A monthly column in which Julita Kok shares on living adventurously with God I am sitting in a cabin at a place called “Prayer Mountain in the Ozarks”. It is the property of Billye Brim and situated outside Branson, Missouri, United States. It is simply beautiful and people come here to spend […]
Opinion
Battle for Israel that involves principalities and powers in the heavenly realms — Charles Gardner
As the conflict with Iran grinds on and President Trump comes under increasing pressure to do a deal that will inevitably stop short of properly dealing with Israel’s terrorist neighbours, it occurs to me that we have been this way before. Just prior to the October 7, 2023, massacre I […]
SA government silent on anti-Christian violence across Africa, says SAFI
Tha South African government has remained “indefensibly silent” about widespread and escalating anti-Christian violence across Africa, says Bafana Modise national spokesman of South African Friends of Israel. “In SAFI’s first quarterly report and statement on Christian Massacres & Persecution in Africa, the organisation can confirm that over 200 000 African […]
Freedom Day: remembering power of prayer in SA’s turning point
By Rachel Kalidass, Awakening South Africa Prayer and Repentance movement As South Africans commemorate Freedom Day on April 27, we remember more than just a historic election — we remember a nation on the brink of conflict, and a miraculous transition that defied global expectations. In the early 1990s South […]
‘South Africans cannot stay silent while Iran burns’ — Bafana Modise
By Bafana Modise, National Spokesperson of South African Friends of Israel On a stretch outside the American Consulate in Sandton today, over 700 South Africans gathered, not for spectacle, but for conscience. Christians, Jews, Muslims, Hindus, other voices of faith, and several citizens stood shoulder to shoulder with one message: […]
This is our war: book shows different UK response in WWll — Charles Gardner
UK Correspondent Charles Gardner says faith-perspective account of past wars inspires challenge to view Iran conflict through God’s eyes With echoes of British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s statement on the current Middle East conflict that “this is not our war”, I have been reading of a very different response […]
Message of Easter — Angus Buchan
In our area, at Easter time, we receive a direct sign that we are to remember what Jesus did for us. It comes in the form of the beautiful Cosmos flowers that line the district roads. This has become one of my most special flowers. It is all about “dying to […]
Crown prince tells US students Christianity is exploding underground in Iran
Originally published in IsraelNews365 Reza Pahlavi, the activist exiled crown prince of Iran told thousands of young American Christians something the Islamic Republic desperately does not want the world to know: the faith it has spent 46 years trying to eradicate is not dying in Iran. It is multiplying. The […]
The ‘Via Dolorosa’ beneath the Southern Cross — Vivienne Solomons
In this past Holy Week, as we contemplated the Lamb that was slain and the price that He paid for the sin of humanity, I was prompted to reflect on the Via Dolorosa in our context — South Africa: The limestone of Jerusalem is polished smooth, Worn by the friction […]
Focus on the Family: How do I keep anxiety from affecting my parenting?
Q: I struggle with anxiety. How do I keep it from affecting my parenting and interactions with my family? Graeme: Anxiety is not easy to manage. It tends to spill into your day. I love this question because you’re recognising the negative impact anxiety inside you can have on others […]

