South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
One of the (very important) functions of courts of law, is to keep the executive branch of Government in check. That is how the balance of power works in a democracy – the legislature makes the law, the executive branches implement or give effect to that law, and the courts […]
The home pages of church websites sometimes have a photograph intended to draw the attention of browsers looking for a church to visit or join. I noticed one that got me thinking: “What picture best describes your church?” It was a picture taken from the fifth row of seated people, […]
There have been times that Jewish individuals have said to me that they would prefer to be like any other nation and not to be singled out as a special or chosen nation… My reply has always been that they are not…and simply cannot, be like any other nation. God […]
Since the beginning of time there has been contention between darkness and light and good and evil: each fighting for prominence in the human reality. I doubt that God prohibited the first humans from eating from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil merely because He did not […]
If we look at the Word of God in the Book of Hebrews 13:4 (NKJV), the Bible says: Marriage is honourable among all, and the bed undefiled; but fornicators and adulterers God will judge. It is very concerning for me to hear of so many marriages that are not working out […]
Lockdown conditions have provided the perfect opportunity for many free webinars, Zoom meetings and summits to learn from. My heart will always be drawn towards child protection and helping people who are being exploited and harmed in various ways. I believe I have a strong calling on my life to […]
Tshego Motaung writes about Pentecostal elder statesman Apostle Dr Philip F Molefe who died at the age of 92 on Saturday August 1 I had the privilege of interviewing Dr PF Molefe at his home in Sharpeville just before his 90th birthday celebration two years ago. We had arranged to […]
It was bitterly cold as the young Rebekah wandered down the frost-laden streets of the old city. Most people were in bed, snuggled up next to loved ones or sitting in front of the evening fire. Rebekah had no family and the only thing on the young girl’s mind was […]
As Women’s Day approaches, and on the back of a national lockdown which has given me much pause for thought, my thoughts have turned to the question of what it means to be a woman, not only in South Africa but in the world at large. So much has been […]
Dr Gavi Sacks national director of South African Friends of Israel comments on Africa4Paelstine’s bid to muzzle Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng for expressing his Christian viewpoint on the Israel-Palestine conflict South Africans watched on as the infamous organisation Africa4Palestine armed themselves for a fight in front of the judicial conduct […]