[notice]A fortnightly devotional based on everyday experiences.[/notice] But Jonah ran away from the Lord and headed for Tarshish. He went down to Joppa, where he found a ship bound for that port. After paying the fare, he went aboard and sailed for Tarshish to flee from the Lord. Then the […]
Other News
Legalised prostitution significantly increases human sex trafficking: study
Originally published in LifeSiteNews LONDON, UK, December 12, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A study of the impact of legalised prostitution has found that countries where prostitution is legal experience larger reported human trafficking inflows than countries in which prostitution is prohibited. Professor Eric Neumayer of the London School of Economics and […]
Angus Buchan messages on being a Christian example
DVD Review by Andre Viljoen ANGUS BUCHAN on FOLLOWING JESUSDistributed by Christian Art Media In this collection of four video messages Angus Buchan encourages believers to be Christian examples to a world that is absolutely desperate and clutching at straws which offer no hope at all. Each of the messages […]
Crime and complexity — and your input!
[notice]A monthly column by Marcel van der Watt, lecturer in the Department of Police Practice at UNISA, former police detective, and current member of the Gauteng Rapid Response Task Team for Human Trafficking.[/notice] The wide varieties of societal issues we face occur in an increasingly complex and rapidly changing society. […]
Faith funding, festival vision for Karoo Mighty Men 2013
The Karoo Mighty Men Conference Committee has taken a huge step of faith and decided to invite men to attend the KMMC 2013 on a voluntary donation basis. Having hosted thousands of men at the inaugural KMMC in 2011 and at this year’s event, the committee members are well aware […]
Good-news stories that stood out in 2012!
[notice]Here are links to 12, memorable good news stories — one for each month — that appeared in Gateway News in 2012. [/notice] JANUARY Irish builders making school dream come true – Cheerful Irish volunteers defy a PE heatwave to help local Christian project make a difference in education. FEBRUARY […]
Kingfisher FM provides a voice for voiceless
Hope that justice will be done for home-improvement-fiasco victims before Christmas Will 43 Port Elizabeth families who are the victims of a RDP-rectification project gone wrong be able to move back into their houses before Christmas? Will they be compensated for their floors and furniture that have been damaged during […]
SA church leaders differ widely on Israel
South African church leaders have made conflicting statements on Israel over the past 10 days, highlighting the widely different positions held by SA Christians on the Holy Land conflict. A group of church leaders led by Bishop Zipho Siwa, the Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church of South Africa, has […]
Zimbabwe Anglicans take back cathedral
Originally published in News 24 Mainstream Anglican Christians in Zimbabwe are returning to their cathedral after a lockout of more than five years staged by an excommunicated, breakaway bishop who claimed loyalty to President Robert Mugabe’s party and used loyalist police to keep people away. Worshippers from across the country […]
Biblical Christmas messages for everybody
DVD Review by Andre Viljoen LET THERE BE LIGHT — ANDY STANLEY Genre: Compilation of Christmas messages Distributed by Christian Art Media In this collection of three Christmas messages, engaging Christian communicator, pastor and author, Andy Stanley shines some light from Scripture that is sure to bring a fresh perspective […]