Originally published in Christian Today A great deal is said about ‘cancel culture’, with the fear being that everyone is in danger of getting ‘cancelled’ if they say anything that offends anyone. But this fear is misplaced because the situation is far worse. At least if everyone were in danger […]
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How a prayer book is impacting SA sport — JP Flugel
A pocket-sized prayer book is making an impact in top-level sport in South Africa. In the Q&A interview below JP Flugel finds out more about this phenomenon from Bruce Nadin sports chaplain and author of the Call Up Competitors Prayer Book which has reached more than 6 000 athletes across […]
Dear Mr President, there’s no apartheid in Israel — Warren Goldstein
An open letter from Dr Warren Goldstein, the chief rabbi of South Africa to President Cyril Ramaphosa that was published in the Sunday Times last Sunday Mr President, allow me the opportunity of responding to your public letter regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. We have debated these issues in private on […]
Jesus take the wheel: Namibia edition: week 12 — Julita Kok
Jesus take the wheel SA series Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 The 12th and final episode of Julita Kok’s weekly reports on her remarkable road trip with God through Namibia 11 300km in 10,5 weeks. What do I say about a lifechanging […]
India: Victims of Hindutva ‘virus’ — Elizabeth Kendal
Religious Liberty Prayer Bulletin — by Elizabeth Kendal ‘Lawfare’ in Madhya Pradesh On Easter Sunday on April 4 Pastor Manu Damor, 35 led a 4pm worship service for five Christian families in a private home in Rangwasa Village, Indore District, Madhya Pradesh (MP). Towards the end of the service four […]
Standing together in the great spiritual battle behind the physical war in Israel — Reuven Berger
In this Q&A interview, Reuven Berger, who together with his brother Benjamin, leads a Hebrew-speaking Messianic Jewish congregation near the Jaffa Gate in the Old City of Jerusalem shares insights on the conflict raging in Israel and on the Kingdom calling of Messianic believers in this season. What is your […]
Worth celebrating: light and hope through Open Doors
Yolande Springveldt represented Gateway News at the 50th anniversary celebration of Open Doors Southern Africa in Johannesburg on Saturday. She shares her impressions of the event Across the globe people have been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic in some way or another. States of emergency have been declared in various […]
‘Christians are on the blacklist’ in Burkina Faso where jihadist factions are running amok
Originally published in Christian Today Burkina Faso could be on the way to becoming the next Nigeria — a battleground for competing jihadist groups cutting a swathe across Africa. So fears a partner of Release International, which supports persecuted Christians around the world, writes Andrew Boyd. Picture a jihad, and […]
Ancestors Day response — Patrick Zvikomborero Kuwana
South Africa and the whole African continent is at such an important place in history and at the turning point to enter an era of blessing and prosperity. God has taken different parts of the world through cycles of blessing and prosperity in their appointed season and it is now […]
Salute to shadow moms of SA — Jill Ayerst
By Jill Ayerst It’s funny how a simple scene can jolt a thought or idea. How, in one brief moment, you can see something that has been so enmeshed in your life and history, ingrained in your lifestyle, that it has lost its impact? As I travelled along my normal […]