South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in ‘Response’ July 2 2020 — from the Parliamentary Advisory Office of the SA Catholic Bishops’ Conference Two days ago, Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo delivered an unexpected lecture. It came at the end of testimony by Popo Molefe, former chair of the board of the Passenger Rail […]
Christianity has survived centuries of resistance and persecution. But it has also been greatly misunderstood, not only by those who persecuted Christians but often by Christians themselves. Enter the Crusades. It seems to me that these Crusades were the product of their time: a time of violence, world dominance and […]
What does it mean to love, or more importantly what does it mean to be loved? If I had to move around the office and present the same question to my colleagues I can guarantee that every one of them would have a unique and different perspective. This is understandable […]
By United Kingdom Correspondent Charles Gardner We appear to be approaching yet more choppy waters in Israel’s turbulent history. The Jewish state’s proposed “annexation” of the Jordan Valley, along with parts of Judea and Samaria – otherwise known as the West Bank despite being the heart of ancient Israel – […]
When schools closed on March 18 due to government implementing a national lockdown, my eldest son still had three weeks left of the first term of 2020. So, he was sent home with work packs for each subject and we set about doing school from home. Like so many others […]
The word says God teaches us in our dreams. There has been an increase in supernatural activity in the last couple of months. God is speaking – are we listening? Are our hearts surrendered to hear what He says? “God, I either want to preach somewhere on Pentecost Sunday or go […]
Reset Time The word of God is a two-edged sword and the book in the above picture has been a faithful sword that I have wielded in many a battle. God has been faithful and true to His Word because He is full of love and kindness and He is […]
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. Then God said, “Let there be light” and there was […]
By Ps Sipho Mahlangu, president Soweto Ministers Fraternal “Turning and turning in the widening gyre, the falcon cannot hear the falconer; things fall apart; the centre cannot hold. Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world” – The Second Coming by WB Yeats The illustrious Chinua Achebe famously quoted this passage as […]
Having established a biblical response to racism in last week’s Gateway News, I’d like to further expound on the theme by making it more personal. Racism is the trending topic at the moment with the theme “Black Lives Matter” plastered on memes on social media, as well as on the online […]