A pocket-sized prayer book is making an impact in top-level sport in South Africa. In the Q&A interview below JP Flugel finds out more about this phenomenon from Bruce Nadin sports chaplain and author of the Call Up Competitors Prayer Book which has reached more than 6 000 athletes across […]
Opinion
Composing biblical songs: a case study — Hugh Wetmore
I have a sneaking suspicion that many people, especially pastors and preachers, could write relevant songs to support their sermons, but they don’t realise it. Yet this is not such a difficult challenge as one might imagine. As I opened my Bible for my devotional reading the other day, God’s […]
Dear Mr President, there’s no apartheid in Israel — Warren Goldstein
An open letter from Dr Warren Goldstein, the chief rabbi of South Africa to President Cyril Ramaphosa that was published in the Sunday Times last Sunday Mr President, allow me the opportunity of responding to your public letter regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. We have debated these issues in private on […]
The battle against Israel: bringing light to minds darkened by lies — Vivienne Myburgh
Hamas, an organisation whose official manifesto includes a pledge to obliterate Israel, kill Jews and reject negotiation has once again got a free pass from mainstream media, big tech social media, the UN, and the South African government for its latest indiscriminate, murderous attacks on Israeli civilians. Israel’s defence of […]
Jesus take the wheel: Namibia edition: week 12 — Julita Kok
Jesus take the wheel SA series Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 The 12th and final episode of Julita Kok’s weekly reports on her remarkable road trip with God through Namibia 11 300km in 10,5 weeks. What do I say about a lifechanging […]
India: Victims of Hindutva ‘virus’ — Elizabeth Kendal
Religious Liberty Prayer Bulletin — by Elizabeth Kendal ‘Lawfare’ in Madhya Pradesh On Easter Sunday on April 4 Pastor Manu Damor, 35 led a 4pm worship service for five Christian families in a private home in Rangwasa Village, Indore District, Madhya Pradesh (MP). Towards the end of the service four […]
Standing together in the great spiritual battle behind the physical war in Israel — Reuven Berger
In this Q&A interview, Reuven Berger, who together with his brother Benjamin, leads a Hebrew-speaking Messianic Jewish congregation near the Jaffa Gate in the Old City of Jerusalem shares insights on the conflict raging in Israel and on the Kingdom calling of Messianic believers in this season. What is your […]
Jesus take the wheel: Nambia edition: week 11 — Julita Kok
Julita Kok is once again handing the steering wheel over to Jesus — this time on a road trip with God through Namibia. Read Episode 11 of her weekly reports here. My last week in Namibia was probably the most difficult one. Apart from the fact that the south is […]
Worth celebrating: light and hope through Open Doors
Yolande Springveldt represented Gateway News at the 50th anniversary celebration of Open Doors Southern Africa in Johannesburg on Saturday. She shares her impressions of the event Across the globe people have been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic in some way or another. States of emergency have been declared in various […]
‘Christians are on the blacklist’ in Burkina Faso where jihadist factions are running amok
Originally published in Christian Today Burkina Faso could be on the way to becoming the next Nigeria — a battleground for competing jihadist groups cutting a swathe across Africa. So fears a partner of Release International, which supports persecuted Christians around the world, writes Andrew Boyd. Picture a jihad, and […]

