South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Q: I’ve noticed that many – most? – people seem to have lost the ability to apologise when they say or do something rude or even offensive. Whatever happened to common courtesy? I’d be interested to hear what you think. Graeme: Two of the hardest words in the English language […]
David R Parsons, senior vice president and spokesman of the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (ICEJ) writes this reflection on the even of the 250th anniverary, on Saturday, of the founding of the United States As the United States marks 250 years since its founding in 1776, the Fourth of July […]
By Mike Pothier — programme manager Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference Parliamentary Liason Office 1. Introduction “The performance of power without the substance of vision… The grandeur of office without the humility of service… The spectacle of the state without the quiet, determined work of development.”1 The notion of the […]
Originally published in Christian Today Esteemed theologian Os Guinness closed out the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (ARC) conference in London last Saturday night with a call to the West to return to its biblical foundations. Guinness said the challenge of the day was to build “a global, human-friendly future, not just for […]
A monthly column in which Julita Kok shares on living adventurously with God I am writing to you from Pretoria as I will soon fly out from here to Israel. I have been to Israel many times and I must be honest, it does not always excite me. Israel is a […]
See also: https://gatewaynews.co.za/farewell-to-christian-filmmaker-who-defended-israels-land-rights-charles-gardner/ Following the death in Melbourne, Australia, of outstanding filmmaker Hugh Kitson, I make no apologies for revisiting his latest explosive documentary powerfully challenging the false narratives of much Western media. A giant of the Christian faith, Hugh finally succumbed to the effects of cancer on June 20, […]
See also: https://gatewaynews.co.za/explosive-documentary-on-ownership-of-promised-land-revisited-charles-gardner/ As questions over little Israel draw the unprecedented attention of the whole world, a giant of the Christian faith has passed from this life into the hands of the Saviour he loved. Hugh Kitson has succumbed to the effects of cancer in Melbourne, Australia, leaving a lasting […]
President Donald Trump’s peace deal with Iran has come under fire in Israel and in the US, even among some of the president’s allies. Has Trump abandoned the opressed people of Iran and Israel to protect global economic and US interests? Or does he still have a hidden card to […]
Q: My father walked out on our family when I was a little kid. Now that I’m an adult I could really use his input — but he’s not here for me. How can I get past this pain? Graeme: First of all, if your mother is available I’d suggest […]
By Pastor Bert Pretorius, President of SACOFF (SA Community Of Faith-based Fraternals) As I stood before a sea of energetic, passionate, and expectant young people, I could not help but reflect on how often our national conversation about youth is dominated by statistics, challenges, and crises. We hear about unemployment, […]