South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
By Massimo Introvigne and Rosita Šorytė — Originally published in Zenit In April 2023, media all around the world carried the news that a Kenyan religious movement they called a “cult”, led by a local pastor called Paul Mackenzie, was responsible for the death of hundreds of followers, who had starved […]
Life can sometimes be a juggle. Managing work and our personal lives while trying to hold it all together can leave us feeling like we are failing in one or the other. This was brought home to me a few weeks ago when my husband and I visited a family […]
A monthly column in which Julita Kok shares on living adventurously with God I like to write about current journeys and experiences when I write to the Gateway readers. I have thousands of stories to tell on the goodness of God and the list keeps growing. More and more encounters on my […]
Q: Our two teenagers — brother and sister — both seem to get overwhelmed when they’re assigned tasks at home or school. They start projects but don’t finish them. Do you have any advice? Graeme: There’s a great quote attributed to Mark Twain: “The secret to getting ahead is getting […]
By Jeff King — Originally published in The Christian Post In the latest episode of “Elon Musk vs The World,” our favorite rogue tech mogul has decided to take on the advertising behemoths. Musk’s social media platform, X (formerly known as Twitter), has filed a lawsuit against several major advertisers and the […]
By Errol Naidoo, Family Policy Institute The May 29 General Elections signalled a fundamental shift in South Africa’s political landscape. The ANC lost its 30-year majority in Parliament and coalition government became a reality. The official opposition also changed hands when the DA joined the Government of National Unity (GNU). However, the country’s […]
Jeremiah 18:6 As the clay is in the potter’s hand, so too, are we in the hand of God, and yet we think that we can do things on our own, forgetting that we are merely the clay, and we are not the potter. If the potter is not happy […]
By Craig Bailie — Originally published by Democracy in Africa Is there a biblical case for democracy? Do churches prepare their congregations effectively to engage in everyday politics? And if not, should they? These questions are as important today as they have ever been. In Zimbabwe, opposition leader Nelson Chamisa […]
Religious institutions in South Africa still enjoy a high degree of religious autonomy. But in a disturbing trend, various democracies in Africa are currently facing pressure to impose state regulation of religion and some states have already done so. Several years ago, after some widely-reported cases of pastors abusing their […]
FOCUS ON THE FAMILY Q: My husband and I are expecting our first child (a boy). We want to raise him to be kind and respectful, but as we watch other parents we’re beginning to realise that it might be easier said than done. Do you have any suggestions? Graeme: […]