Urban Ministry Live And Unplugged

A Window On Urban Ministry In Southern Africa

Thursday, April 2, 2026

Blurred Reality

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Yesterday I received seven inquiries regarding my books. The day before, six. The day before, eight. But the majority of these inquiries see...
Wednesday, April 1, 2026

My Philosophy: AI Summary

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It's been a year now since I held the Annual Philosophy Lecture in Malta. On YouTube, it was the most popular Annual Philosophy Lecture ...
Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Abuse of the Author

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I have been contacting literary agents about my most recent book, which is historical or religious fiction. To start off, I am using the Ma...
Monday, March 30, 2026

Family Photo

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A family photo that I came across yesterday. I would guess that this was 1977 (if so, I would be about 17). The brooding spirit in the backg...
Sunday, March 29, 2026

What It Takes

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This post is about the bustle that hardly anyone would notice in a Church -- a vast interaction of small activities. I jotted down some thin...
Saturday, March 28, 2026

SA's Church Explosion

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Earlier this month, I conducted a leadership seminar for the Bible Institute's Christian Leadership Programme. I devoted the first 30 m...
Friday, March 27, 2026

Unlawful, Unreasonable, Unfair

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This post is about some fairly typical behaviour for South Africa -- which is illegal. I submitted a formal complaint to the Legal Practice ...
Thursday, March 26, 2026

Book in the Works

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In 2006-2007, I wrote a book which I did not, however, publish. I rediscovered it this year, nearly 20 years later. It was better than I tho...
Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Fisheye Church Photo

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Visitors from Europe are often surprised by how full the Churches are in South Africa. I took this photo recently from the back of an Anglic...

Encrypted

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Today I received two  encrypted e-mails -- one from a government department, the other from a major company. The government department, the ...
Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Almost 1.5 Million

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My blog is romping along to 1.5 million views. It is almost there. All the other influence that I have seems to pale by comparison. What is ...
Monday, March 23, 2026

What's Wrong With a Bribe

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In many parts of the world, Christians are likely to be faced with the problem of bribery -- not least in Africa. There may be a lot at stak...
Sunday, March 22, 2026

Linux on Chromebooks

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Which computers have overtaken Apple Macs in popularity? Just over two years ago, I bought a Chromebook. This is a two-sided machine, with G...
Friday, March 20, 2026

More Than Conquerors

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A businessman once called me from the Church, on his cellphone. He said, “I didn’t know where to run, so I ran to the House of God.” Our car...
Thursday, March 19, 2026

Google Rankings

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For reasons perhaps known only to themselves, Google push some posts down  the rankings. Far and away my most popular post at the moment is ...
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