Author: Charles Gardner

The incurable romantic

God’s love for his bride should be reflected in our marriages Aided and abetted by the growing aggression of the gay movement both in the West generally and in Israel – cradle of Judeo-Christian civilisation – traditional marriage is facing unprecedented opposition. South African evangelist and friend of Israel Angus […]

Golden future for Jesus followers

[notice]South African-born Christian journalist Charles Gardner, who has lived and worked in the United Kingdom since the late 1970s, reflects on the Olympic Games in the wake of Britain’s best-ever Olympic performance.[/notice] As the Olympic Games shows increasing signs of returning to its pagan roots, the humility amid personal brilliance […]

The Miracle of Passover

When being trapped is the key to divine deliverance Israel’s plight of being hemmed in on all sides by mortal enemies seems a particularly pitiful one. But at the risk of sounding uncompassionate, it’s the best possible place for them to be, as the miracle of the first Passover reminds […]

Israel apartheid claims are anti-semitic

Campus club resignation exposes worrying development among British university students As a South African who grew up in the apartheid era, and who signed up as a youth delegate for the anti apartheid Progressive Party while a student, I find the now politically correct campaign to condemn Israel as an […]

Iranian says ‘I love Israel’!

[notice]UK-based South African-born journalist Charles Gardner reports from the UK at the Crossroads conference in Manchester.[/notice] “I love Israel,” an Iranian delegate told a conference in Manchester aimed at building bridges between Middle Eastern followers of Jesus. “I may be from Iran, but I love Israel, and there are Christians praying for Israel […]

Arab and Jewish Christians from Middle East attend unique conference in UK

[notice]UK-based South African-born journalist Charles Gardner reports from the UK at the Crossroads conference in Manchester.[/notice] With the Middle East engulfed in flames, a story of peace and reconciliation was unfolding last week in Manchester, England, where delegates from all over the Arab world came together for a unique conference. And as Iran […]

Mid-East ‘highway’ leads to Manchester!

[notice]UK-based South African-born journalist Charles Gardner reports from the UK at the Crossroads conference in Manchester.[/notice] The vision of the so-called ‘Isaiah 19 Highway’ features prominently in a conference held in Manchester, England, last week, aimed at building bridges between Arabs and Jews who have become followers of Jesus. Key figures behind the event, […]