Special report by Val Coetzee on her experience of walking on the Garden Route stretch of the Pilgrimage of Hope from October 18 to 24 I was recently privileged to spend seven days walking half of the Garden Route Pilgrimage of Hope route during which we covered 152km from Uniondale […]
Opinion
Hardship — Angus Buchan
Robert Schuller once said: “Tough times don’t last, but tough people do.” No pain, no gain. If we look at the Word of God in Romans 5:3 & 4 (NKJV) — 3 Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; 4 perseverance, character; and character, hope […]
Gratitude and the power of counting your blessings
Sponsored post from the MDNTV blog From the plains of South Africa to the farthest reaches of the globe, in a world that is all too often negative, finding the power of gratitude has never felt more essential. Wrapped within the famed verses of Psalms 103:1-2 is the key – […]
Crammed with Heaven: why I don’t believe in a rapture rescue.
What we believe about tomorrow influences how we live today. I once had a teacher colleague who got tested for a rare and devastating disease. Her mother had died young, as had her grandmother, and she wanted to know whether she was destined for a similar fate. When the results […]
A reprehensible statement from Palestinian Christians — Dr Michael Brown
Originally published in The Christian Post Before Israel launched its attack on Hamas terrorists in response to their barbaric, murderous acts, I put out a call to pray for the people of Gaza, knowing that many innocent civilians would lose their lives. Since then, I have been in meetings with […]
Thousands chanting ‘Death to Israel, death to America’ in New York emphasises need to get facts straight, says Eagle’s Wings founder
Originally published in Charisma News Eagles Wings founder and director Bishop Robert Stearns and his family spent five days in Israel earlier this month, including October 7. That was the day when an early-morning brutal surprise attack rocked Jerusalem and saw hundreds of innocent Israelis die. A few days after he and […]
Christians have duty to hate evil of Hamas
By Gerald McDermott — Originally published in Christianity Today By now you will have heard of slaughtered Israeli babies, seen the graphic video of a kidnapped Jewish teenager being pulled by her hair with what appears to be blood between her legs, read of the 85-year-old grandmother taken to the Gaza strip without her […]
Pastor son of Nazi war criminal flies to Israel to weep with people
The son of a Nazi war criminal has flown to Israel to encourage her people to remain strong in the midst of the barbarity committed against them. Austrian-born Pastor Werner Oder, who leads the Tuckton Christian Centre in Bournemouth, England, had a radical conversion to Christ who set him free […]
What‘s your next? — Vivienne Solomons
Do you remember the Standard Bank campaign “What’s your next?” launched a few years ago? It was a powerful campaign in that it posed a question which not only demanded a response but also cut to the heart of who we are – no matter where we come from or […]
The dragon’s fury: a sign that God is about to act — Charles Gardner
The Book of Revelation, focusing on the last days before Messiah’s return, depicts a dragon about to slay a pregnant woman. “The dragon stood in front of the woman who was about to give birth, so that he might devour her child the moment it was born.” — Rev 12:4 […]