South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
A contest between value systems Complacency around local government might be a thing of the past if one judges by the huge interest shown in the recently held 2016 Local Government elections. The turnout was impressive and so is the continued interest in the results as they are released by […]
[notice]A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships.[/notice] This week’s column departs from my usual theme, due to elections and an interview. Elections 2016 in South Africa will go down in history as one of the most highly contested elections in the country. With each party promising voters better service […]
[notice]Despite rampant persecution carried out against Christians by China’s Communist leaders, a leading Chinese writer has argued that Christianity – not Confucianism, Communism, or Atheism – is the country’s future. Yu Jie, a best-selling Chinese author and one of the foremost critics of the country’s leadership, recently penned in an op-ed […]
Our way or God’s way: sand or rock What happened? Elections took place in a fairly peaceful climate across the country. Despite the heat in the build-up to the elections between the ANC, DA and EFF, this speaks of maturity setting in among South Africa’s voters and voting system. While […]
Why I voted at this election, why I voted as I did It was a privilege and an honour to once again vote in a democratic election in South Africa. And ‘once again’ I voted African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) because, as a Christian, I am convinced that it is […]
[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] Yes, God wants to hear us sing all genres of songs in our churches. He listens carefully to make sure we obey His instruction: Let the […]
[notice]A monthly Christian sport column by Cobus Kruger, a professional triathlete who is passionate about evangelism, leadership and community development through sport.[/notice] It is August 2008. There are a lot of exciting things happening in my life: I’m in the third year of my Theological study degree; I have been […]
[notice]A monthly column that reflects on living in the Kingdom of God.[/notice] When I started writing this column, it was national election time in South Africa. In my first piece, I urged us as South Africans to engage in the public sphere with a Biblical lens. I deliberately entitled it […]
There was something extraordinary about Thursday night. Why would people patiently line up in the chilly night air waiting to be seated an hour before the service? The air was pregnant with faith as stories were exchanged of great miracles wrought and hopes of breakthrough were whispered and carried on […]
The upcoming local government elections are one of the most important ones in our democratic dispensation. Whereas in the past some people paid less attention to local government politics I expect things to be different this time. Different because local government is at the coalface of service delivery and there […]