South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
When the new-born Jesus was dedicated at the Temple, a righteous man called Simeon pronounced that he would be “a light for revelation to the Gentiles and the glory of your people Israel” (Luke 2:32). Yes – Yeshua, the Jewish Messiah, who changed the world forever, is the glory of […]
We were studying the opening verses of Matthew’s Gospel in our church home group the other day, appropriately at the start of the Advent season focusing on the first and second coming of Christ. It’s a strange way to start a book, as our leader pointed out. Strange, for Gentiles […]
A feature by Charles Gardner, that was originally published in ‘Heroes of Faith’, an inspiring UK-based quarterly magazine Andrew Murray (1828-1917) was among the world’s most inspiring devotional writers. And although he lived for the most part in the 19th century, reprints of his writings (he wrote 240 books) kept […]
Sequel to Now Everything Changes exposes sinister roots of wokery For those with an identity crisis, and for others who fail to understand what all the fuss is about, a helpful guide has emerged. In a sequel to Now Everything Changes, Steve Maltz moves on from explaining the huge spike […]
Church leaders everywhere, as well as national heads of state, should learn the lesson from the ignominious downfall of Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby. For he touched the apple of God’s eye and has severely injured, not only himself, but the worldwide institution he has led. Though his alleged cover-up […]
An overnight stay at Helmsley in the North York Moors has added fresh impetus to my ongoing calling to the Jewish people. My wife and I were giving my New Zealand sister, Penny, a taste of the beauty in our midst, but I too was once again blown away by […]
There is growing evidence that Christian support for Israel in their hour of need is encouraging Jewish people to consider Jesus and the New Testament. As the horror of war on seven fronts has held the nation in a constant state of tension and fear, God has been moving powerfully […]
I get the impression that there’s a people group who sometimes feel forgotten, living as they do on the other side of the world – Down Under! I should know, because I have close family there. So I will try to remedy this. I have just received a glowing report […]
A Christian couple and their young family – passionate about the Gospel that brings freedom to the captive – dedicated their lives to the service of a strictly-Muslim country in North Africa. In the wake of 9/11, when New York’s Twin Towers were toppled by Islamist fanatics, some of their […]
I recently returned from what must surely be among the most inspirational Christian events on the planet. The Keswick Convention celebrated 150 years of its annual Bible teaching festival which now runs over three weeks in the summer amidst the spectacular scenery of the English Lake District. As usual, everything […]