South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
A feature by Charles Gardner, that was originally published in ‘Heroes of Faith’, an inspiring UK-based quarterly magazine Andrew Murray (1828-1917) was among the world’s most inspiring devotional writers. And although he lived for the most part in the 19th century, reprints of his writings (he wrote 240 books) kept […]
A novel that brings a remarkable Christian character to life Book Review by PN Nelson What a wonderful read! This novel provides an excellent background to Andrew Murray’s books, his ministry, his family life, and his spiritual journey. The first section of the book focuses on the revival in the […]
By Olea Nel — novelist who writes on the life and works of Andrew Murray Most Christians today know of Andrew Murray as a prolific author of devotional books. But few know that he was a great visionary and the first to spearhead women’s education in South Africa via establishing […]
By Olea Nel — novelist who writes on the life and works of Andrew Murray The opening of the Andrew Murray Spirituality Centre in Wellington took place in late February and was accompanied by a two-day conference with the theme: Rooted in Christ. The vision for this Centre is to […]
By Olea Nel — a novelist who writes on the life and works of Andrew Murray By 1895, South African church leader Andrew Murray (1828-1917) had become one of the best-known devotional authors in church circles in the English-speaking world. It was therefore not surprising that he was invited to […]
Stumbling upon a confronting quotation Several years ago now, while browsing through some books in a large bookstore in Cape Town, I came across Hermann Giliomee’s impressive tome titled The Afrikaners. As I was trying to balance it in the palm of one hand, it fell open to page 208, […]
Tell us about yourself and the how you were inspired to write about Andrew Murray. I grew up in Cape Town, South Africa. And it was there as a young teenager that I grew to love Andrew Murray’s devotional works. My grandfather used to purchase them from market stalls on […]