How can a country in which 86% of the population identify as Christian also be ranked as among the worst in the world when it comes to the likes of rape, violence, crime, unemployment, corruption, failed state instituitons, educational and economical decline, xenophobia and more? Political scientist and leadership consultant […]
Opinion
Contending with loneliness — Angus Buchan
Isaiah 66:4 and Matthew 26:40 Without a doubt, one of the hardest things to contend with in this life is loneliness! Our Heavenly Father also gets lonely, and desires fellowship with His people. But so often we are too busy to spend time in His presence, speaking with Him and […]
FOCUS ON THE FAMILY: Key to genuine intimacy in marriage
Q: I’m getting married in June. My fiancée and I want to have a great life-long relationship, so we’re asking various people for advice and input. What’s your perspective? Graeme: Every couple wants a loving marriage that’ll endure for the long haul. So it’s worth asking: “Why do so few […]
ELECTIONS OPINION: Afrika Mhlophe warns voters of danger of mixing politics and African religion
In a video message (see above) to the nation ahead of the election next month, author, speaker and media personality Afrika Mhlophe warns that Christians in South Africa cannot afford to ignore the reality of the role of African tradtional religion in certain political parties. If we do, we will […]
The Christian political task — Ryan Smit
In part 1 of a 2-part series on Christian engagement in the political sphere, Ryan Smit, Programme Director of the Wilberforce Academy, South Africa, discusses the Biblical bases for socio-political engagement. The series will conclude later this month. As with all other areas of life and culture, Christians’ engagement with […]
Crammed with Heaven: Even if the worst happens
A monthly column in which Jenni Pretorius Hill shares stories of hope which bring Heaven’s perspective to Earth I have never come close to losing a child, but we have had our share of scares, and nights spent in a push-back easy chair alongside a hospital bed. My heart has […]
Spirit-led church movements overtaking atheism
By Michael Ashcraft and Charles Gardener — Originally published in GodReports By most accounts, the 2009 UK atheist ad campaign on buses was a flop. It misfired so badly, Christians contributed to fund it. The ads read: There’s probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life. “The great irony […]
Our attitude determines our altitude — Vivienne Solomons
We’ve all met people like this – happy one minute, but with a “bad” attitude the next. In fact, we can be (and often are) people like this. More often than we care to admit. When things are going well, it is easy to have a “good” attitude isn’t it? […]
‘US campus protests really against God of Israel’
With anti-Israel protests taking place at over 80 US university campuses many people are asking what is going on. In this insightful video, Dr Erez Soref and Dr Golan Broshi of One For Israel, a unique, Evangelical, Hebrew-speaking Bible College in Israel, probe the real reason for the orchestrated, antisemitic […]
MYSTERIOUS WAYS: Whose image is on it?
A column in which Simon Kumm unpacks the mysterious ways of God, to connect believers with their Father and His incredible living inheritance! A while ago I woke up from a dream with a clear phrase in my head. It said: “A coin holds in tension two things, identity and […]