{"id":4223,"date":"2008-05-08T00:31:22","date_gmt":"2008-05-08T05:31:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/community\/jesuscreed\/2008\/05\/08\/teaching-in-pretoria\/"},"modified":"2008-05-08T00:31:22","modified_gmt":"2008-05-08T05:31:22","slug":"teaching-in-pretoria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jesuscreed\/2008\/05\/08\/teaching-in-pretoria\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching in Pretoria"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

I\u2019ll try to post a little about what we did Monday and Tuesday in South Africa. We are staying at an absolutely lovely home west of Rustenburg \u2014 a lovely garden that looks up into the hills and mountains. We get up early, spend some time in the sun and fresh air and look into the hills. Great way to begin our day. Our hosts, Nic and Magriet, outstrip the meaning of the word \u201chospitable\u201d and Pastor Attie and Renate have taken care of us like royalty \u2026 I could go on \u2026 oh, the flowers are amazing.
\nThis is Pentecost. Unlike what I\u2019ve experienced in the USA, many churches have a Pentecost week of services in the evening \u2014 Sunday through Thursday. I think this custom goes back to Andrew Murray, but anyway \u2026 that\u2019s why we were invited. I\u2019m doing a series on Pentecost called \u2018Power to\u2026\u2019 and I took my central theme from a line by Jimmy Dunn in his Acts commentary: God\u2019s Spirit gives us the power to transform human ability and to transcend human inability. So each evening I\u2019m preaching on a theme about \u201cpower to \u2026\u201d. The talks are online at Attie\u2019s website<\/a>.
\nTuesday morning we left the home about 6:30am to drive from Rustenburg to Pretoria. I taught the Pauline theology class at the University; the teacher is a friend, Stephan Joubert. Then we had a splendid breakfast with some friends we\u2019ve met here \u2014 including Tom Smith and Drees (can\u2019t find his surname). Then lunch \u2014 get this \u2014 at a bird sanctuary with some professors in the Theology school and some pastors. Bird heaven, I\u2019ll tell you \u2014 wild Ibis and all kinds of birds both like what we have (kingfishers) but so distinct in coloration. Great conversation \u2026 and lots of fun chat.
\nIt is Wednesday am \u2014 we\u2019ve breakfasted with Attie and Renate and now we are at the church where I will soon speak to some pastors about postmodernity, Bible reading, and the missional church.
\nWe\u2019d like to post pictures but we\u2019re not using our computer and don\u2019t want to load pictures into someone else\u2019s computer.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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