South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Hidden in the Book of Numbers are some glorious promises of Messianic redemption. And the most astonishing thing about them is that they come from a pagan source. A soothsayer from Syria is summoned by the King of Moab to put a curse on the Israelites, who are about to […]
I have been much inspired of late by precious new insights into the extraordinary life of Joseph, the Jewish patriarch, which clearly point to the role played by Jesus some 2 000 years later. And I am indebted, in part, to an excellent Zoom talk to supporters of the Church’s […]
This week I watched the funeral service for Queen Elizabeth II at the majestic Westminster Cathedral. You probably watched it too. I was impressed with the imaginative choice of a standard evening hymn as the opening congregational song for her funeral — and that vast congregation knew how to sing […]
By Charles Gardner — UK Correspondent As the UK’s Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis has already testified, the Queen’s affection for the Jewish people ran deep. But it was her faith in Jesus, the Jew, that proved the light and strength of her long life and reign. The Queen’s mother-in-law, Princess […]
As I write this letter to you, it is only a matter of days before the Krugersdorp, Speak Jesus, event commences. I don’t know why, I have done many of these events over my Christian life and walk with Jesus, but this one, I am very, very excited about. The […]
By David Baker — Originally published in Christian Today The passing of a monarch – the end of an era, bringing with it uncertainty, questions and a sense of change. Recently I preached on Isaiah 6 and even just a few weeks ago I was struck by the parallels with […]
We live in an age where for most of us, everything must be scheduled. Including time spent with those we love. The other evening, my younger brother and I had a long overdue catch up. We message each other on WhatsApp at least once a week. But we haven’t spoken […]
Originally published in Honest Reporting Believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, Bethlehem is revered in the Christian faith and attracts more than a million pilgrims every year who come to pray at the famous Church of the Nativity. Here, visitors queue daily by the hundreds to enter a […]
I have been immersed during recent months in a series of new books on the Holocaust. Fresh testimonies from people who experienced the sheer terror and trauma of those hellish days keep emerging into the cold light of day, even 77 years after the horror of the concentration camps was […]
Tables are one of the most significant places of human connection. We’re often most fully alive when sharing a meal around a table. We shouldn’t be surprised, then, to find that throughout the Bible, God has a way of showing up at tables. Jesus himself wanted to explain to his […]