South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
A call for you to rise up into a new way of being and living with God. Hello Everyone, This month on my column I am going to discuss the new creative movement that God is releasing around the globe, because it’s big news. If you are a creative person, […]
A monthly column by Luphumlo Joka Recent political developments clearly show that things will not get any easier for South Africa. There are a number of events that should be making us think long and hard about our future as a nation and the leaders we want to have post […]
Originally published in International Christian Concern Jos, the capital of Plateau State, is located in central Nigeria, between the predominantly Muslim north and Christian south. While Jos is known for its economic opportunities that attract people from across Nigeria to relocate there, this central location and diverse population has been […]
Hannah Viviers spoke to Hermana Viljoen, a guide at the ancient Galilean town of Magdala — home place of Mary Magdalene, where archeologists have unearthed a synagogue where Jesus probably taught. Together they wrote this reflection on Jesus’s attitude to women and the unique historical, cultural and ministry opportunities at […]
Originally published by World Watch Monitor Obscured by Boko Haram’s headlines, violence has also raged further south, in Nigeria’s Middle Belt: a less reported, years-long campaign which experts now believe has been responsible for more deaths than Boko Haram. Perspectives on Nigeria’s Fulani crisis Nigeria — when Fulani herdsmen and […]
President JF Kennedy once remarked that ‘when written in Chinese, the word ‘crisis; is composed of two characters. One represents danger, and the other represents opportunity.’ Every crisis, is, at the same time, an opportunity. Listening to CNN and the reports on Hurricane Irma is the example of a both […]
According to AGRI SA, “2015 was declared the driest year in South Africa, in over a century.” Farming is a long-term investment, therefore it is understandable how recovering from a drought, particularly one of significant proportions, is no quick fix. Farmers who experienced hardship in 2015 continue to struggle as […]
Originally published in Charisma News In 1980, at age 59, Dois Rosser Jr sat at his kitchen table, staring at two columns he had drawn on a piece of paper. One was labelled “Kingdom Business”, the other, “Secular Business.” For years, Rosser had wanted to involve himself in ministry, but […]
Originally published in Foreign Policy Do we want to be the generation that stood by as Christians disappeared almost entirely from the ancient homelands they have occupied since the days of the New Testament? Will the Trump administration and this Congress let this historic and preventable tragedy happen on their […]
A monthly column on purpose, passion and power in Jesus. Most of us have been through something that made us feel ugly. A break-up, an abuse, a loss, poverty, disappointment, depression, all manners of rejection … The list is vast — how we’re left feeling though, is universal. We’re left […]