South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
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 […]
In the poem, The Road Not Taken, Robert Frost writes about how he chose one path in favour of another and expressed his intention to return to that crossing to take the other path. But he showed his maturity when he said: “Yet knowing how way leads on to way, […]
An article written for the New Year was titled Januworry, lamenting all the troubles which the first month of the year bring. It saw only the dark clouds of debts accumulated through reckless spending at the Christmas season — on food, entertainment, holiday-travel, presents for the family and alcohol. And […]
As I write, I am preparing for a CMJ Day in Hull, which will include talks and presentations on the work of the Church’s ministry among Jewish people. The location feels very significant since it was the home city of William Wilberforce, who made such a huge impact both on […]