Gateway News questions passionate nationbuilder and prolific author Thabo Sizo Mahlobo about his latest book, The Role of Judges in Nation Building 1. Tell us a little about yourself My name is Thabo Sizo Mahlobo. Husband to Nthabiseng Mahlobo for over 13 years, and a father to Noluthando, Neo and […]
Books & Book Reviews
New book: ‘The End Of Sacrifice’ — Is there hope for a world spinning out of control?
— Sponsored post — This intriguing book is a dramatic portrayal of the End Times, seen through the eyes of a Christian who has made his life’s work a detailed study of eschatology. Author Ted Berg deftly weaves it into current affairs like – Climate changeModern pestilences (Covid) World governments in […]
Former Miss SA, Miss Universe Demi-Leigh Tebow on discovering your identity and purpose
Demi Leigh Tebow, wife of former US football star Tim Tebow and winner of Miss South Africa and Miss Universe titles in 2017 speaks to Relevant magazine about her new book A Crown That Lasts: You Are Not Your Label and her personal life journey Originally published in Relevant In […]
Book preview: Modern martyr leaves mark in African country he came to love — Charles Gardner
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 […]
Steve Maltz — ‘Now Everything Changes’: Book review
By Charles Gardner When a Palestinian flag is discovered flying on top of a remote hill in England’s beautiful Lake District, something is surely amiss. And it proves the trigger for one man’s search for truth in a world that has seemingly gone mad. A new book by prolific author […]
World’s oldest Christian liturgical book sold for over R72m
Originally published in Christian Daily The earliest known Christian liturgical book with the earliest complete texts of 1 Peter and Jonah was sold to an unnamed bidder on Tuesday at Christie’s auction house in London for £3.065 million (R72.125 million), according to reports. Called the Crosby-Schøyen Codex, the Coptic manuscript on papyrus paper […]
Artful Faith — My top ‘art & faith’ book picks and wishlist
A column in which Marzanne Slabbert explores the enigmatic fusion of faith and art in South Africa. Join her on an artistic journey and explore the many ways in which God is using the visual arts! As we journey through the intersection of creativity and spirituality, I’ve compiled a list […]
WATCH: Pastor who studied near-death experiences says Heaven-visit claims prove Bible
Originally published in CBN News John Burke, a pastor and author who has studied and examined more than 1 000 accounts of near-death experiences, believes such reports provide faith-building evidence of God and the Bible. Burke, author of the new book Imagine the God of Heaven: Near-Death Experiences, God’s Revelation, […]
Book review – Deadline Eternity: a journalist torn by three loves
“One deadline no one will miss is the moment we die,” writes veteran South African journalist Ron Steele in the final chapter of his frank and fascinating memoir, Deadline Eternity: a journalist torn by three loves. Now in his 80s, Ron began sports reporting for the Rand Daily Mail at […]
Henry Blackaby, author of ‘Experiencing God,’ has died at 88
Originally published in The Roys Report Henry Blackaby, a pastor and author whose Experiencing God Bible study sold more than 8 million copies, has died at age 88. “We are deeply saddened to hear the news of the passing of Henry Blackaby,” Ben Mandrell, president of Lifeway Christian Resources, Blackaby’s longtime […]