Who am I, what am I, where am I, when am I?
Hi, I’m Mordecai. Well, I was, I mean I am , but I’m not any longer; well, no longer here that is, but there, if you see what I mean. I guess I’m not making much sense yet, but it’s hard after all these centuries to get the old brain working again. Sigh, I guess I should start again. I’m Mordecai, and you can read about me in the book of Esther. I’m circa 360BC, a Jew with an astute mind, a keen observer of the devious workings of my society, and a subversive! But as one wise man said, there’s nothing new under the sun. From what I see today it’s just the same. I mean, well, we never had the internet and airplanes. But we did have pornography, drugs, bribery and corruption, and murder – we even had beauty parlors and the beginnings of a feminist movement! So, I guess there really is nothing new under the sun.
So why am I here? Well, I was asked to facilitate some dialog in my church. We're a new church living in the centre of the city of Cape Town, and we want to know the thoughts of the people around us. So I receive letters, make comment, and use this as one way to build community. Some of the letters you can find on our letters page.
Welcome, and tell your story!
Mordi