Originally published in Charisma News America has been in mourning for days. We’ve cried for the 49 victims of the senseless Orlando shooting. We’ve prayed for the families and friends of the innocent people who died in the Pulse nightclub, and the 53 others who were wounded in the massacre. […]
Opinion
Orlando shooting and the Love Challenge
By Gordon Hickson (see profile at bottom of page) — Originally published in Charisma News Forgive me for being emotional and personal: I woke up at 3:30 this morning with my heart churning about Orlando and quickly emailed Steve Strang [Founder and CEO of Charisma magazine] that we were all […]
Hate speech can be a Trojan horse against freedom of speech
Most people would agree that Freedom of Speech is a human right of paramount importance in any free and democratic society. While people may have widely differing opinions on any issue, they should be entitled to express them. As Evelyn Beatrice Hall (English author, best known for her biography of […]
A letter to my dad on Father’s Day
[notice]A 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 God […]
Don’t let your faith go to pot
[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] Karl Marx noted rightly that man is incurably religious. Quite so, for we are religious creatures, made and designed for relationship with […]
Of shoes and dust in marriage
[notice]A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships.[/notice] Try wearing your shoes on the wrong feet. You will only cause your feet to stress. You will not be able to move forward. You will walk but your walk will be skewed as if you are limping! What causes a perfectly […]
Songs God wants to hear: modernising older hymns
[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] So ~ has your Church discovered the joy and the maturing ministry of Contemporary Hymns? That was what we punted in the May Worship Column. This […]
Anger over judge’s race remarks not excuse to ignore problem of rape
Judge Mabel Jansen’s Facebook posts regarding rape and black culture have predictably made her position as a high court judge untenable. The barrage of criticism that has followed her remarks was inevitable, especially in a country so sensitive to anything with a whiff of racism. But the fact is, she […]
The truth about our students
[notice]A monthly column by farmer, preacher and writer for Jesus, Angus Buchan[/notice] As I write this column there are headline articles printed in all the major newspapers in our beloved South Africa about the students burning down a theatre on the UJ campus in Johannesburg. SEE REPORT Angus Buchan campus […]
True or false prophets in the land?
The word of God says that in the last days many false prophets will arise. On our journey around South Africa and now recently on a mission trip up into Uganda we have had firsthand reports of many of God’s people who have been deceived by false prophets. A so-called […]
