By Todd Starnes — Originally published in Charisma News Educators in the Volunteer State are very concerned that students might be offended by the usage of traditional pronouns like she, he, him and hers, according to a document from the University of Tennessee—Knoxville’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion. “With the […]
Opinion
‘Zizi’s case a victory for religious freedom but biggest challenge may lie ahead’ — Andrew Selley
[notice]A message published today by Andrew Selley, Founder and CEO of Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA) which has acted as the official spokesperson for UCT student leader Zizipho Pae in relation to her matter.[/notice] On 2 August 2015, we received the good news that UCT Vice-Chancellor, Dr Max Price, […]
Choosing well with Angelique du Toit
[notice]A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships.[/notice] What would you do if you were not afraid? What kind of life would you have? The majority of us are not living the life of our dreams. We are not living the life we envisioned for ourselves at this time in […]
Reflections on repentance ahead of national days in SA and Zambia
“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is close at hand” The importance of repentance in these end times as part of the Good News of Jesus Christ cannot be overstated and is reflected by John the Baptist, whose mission it was to prepare the way for the coming of the […]
A slap in the face of the Constitution
[notice]By Mike Pothier — Research Co-ordinator[/notice] Originally published in Response, August 19, 2015 — SA Catholic Bishops Conference Parliamentary Liaison Office The framers of the South African Constitution had the foresight to include an innovative set of institutions that effectively add a fourth arm to the usual three-way division of […]
Drawing strength from the joy of the Lord
[notice]A monthly Christian sport column by Cobus Kruger, a professional triathlete who is passionate about evangelism, leadership and community development through sport.[/notice] Each week we see great sports people and teams achieve success in their sports careers. Going quickly down memory lane we see AB De villiers, making the fastest […]
A prophet is not without honour except in his own hometown
[notice]A monthly column by farmer, preacher and writer for Jesus, Angus Buchan[/notice] Just reading The Bible this morning I read in Luke 4:24 where Jesus says “Assuredly, I say to you, no prophet is accepted in his own country.” We need to understand sometimes that the hardest place to start […]
Tempted to a ‘good time’
[notice]A monthly column by Michael Cassidy, evangelist, author, Christian leader and founder of African Enterprise whose ministry in Africa and the world has spanned more than 50 years.[/notice] A hurried woman pulled into a parking place, but could find no coin for the metre in her handbag. After all, you […]
A sure solution to the age-old problem of shame and guilt
[notice]A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships.[/notice] Adam and Eve…How many times have you heard that phrase? We have never heard of Adam and another woman’s name or Eve was with another man. It is always Adam and Eve. In our day with people arguing against homosexuality they say […]
On SA: Unemployment and our hearts
[notice]In this guest column, Johannesburg engineer and blogger Niel Knoblauch says that an identity crisis is at the heart of greed and hopelessness that is gripping many people as our nation faces tough times.[/notice] After a year of not really thinking too much about it, the current state of South […]