The problem: we grow up
by Stephan Joubert The problem is that we all grow up. We are adults. And we remain adults. Grown–ups have few questions, but many...
Size doesn’t count in the church
by Stephan Joubert Local churches are growing or shrinking. It just depends your viewpoint. If you’re looking for flaws, you’ll always...
Well-deserved cold water in my face!
by Stephan Joubert “Is this the first time you preach?” asks the blind boy after a sermon I gave at an English congregation in Perth,...
Help
By Stephan Joubert Last week I met my friend Neels Jackson at a restaurant for a cup of coffee. As we sat there, chatting away, I noticed...
Deal with these 5 truths, then your life will make sense
by Stephan Joubert We urgently need a second naivety. Our disillusionments with life’s painful certainties and uncertainties should give...
This is how you recognize religious– and other street–fighters
by Stephan Joubert Religious suspicion—sowers abound. So also those atheistic brigades that make it their hobby to take out...
What if we remember wrong... and destroy the lives of others?
by Stephan Joubert When I sometimes hear or read how people retell stories about certain experiences in their lives or that of others, I...
To live for your principles, asks more than handing out a few food parcels as a volunteer
by Stephan Joubert It is the “in thing” to talk about Madiba. Rightly so. While everyone is remembering his indelible impact on the...
Iconic grace distributors
In his book The Tipping Point (2000), Malcolm Gladwell refers to certain individuals who are real tipping pointers. Others follow them...
Then I smelled Jesus
by Stephan Joubert Jesus has a distinct scent. He smells of the exclusive fragrance of life. Sometimes he also smells of sinners. And at...
