By Charles Gardner — UK Correspondent When I wrote last week how the Lord was trying to encourage Israel through a particular verse of Scripture, I wasn’t to know that he was about to add emphasis to the word by repeating himself. Saying again, that “when the enemy shall come […]
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Jew hatred on rise again: ‘but tables will be turned as Lord raises His standard!’ — Charles Gardner
By Charles Gardner — UK Correspondent The exponential rise of anti-Jewish feeling in the wake of the Israel-Gaza war grows ever more alarming – until we recognise that God is at work. For the prophet Isaiah wrote that “when the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of […]
‘When all hell breaks loose, heaven awaits’: reflections on Holocaust book, street worship
Gateway News UK Correspondent Charles Gardner celebrates the blessing of pro-Israel worship on the streets of Amsterdam, decades after the wartime persecution of the city’s Jewish residents remembered in a book by a Holocaust survivor While hate-filled demonstrators call for Israel’s destruction in London and elsewhere, the streets of Amsterdam […]
Israeli Messianic leaders call for national repentance
By Charles Gardner — UK Correspondent Messianic congregations in Israel were called to three days of fasting and prayer this week, focusing on repentance among themselves as well as the nation. The stirring call, signed by several dozen leaders, said the October 7 massacre had come about because of sin […]
‘Don’t mention the war!’ — SA Churches miss Gospel opportunity in comedy of errors
By Charles Gardner, UK Correspondent It’s one of the most well-known lines from one of the best-loved British television comedies of all time – the 1970s series of Fawlty Towers featuring the hapless Basil Fawlty (played by John Cleese) running a shambles of a seaside hotel. Everything always went wrong, […]
A Precious Gem: Python star’s moving portrayal of hero Harry
Book review by Charles Gardner Some years ago, I chanced upon a magnificent sight only a few miles from my home – a stunning viaduct carrying a disused railway over a wooded valley. It was a hidden gem I had no idea was there. I have just finished reading a […]
‘Why I am now a Christian’ — ex-Muslim-turned atheist discovers answers to life’s challenges
A former Muslim-turned atheist has now explained why Christianity is the only way to find meaning and purpose to life. In a personal reflection of her discovery, Ayaan Hirsi Ali recalls how, in 2002, she came across a 1927 lecture by Bertrand Russell entitled Why I am not a Christian. […]
Could this Hanukkah be turning point for nation of Israel? — Charles Gardner
The prodigious and insightful author Rabbi Jonathan Cahn asks the question: “Who is the most famous person to attend the annual Festival of Hanukkah?”1 The answer, as too many perhaps don’t realise, is Yeshua. For in the Gospel of John, the apostle records: “Then came the Festival of Dedication at […]
Jews shed tears of gratitude for Christian support at Washington rally
Amid the despicable scenes of Jew-hatred being spewed out on the streets of the world’s major cities, it was so heart-warming to receive a glowing report of the massive pro-Israel rally in Washington DC from my dear friend Theresa Newell. Pictured above with Brian Flewelling, associate pastor of Petra Church […]
Pastor son of Nazi war criminal flies to Israel to weep with people
The son of a Nazi war criminal has flown to Israel to encourage her people to remain strong in the midst of the barbarity committed against them. Austrian-born Pastor Werner Oder, who leads the Tuckton Christian Centre in Bournemouth, England, had a radical conversion to Christ who set him free […]