South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
[notice]A monthly column by farmer, preacher and writer for Jesus, Angus Buchan[/notice] Buying a bunch of roses or a box of chocolates for your wife is a wonderful way to express your love for her. Buying a new bicycle or a new pair of rugby boots is a wonderful way […]
The remains of the Amir Tadros Coptic Church in Minya, southern Egypt. (VIRGINIE NGUYEN HOANG/AFP/Getty Images) Uk historian says Christians in Middle East are endangered species By Doctor Jenny Taylor — World Watch Monitor Respected UK historian Tom Holland told a briefing in London this week that the world is […]
Originally published in Mission Network News A lot can change in a year. Just ask Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood. The organization is reeling from the stunning reversal of power it experienced this summer. They went from being the national darlings post-Arab-Spring to being repressed in the same vein they oppressed other […]
Another year another Heritage Day commemoration but what do days like the 24th of September in South Africa really mean? This is something I reflected on this week as I was considering the varied ways South Africans marked this public holiday. When I peeked into Facebook this week I noticed […]
[notice]Revivalist Shannon-Leigh Barry shares her wit and passion and the pursuits of her 20something heart in a new monthly column that speaks to the desires of young adults in today’s Christian society. [/notice] The quarter life crisis can be summed up as the period when an adolescent transitions into adulthood and, […]
By Dr Patrick Sookhdeo — Originally published in barnabasfund Pay the jizya, convert to Islam, leave or be killed. That is the impossible choice facing Christians in parts of Egypt that remain Islamist strongholds over two months after the ouster of President Mohammad Morsi. The jizya is, on the face […]
[notice]Musings around children’s ministry. Reflections on weeks 5 and 6 of a 10 weeks teaching stint.[/notice] “May your roots go down deep into the soul of God’s marvellous love; and may you be able to feel and understand, as all God’s children should, how long, how wide, how deep, and […]
[notice]What if the US launches a military strike against Syria? How will it impact Christians there? –Originally published in INContext Ministries’ World In Motion, Issue 84.[/notice] As war-cries go, “there are no good options”, leaves something to be desired. But punishing the Syrian regime for the chemical attack on August 21st is […]
Originally published by Gatestone Institute A German SWAT team stormed a house in Darmstadt on the morning of August 29. Had the German police discovered a group of dangerous jihadists? No, they were storming the house because the family living in the house were homeschooling their four children. The children, […]
[notice]DIANNE STEVEN reports back on her recent mission trip in Zambia. [/notice] While in Chipata (a town on the Zambia / Malawi border), on mission with “Bibles for the Nations” I saw one of the biggest mosques I have ever seen, and was informed by local missionaries and pastors that […]