South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Headlines in the local Herald newspaper pointing to a surge in gym attendance for the month of January piqued my curiosity about the practice of making resolutions at the beginning of a new year. Gyms actually expect an influx of new members in January but keeping these members for the […]
[notice]A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships.[/notice] Something profound happened to me just before Christmas. I had one of those ‘Aha’ moments that come to people to help them in their decision process. As people were doing their last minute shopping for Christmas and starting to cook their Christmas […]
[notice]A monthly column by farmer, preacher and writer for Jesus, Angus Buchan[/notice] 1 Samuel 15:22 (NKJV) “So Samuel said: “Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice,” As we commence with the New Year we […]
African countries continue to move into the Top 50 Sixteen countries in the Top 50 are from Africa, seven in the Top 20. One of the two newcomers to the list is Niger (#49). Among the countries just below the Top 50, that will no doubt feature in future lists, […]
[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] Psalm 42 begins with “As the deer pants for the waters so my soul longs after You”. This Psalm has spawned many songs, expressing our desperate thirst […]
[notice]A monthly prophetic perspective from Marian and Kate Fitz-Gibbon[/notice] Winston Churchill once said: “A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity: an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. Our economic situation is bleak, especially if you are in debt. Our Rand is devalued, we are having one of the […]
[notice]A monthly column that reflects on living in the Kingdom of God.[/notice] I had decided, with a few weeks left of the year remaining, and Christmas round the corner, that I would end this column for 2015 with a mild sounding article like “5 books I have enjoyed this year.” […]
ISAAC Network School of the Spirit 2015 [notice]Gateway News Volunteer Reporter Claire Sally Roos recently attended the annual ISAAC Network School of the Spirit in Malaysia. She shares a South African perspective on the prophetic message of hope for 2016 delivered by ISAAC Network leader and international prophetic movement […]
By Andrew Selley (Founder of FOR SA, & Leading Apostle in Four12 global partnership of churches) & Advocate Nadene Badenhorst (Legal Counsel, FOR SA). In Gateway News the last two weeks, FOR SA published Part 1 and Part 2 of a 3-part series on why religion (and especially the Church) cannot […]
[notice]A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships.[/notice] If you were to closely follow a wedding procession you will realise that the bride and the groom come at different times. It is normally the groom who goes to the altar and waits for his bride. A wedding might take different […]