South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
My truth. Your truth. The truth. However, we may choose to describe it, truth is a universal topic that we all instinctively seek out in an effort to understand not only the world around us but also the world within us – ourselves. But personal truth is not necessarily or […]
By Justin Brierly — Originally published in Charisma Magazine A quick Internet search for the term “post-truth” in news outlets this past week yields hundreds of thousands of responses, showing its growing pervasiveness since first being named Oxford Dictionary’s International Word of the Year in 2016. The proliferation of half-truths, […]
Originally published in INcontext International At least four attacks were reported on Western Cape farms in the past month. In the latest incident earlier this week, a 47-year-old father of two, Joubert Conradie, was shot and killed on a Klapmuts farm near Stellenbosch, Western Cape. Police say Conradie was investigating […]
Originally published by Huff Post “We don’t have to please God in any other way than to be brutally honest.” U2 musician Bono has spent years reading and learning from the poetry of the Psalms, a book of the bible that contains ancient hymns. If there’s one thing Bono has […]
[notice]A monthly column that reflects on living in the Kingdom of God.[/notice] Fidel Castro, the world’s longest ruling leader (1959-2008), passed away recently. While exiled Cubans celebrated jubilantly in Miami, several heads of state and media houses gave glowing tributes to the founder of Cuba’s Communist inspired society with “free […]
[notice]ALF JAMES reports on the Sacred Assembly — a historic gathering of 50 000 Christians at the FNB Stadium, Soweto, on Saturday (November 19 2016). See also http://gatewaynews.co.za/seeking-god-as-a-solution-to-sas-problems/[/notice]. The presence and power of the Lord God Almighty was palpable among the 50 000 people who were united at the Sacred Assembly […]
[notice]A monthly column that reflects on living in the Kingdom of God.[/notice] I don’t know if you have noticed that is becoming increasingly difficult to think, evangelise and publicly behave as a Christian. When we really get to grips with the reality of what it means to be a Christian, […]
[notice]A monthly column by farmer, preacher and writer for Jesus, Angus Buchan[/notice] The Book of Esther 4:16 (NKJV) Queen Esther says, “…and if I perish, I perish!”, but she was committed to speaking the truth in love and of course we know how the story concluded. She stood in the […]
[notice]A monthly column by farmer, preacher and writer for Jesus, Angus Buchan[/notice] There is no such thing as a white lie. A lie is an untruth. In John 17:17 (NKJV) the Word of God says, “sanctify them (purify them) by Your truth. Your word is truth”. If you need to […]
[notice]A monthly column that reflects on living in the Kingdom of God.[/notice] Why God is in the habit of speaking through people who may offend us on account of their ethnicity, gender or lack of experience. Picture the scene. Someone comes up and begins to speak about a particular subject. […]
