South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Rescued from a lifestyle of sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll, Rennie Clarke describes himself as the Prodigal come home! And the last 25 years have been “incredibly more exciting than anything the world can offer”. Instead of indulging in wanton decadence, he now dedicates his days to serving others, […]
Edward Mitford could never have imagined the extraordinary transformation of the desert wilderness through which he was travelling on horseback with his friend Henry Layard. The year was 1840 and the British diplomat was outlining his thoughts and plans for regathering the Jews to their ancient land, for which he […]
Let the House of God be Built is hardly a catchy title for a book1 which nevertheless contains boundless treasure along with a profoundly challenging message for today’s believers. The title is taken from the Book of Ezra and relates to the rebuilding of Jerusalem’s Temple. Prolific author Lance Lambert, […]
Well, it finally came — recognition of a Palestinian state by Britain and other leading Western nations. A complete betrayal of the Jewish people, as predicted by the prophets long ago. To suggest this was about working towards a future peace for Israel and “Palestine” is disingenuous to say the […]
Peace-loving representatives of two nations who have recently been at war with each other have teamed up in a remarkable way that bodes for future reconciliation. Marziyeh Amarizadeh, an Iranian evangelist now based in America, has joined Orthodox Jew Jonathan Feldstein in a bid to bless Israel both economically and […]
Some weeks ago, well before the outbreak of Israel’s war with Iran, I found myself seeking the Lord’s direction on whether to attend a particular event. But He didn’t answer me, directing me instead to the passage of Scripture recording God’s call to the prophet Samuel. Something much bigger was […]
Both Jews and Gentiles have been gathering to pray – in Israel and in the UK – for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit in the countdown to Shavuot/Pentecost. As part of this, a Global Day of Prayer for the Jewish world is planned for June 7 and 8. Amidst […]
Charles Gardner The process of trying to get one’s head around the full depths of depravity that was the Holocaust is a daunting challenge. But the latest testimony I have read comes close. As graphically told in The Stable Boy of Auschwitz (Thread 2023), written with Dexter Ford, Heinz Oster […]
By Charles Gardner, UK Correspondentby Charles Gardner My wife Linda and I have just spent a precious few days in the tranquil surrounds of the New Forest in the south of England. It’s a beautiful expanse of both wooded and open countryside famously home to wandering wild ponies requiring drivers […]
With the 80th anniversary of Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s martyrdom on April 9th, the fresh challenge to Christian faith posed by a new movie on the great man continues unabated. I have now been alerted to a paper1 about the German theologian who stood up to the Nazis, written in 2021, that […]