South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Rugby star Jamie Jones-Buchanan has picked up a crock of medals in a glittering Super League career spanning half a lifetime — but Jesus is clearly his greatest treasure. The second-rower with Leeds Rhinos, for whom he first played in 1999, is now in his 18th season with the Rugby […]
Book review by Charles Gardner Persecution of the Jews — at least from those supposedly following Jesus — would perhaps have been largely avoided if the Church had fully understood the Messianic promises of the Tenach (Old Testament). Biblical illiteracy among Christians (certainly in the West) is a major contributing […]
The moral backbone of the UK Government is once more being tested – this time on the crucial issue of whether or not we will stand with Israel in her time of need. Stalked by terror and threats on every side, the Jewish state is potentially in as great a […]
Generational alcohol curse broken as Jesus comes to rescue A 70s pop star’s suicide bid went away when he landed on his feet – quite literally – as he battled in vain to beat the booze! A distraught John Gaughan jumped out of the third-storey window of his Leeds home […]
But it’s time to pray, not play the blame game As Londoners are left reeling with shock at a succession of terrible tragedies, angry residents and pundits inevitably start looking for someone to blame. When children fight in the playground and someone gets hurt, it’s always someone else’s fault. But […]
South Africa was saved at the cross of Jesus — where enemies are reconciled to one another (Ephesians 2:14-16) — when threatened by civil war at the time of the transfer of power to majority rule in the early 1990s. This is the claim of a former South African Navy […]
But the light of Christ will shine even brighter As the dust begins to settle on the British General Election with a hung Parliament result, I believe we are entering a dark period for our nation. That’s not all bad news, because it is at such times that the light […]
Enough of pussyfooting platitudes – there’s a war on! News of yet another terrorist attack will have had a numbing effect on many of us. The fact that seven died at London Bridge, and that it once again brought back memories of the 7/7 horror of 2005 when my brother […]
The massacre of the innocents in Manchester last week was a shocking reversal of the scenes I witnessed in the city two years ago which was a perfect picture of reconciliation and peace. The twisted ideology of Islamist suicide bomber Salman Abedi was a complete contrast to the loving arms […]
Teenager’s 42km trek over mountains inspires worldwide production of Bibles By Charles Gardner At this time of Shavuot (also known as Pentecost), when we celebrate the giving of the Law through Moses1 50 days after the exodus from Egypt, and its ultimate fulfilment in Yeshua (Jesus), consider how a young […]