my contemplations

con-tem-pla-tion 

1. a long and thoughtful observation

2. a calm, lengthy, intent consideration 

I’m a contemplator. This is simply my contemplations. I’m not always calm, and my contemplations aint always lengthy. But I’ll always keep on contemplating life, faith, theology, experiences, movies, books and whatever comes to mind. I’m also a South African, maybe even an African, and my contemplations will time and again come back to South Africa, because this is my life. This is the context which I contemplate. 

My name is Cobus van Wyngaard. I’m a student at TUKS in Pretoria, South Africa. I’m 23. Male. Been living in South Africa since 1994, and in Swaziland before that. I’m studying theology, with a special interest in Old and New Testament, Missiology and Public Theology. I’m a music lover, listening and making some of my own, a guitarist of some sorts, and trying out some other instruments from time to time. I’m actually Afrikaans, and blogging has been teaching me some English in the past year. I have a girlfriend, Maryke, her English is better, and she sometimes edit my posts to fix some spelling mistakes.

I’m interested in the Emerging Church conversation, and you’ll find me touching on that from time to time. I’m interested in Youth Ministry, although I don’t like any form of Youth Ministry that make our youth less part of the rest of the congregation. Our churches need the younger people and their ideas. You’ll find me touching on movies from time to time. Although movies generally dissapoint me, I love good movies! The public role of the church, the poverty question, and from time to time more philosophical stuff will also get some time.

Although I’m a theological student of the Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa and employed by the Kameeldrif congregation, everything here is my personal opinion and nothing more.

You’re welcome to mail me, or leave a comment. And if ever you are in the Pretoria area, let me know, lets meet.

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