South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
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 […]
Q: Our son is matriculating, and we’re really struggling with what his next step should be. We want to offer him the prospect of a bright future, but formal education has never been his forte. He’s very gifted mechanically and enthusiastically works on our cars and projects around the house. […]
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! Today, as I prepared tomorrow’s journal prompt for the “21-Day Biblical Affirmation Journey” with […]
If we look at the Word of God in the book of Luke 9:62 (NKJV) it states: “No man having put his hand to the plough and looking back is fit for the Kingdom of God.” It has become over the many, many years of farming, one of my most […]
A monthly column in which Julita Kok shares on living adventurously with God Many years ago, around 2013 I would say, my office received a phone call from a nightclub manager wanting to meet with me. He said that they opened up a new nightclub in an area not too far […]
A monthly column in which Jenni Pretorius Hill shares stories of hope which bring Heaven’s perspective to Earth Late one night a young woman walked through a deserted parking lot. Before she reached her car, a gang of men came out of the shadows and encircled her. There was no […]
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 […]
Spoiler: It starts and ends with God! Sometimes in life, we come to a place in our heart where, having tried so many things to address whatever difficult situation we face but without success, and with no change in sight, we become discouraged, even demotivated and in some cases, depression […]
FOCUS ON THE FAMILY Q: Despite our best parenting efforts, our adult son has developed a talent for making dumb decisions and behaving irresponsibly. He recently financed an expensive car he couldn’t afford, only to write it off three weeks later – after he’d cancelled the insurance. He’s now in […]
Originally published in Christian Today The persecution of Christians worldwide has “significantly worsened” in the last year, a human rights charity has warned. In a report published this week, Aid to the Church in Need said that Christians are living under increased threat of violence, discrimination and other human rights […]