South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
[notice]A monthly column by farmer, preacher and writer for Jesus, Angus Buchan[/notice] I have had the privilege of revisiting the different Mighty Men gatherings in South Africa namely Bushveld Mighty Men, Karoo Mighty Men and I still have a few more on my list for this year. I speak on […]
While cleaning my junk mail folder a few days ago I noticed an email with the subject line ‘legal/unethical trick making $5K/Week Oil Trading.’ This subject line immediately jolted my mind into thinking about the divide between what is legal and what is ethical. Notice that in this example the […]
Watershed case for religious freedom and church autonomy Originally published in For SA On August 27, 2015, the Constitutional Court will hear Ecclesia de Lange’s application for leave to appeal against the decision of the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) in September last year. In that decision, the SCA refused […]
[notice]Hugh Wetmore is a songwriter and student of worship trends. He invites you to join the worship conversation by commenting on his monthly column.[/notice] As I listened to the sermon, the application of God’s Word got under my skin. The Holy Spirit was doing His gracious, uncomfortable work of convicting me. Jonathan’s […]
The country of Burundi is the latest African country to be held at ransom by a leader who refuses to relinquish power when his term of office comes to an end. This means that Burundi president, Pierre Nkurunziza (See photo above, left) will not qualify for the Ibrahim Prize for […]
[notice]A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships.[/notice] I have always loved Michael W Smith music and have my favourites. I must admit though that I have not taken the time to learn the stories behind some of his well known songs. At the concert he held last Friday at […]
[notice] A column by Transformational Entrepreneur Patrick Kuwana. [/notice] Has the church become largely irrelevant in shaping main stream society and culture because we spend more time complaining about the problems and criticising others for not rectifying them rather than bringing the solutions to solve the problems? For as long as […]
[notice]A new, monthly column by Vivienne Solomons who is a legal consultant who passionately believes that God wants His people to make a difference right where they are and to stand up for what is true and just. She is also passionate about encouraging young women to walk victoriously with […]
[notice]A monthly Christian sport column by Cobus Kruger, a professional triathlete who is passionate about evangelism, leadership and community development through sport.[/notice] Last weekend we saw thousands of people competing in this year’s Comrade’s Marathon. All of them had a goal of some sort and wanted to succeed… Why? As […]
[notice]A monthly column that reflects on living in the Kingdom of God.[/notice] The Church and the Great Omission! It was one of those rare moments when someone says something profound on the news. So profound that I have not forgotten it, years later. Sadly, the event was a crippling nursing […]