Islamic extremism in Central Asia and the Caucasus will further increase in the next few years, predicts a new report by Anna Münster, a Fellow of the Russia and Eurasia Programme at Chatham House. US withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2014, and expected regime changes in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan threaten to […]
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Be faithful with the little….and the seeds will grow
[notice]Musings around children’s ministry. Reflections on week 8 of a 10 weeks teaching stint.[/notice] “Get wisdom, get understanding…do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you, love her and she will look after you…” –– Proverbs 4:5-6 With two weeks to go until my teaching practice is over, I’m starting […]
The way we live is a prophetic action
[notice]A response to what is happening prophetically in the world today — A monthly column by Julie de Lisle[/notice] I have only been reading Gateway News for 5 months now. I love it and can’t wait for the new edition to pop up in my inbox. When Andre asked me […]
‘If you don’t quit, you win’
[notice]Musings around children’s ministry. Reflections on week 7 of a 10 weeks teaching stint.[/notice] Every morning after assembly I have some time with my register class before we get down to our maths to speak into their lives. They love it when I read from the Bible so I chose […]
I wouldn’t swap my family for anything!
[notice] A fortnightly column by Anna Heydenrych.[/notice] As I am approaching the due date of my first child, languishing in all the delightful symptoms that come with the third trimester, I have been thinking about family, marriage and relationships. I am incredibly excited to welcome the new member to my […]
The ‘Muslims-killed-by-the-West’ lie
By Dennis Prager — Originally published in Jewish World Review The alleged butcher of the off-duty British soldier, Drummer Lee Rigby, defended his carving up of a living human being by claiming that he was engaging in “an eye for an eye” because the British army is killing Muslims in […]
Steytlerville ondersteun matrieks en beleef seën
[notice]DANIE MOUTON vertel hoe ‘n dorpie in die Karoo seën begin ervaar het toe Christene saamwerk om behoeftige matrikulante prakties te ondersteun. Dit is ‘n inspirerende verhaal van die seën wat God uitgiet wanneer gelowiges in eenheid dien (Psalm 133)[/notice] Christene van verskillende kerke op Steytlerville het ‘n paar jaar […]
Retiring the dragon!
[notice]Musings around children’s ministry. Reflections on weeks 5 and 6 of a 10 weeks teaching stint.[/notice] Last week I sincerely hoped this thing with my classes would not end with me in a jail cell singing, “He had it coming! He had it coming! He only had himself to blame, […]
Men and abortion: a tragic silence
[notice]DIANNE STEVEN looks at an aspect of abortion that receives scant attention. How does it affect men? Why are men so silent about their experiences with abortion? What if the silence was broken?[/notice] More than 2,9 million * babies have been aborted in South Africa over the past five years […]
Al-Jazeera aims for America
Originally published in INContext Ministries’ World In Motion, Issue 76 The pan-Arab news giant is laying the groundwork for the launch of al-Jazeera America after its purchase of Current TV, a struggling US cable channel. Adel Iskandar, a professor of communication at Georgetown University and co-author of a 2002 book on the […]