On May 4 the minister of health, Dr Joe Paahla published new “interim” health regulations that look a lot like the old state-of-disaster regulations and also extended the time period for public comment on draft “permanent” health regulations. He also said he was extending the time for public comments on […]
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Samuel Murrombe: from gangster to international soul winner — Episode 2
Episode 2 of a gripping account in three episodes of how Jesus turned a hardened, violent criminal into a passionate crusade evangelist who is now turning tens of thousands of hearts to the Lord across Africa After receiving Jesus as his Saviour and Lord in prison in late 2000 Samuel […]
Church repents of antisemitism
Possibly among the most significant events in church history was witnessed in an English cathedral on Sunday May 8th. The Church of England chose to mark the 800th anniversary of the notorious Synod of Oxford with a strongly Hebraic service of repentance for historic anti-Semitism. And it took place, appropriately, […]
Bishops called to repent after Australian synod defeats same-sex marriage motion
Originally published in Church Times The Australian General Synod of the Anglican Church, meeting in Queensland, has failed to pass a formal statement brought by the diocese of Sydney, which sought to declare that both same-sex marriage and same-sex marriage blessings were contrary “to the teaching of Christ and the faith, ritual, […]
The divided future of Islam — Andrew Richards
Andrew Richards, researcher and director for the Institute for Strategic Foresight, foresees an opportunity for the Church arising from trends in the Islamic world The Islamic divide can be viewed from different perspectives. Firstly, a physical divide within the religion itself between its two main factions, Sunni and Shia. This […]
‘Obedient’ pastor donates life-saving kidney to associate
Originally published in The Christian Post A senior associate pastor at the Bellevue Christian Center in Nebraska, USA, who had been waiting for months to find a donor on the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s kidney transplant list, cried tears of joy before his congregation as he revealed their lead […]
Christian radio ministry spreads Gospel, hope in war-torn Ukraine
By Gerda Potgieter FEBC Ukraine radio hosts are not allowing the war with Russian invaders to stop them from sharing the Good News of Jesus through radio programmes and direct contact with listeners. One such host, Inna, tells of a female listener who called the radio for help after a […]
Iran sentences Christian man to 10 years in prison for hosting house church
Originally published in The Christian Post The Revolutionary Court of Tehran has sentenced an Iranian-Armenian Christian man to 10 years in prison for establishing a house church, which the judge called “propaganda contrary to and disturbing to the holy religion of Islam,” according to reports. Branch 26 of the Revolutionary […]
Keep on keeping on — Angus Buchan
As I write this letter to you, I am feeling like I’m right in the middle, I’m getting my one arm pulled the one side and my other arm pulled the other side, because I am rejoicing for the rain that has fallen in the Karoo and in the Northern […]
Ashley Cloete publishes book on love across colour bar in apartheid days
Gateway News spoke to author and missionary Ashley Cloete about his new book What God Joined Together Starting next week, we will be posting the book on Gateway News as a chapter-by-chapter series. Ashley, I interviewed you about your book Revival Seeds Germinate two years ago. You noted that it […]