And then it was the beginning of yet another year… I’ve heard a lot of people say that the first month felt like a year on its own, that they don’t see how they’re going to make it through a whole year when they could barely make it through a […]
Opinion
New ventures and adventures with God — Lindy-Ann Hopley
A monthly column bringing you frontline testimonies of what God is stirring up across the globe. By international evangelist Lindy-Ann Hopley, Beautiful Witness Ministries. Greetings and Happy New Year to all! I hear the Lord say that this is the year of doors opening that no man can shut! Many […]
Wake-up call for Church as Holocaust Memorial Day approaches — Charles Gardner
Nearly three-quarters of a century has passed since the Red Army liberated the notorious Auschwitz death camp on January 27 1945, a date now marked by the annual Holocaust Memorial Day here in Britain and elsewhere. It is held with the intention of ensuring that it never happens again. But […]
Messianic evangelist who escaped the Nazis — Charles Gardner
With the annual Holocaust Memorial Day (Sunday January 27) in view, it is worth being reminded not only of how many perished but also of those who escaped the jaws of Nazism – often miraculously. It is a little known fact that in spite of terrible persecution in Eastern Europe, […]
Weighty thoughts on New Year’s resolutions — Hannah Viviers
A monthly column on purpose, passion and power in Jesus. Just as the word “resolution” is almost synonymous with “New Year” so is “weight loss”. Yep, January is usually the month many people “resolve” to lose weight and get fit. The bulk of us making this resolution want to lose […]
Violent crackdown in Zimbabwe — a Christian perspective
By Donnelly McCleland — INcontext International The Zimbabwean government said the security forces’ response to recent protests in which a number of people have reportedly died is just “a foretaste of things to come”. News of a violent crackdown has emerged despite the government blocking social media sites. Local rights […]
Decoding 2019 — Marian Fitz-Gibbon
#shiftingatmospheres, #restoration, #suddenlies, #declare#decree, #harvest, #presence, #encounter, #authentic, #partnerships, #acceleration, #poweroftheSpirit, #angelicencounters, #revelation, #healing, #miracles, #vision, #promise, #permission, #purpose, #repentence, #rebuid The above list of hashtags are key words taken from well-recognised prophetic voices, both locally and internationally, for 2019. When we see them written in such a format our […]
I am saving your children from the so-called ‘tender or delicate’ woman — Clementia Pae
Her end has come “Go down, sit in the dust, Virgin Daughter Babylon; sit on the ground without a throne, queen city of the Babylonians. No more will you be called tender or delicate. Take millstones and grind flour; take off your veil. Lift up your skirts, bare your legs, and wade through the streams. […]
World Watch List 2019 — Trends in persecution
This year more countries than before have risen on the Open Doors World Watch List without scoring significantly in the “violent incidents” sphere of research. This points to greater structural, legal and societal restrictions manifesting in discrimination and hostility, aside from violent attacks on people and property ending in death or […]
The higher value of Christmas — Marian Fitz-Gibbon
Children love Christmas and look forward to all the festivities it brings no matter what part of the world you find your self in. It’s a season that never fails to bring out the childlike wonder in most people. There’s something marvellous and out of this world that makes us […]