South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
It seems like just the other day that the whole e-toll saga was laid to rest in South Africa. After government had enforced the system on our Gauteng roads citizens engaged in civil disobedience, as we resisted the system and refused to pay amounts owed to the e-tolling company. And […]
Originally published in TGC The latest issue of Time magazine features an essay by Jessi Hempel telling the story of her brother’s friend, Evan, giving birth to a son. That opening sentence might catch you off guard, especially since human biology does not allow for biological men to give birth. Such an idea is common […]
By Charles Gardner, UK correspondent A few weeks ago, I wrote of the extraordinary way in which a religious song has caught the imagination of Israelis – to such an extent that it has attracted no less than 29 million views on YouTube. Bearing in mind that modern Israel is […]
Fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine that could spark a major war on European soil and provoke a strong response from Western allies have raised tensions globally. Christian aid organisation barnabasfund warns that conflict in Ukraine could provoke a food supply disaster in Africa and the Middle East Originally […]
There are many people at the moment who are desperately trying to find favour with family and with close relatives, and often find themselves up against a brick wall. Well, I want to encourage you today, that even Jesus Himself, struggled with trying to bring the Gospel to His own […]
God is in control! By UK correspondent, Charles Gardner Amidst all the chaos we are witnessing, both at home and abroad, it’s vital we appreciate that God is in charge. And it’s best if we fit into his plans, rather than expect him to shoe-horn himself into our busy schedule. […]
Businessman, Christian marketplace leader and chairman of One South Africa Movement, Dr Michael Louis, calls on citizens to speak up at a critical time of electoral transition We are entering into the most crucial time of a journey that has lasted more than five years. With the important Constitutional Court (New Nation […]
By Charles Gardner, UK correspondent As we focus once more on the suffering of our Jewish brothers with the Holocaust Memorial Day, I am reminded of the remarkable German-based international ministry of the Evangelical Sisters of Mary. Founded by Mother Basilea Schlink, the order quite literally rose from the ashes […]
Imagine, if you will, a conference room at the back of a pretzel restaurant packed with Amish people. They have come to see a woman, who wears long dresses, a lot of makeup, and has big hair, preach the Gospel because they are hungry for the Word of God. We are living in exciting times! Times in which those […]
Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. It was initiated by the UN on January 27 2005 on the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camp and extermination camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau. (This day is separate from Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day — Yom HaShoah) — on the 27th of […]