed but Christ didn’t, and neither did His teachings.
PREPARING FOR ELECTIONS: 7 trademarks of rotten rhetoric
This article is written for those who believe that we can only expect Godly outcomes if we engage in Godly ways. Quoting scripture and confessing Christ while communicating suspicion and fear will not result in a change of direction nor will it glorify the One we seek to enthrone. Change will not happen by chance. It will only happen when those who confess a God of hope start acting like people of hope.
“STATISTICS IN GAZA DON’T BLEED” – Think again
“Statistics don’t bleed”, or at least, so the saying goes. This is the sad reality of Gaza today. So how do we explain the enormity of the situation in Gaza without simply mentioning numbers? Consider the following …
SOWING SUSPICION, the 7th sin when discussing global events
How serious are we really about scripture when we attempt to interpret the wars in Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan, and Yemen? With what attitude do we report on Elon Musk and his new brain microchip or Bill Gates and the vaccine? Through which lenses do we approach upcoming elections in more than half of the globe and the political parties we engage in? How do we apply the truth that we so eagerly proclaim when we discuss the marginalised, displaced and broken-hearted? Simply put; how do we engage in a season of opportunities from a Biblical and Godly perspective?
WHEN GOD CHANGES A SEASON: The ultimate election year.
2024 is not just an election year. It’s perhaps the election year. Globally, more voters than ever in history will head to the polls as at least 64 countries (plus the European Union)—representing a combined population of about 49% of the people in the world—are planning to hold national elections. From a Christian perspective, elections should always be viewed from a THEOGRAPHICAL perspective rather than just a GEOGRAPHICAL perspective.
GAZA – Creating space for the God of love
Here is a sobering thought: love cannot coexist or be contained in the same heart that is filled with fear, suspicion and hatred. We cannot have Christ and not have unconditional love. It is as simple as that. If you hate Hamas, the space for a God of love is occupied.
GAZA: Proportional retribution or disproportional grace?
Targeting civilians in a conflict is a war crime. But what if there are civilians in or near a legitimate military target? This is where something in the laws of war called “proportionality” comes into play. But what does the Bible teaches about proportional retribution?
THE GAZA DEATH TOLL: Can the numbers be trusted?
Instead of being pierced with a deep sense of sorrow, the numbers of those who have died in Gaza are often received with a mix of cynicism, anger or simply skepticism and apathy. Can the numbers be trusted? After all, it is released by Hamas. Or is it?
JUSTICE AND COMPASSION: The challenge is in the balance
How do we respond to the conflict in Gaza? Do we seek justice with punishment or justice with compassion? Only one will lead restoration.