South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
THE WAY We are living in terrible times of darkness in the world; everywhere we look there is trouble and some of us are maybe even losing our way. We hear of churches closing down, we hear of pastors going back to secular work because no one is coming to church, […]
As South Africa prepares to celebrate Father’s Day, we are faced with the sobering contradiction between the ideal and the reality. On the one hand, Father’s Day is meant to honour the gift and calling of fatherhood. It is a time when we give thanks for the men who lead, […]
Crammed with Heaven is a monthly column in which Jenni Pretorius Hill shares stories of hope which bring Heaven’s perspective to Earth For the sake of my health, I often choose not to read the news. Sometimes, I succumb to temptation and scroll through headlines only to kick myself afterwards; […]
Originally published in CBN One hundred and five years ago, world leaders met in Italy for a discussion that would determine the future and fate of the Middle East. It also established the legal foundation for the modern State of Israel. We stood in the place in this town on […]
Originally published in Persecution.Org It seems the frequency of jihadist attacks in Nigeria is matched only by the infrequency of successful prosecutions against the perpetrators. And even when these attacks take place near military bases, the response times are disturbingly slow. Many Nigerian Christians feel this chronic cycle of violence […]
Both Jews and Gentiles have been gathering to pray – in Israel and in the UK – for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit in the countdown to Shavuot/Pentecost. As part of this, a Global Day of Prayer for the Jewish world is planned for June 7 and 8. Amidst […]
Charles Gardner The process of trying to get one’s head around the full depths of depravity that was the Holocaust is a daunting challenge. But the latest testimony I have read comes close. As graphically told in The Stable Boy of Auschwitz (Thread 2023), written with Dexter Ford, Heinz Oster […]
Earlier this week I went to bed without realising that in just a few short hours, my tooth, which had never given me a problem, and which hadn’t even been filled, would wake me up in the middle of the night with throbbing pain. After taking some pain medication (which […]
Philip Rosenthal of ChristianView Network comments on President Ramaphosa’s stance on Julius Malema and that controversial song President Ramaphosa has defended himself from Trump’s challenge on Malema’s “Kill the boer, kill the farmer” chant, saying that he can’t simply arrest Malema, and that as a minority party they have a […]
A monthly column in which Julita Kok shares on living adventurously with God Since Covid, I have been travelling from the one country to the next, doing what God tells me to do. Do not get me wrong, it is extremely exciting and sometimes very adventurous and I love an […]