I’ve recently come across Vincent Donovan. He was an American Catholic missionary priest in Tanzania in the 1960s and 70s and wrote a book in 1978, ‘Christianity Rediscovered’, about his experiences among the Maasai* and how he came to see Christianity differently as a result. I had never heard of […]
If there’s any book of the Bible that lends itself to allegorical interpretation, it’s Revelation! In chapter 12, a pregnant woman appears, clothed with moon and sun and a crown of twelve stars. She’s pregnant and about to give birth. There’s a great dragon too, which we’re told is Satan, […]
The day before we came back from our holiday at the beach, I caught myself thinking, “I can’t wait to get home to see Red Twin.” Isn’t that weird? Red Twin is not part of our life in Dar. She’s never even been to our current house there. I did […]
Recently I was attacked while walking along a beach near our friends’ place out of town. A guy who was working on his boat on the shore called out to me after we’d greeted each other (essential in Tanzania) when I walked past, then followed me, grabbed me and stole […]
Because Arthur and I are strong advocates of the church in Africa, often speaking about what God is doing here and the richness of African theology, we are sometimes asked, “Well, why are you there?” or “Isn’t the work of missionaries in Africa done?” These are good questions, considering the […]
10 years ago, we filmed the promo video ‘It was a long bus journey…’ Filmed in Adelaide, but telling a story of Tanzania, it invited partners to join us as we headed from Adelaide to Tanzania with CMS Australia. There have been obvious changes in our appearances and we were […]
A local church here in Dar posted an explanation (in English) about why Good Friday is called good. Their answer was that it is good because his death leads to a resurrection, so in the end it is good news. They mention that his suffering was for our salvation but […]
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