Marius Brand's Page

"Plesier, broer. Ek het nie geweet jy is Afrikaans nie!"

"Follow this link to a truly remarkable sermon, 'There comes a time'. The context is a trial currently underway in the Methodist Church of South Africa against Rev Ecclesia de Lange who chose to defy policy and marry her partner, Amanda."

"Hi Jan, I'd be interested to meet up with your friend/colleague who has moved to Cape Town. Can you send me contact details, or pass on mine: marius@cornerstone.org.za. Thanks."

"Thanks Rachel, I had not heard of this film before. Will definitely check it out."

"Check out this new CD of 'world emergent' worship at www.soutproject.net. It emerged from our small community here in Cape Town, curated by our resident musical genius, Nic Paton."

"I'm a fellow presby, though of the Southern African variety (not PCUSA). It's good to connect with you folks over the waters, seeing as we don't have a pope or a communion to do it for us!"

"Hi Amy, thanks for the enthusiastic response. Inclusive and Affirming Ministries (IAM) organises regular spaces for dialogue in South Africa, though there is not, as yet, much happening on the rest of the African continent. For the vast majority…"

"Marius Thanks for this - thorough, well presented and deeply aware of the problems in making Inclusion a reality, especailly in Africa."

"This is so unbelievably awesome and encouraging, Marius!! THANK YOU for sharing this and praise God who breaks down the divisions we create. Are there any further gatherings planned on this topic for or by the people who participated? Peace of…"

"Re: Queer In Africa Marius, THIS IS AWESOME! Thanks so much for sharing. Would i be able to re-post this on Queermergent's blog? If so, could you send me a brief bio and a jpg photo to sushichic@earthlink.net? Cheers, EP aka Adele"

"Marius, THIS IS AWESOME! Thanks so much for sharing. Would i be able to re-post this on Queermergent's blog? If so, could you send me a brief bio and a jpg photo to sushichic@earthlink.net? Cheers, EP aka Adele"