South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Amid multiple crises and rising antisemitism around the world, there is unprecedented spiritual hunger among Jewish people. So concludes a Jews for Jesus Impact Report announcing a five-year vision to expand the ministry. Entitled The Nets are Breaking, it is rooted in the story from chapter five of Luke’s Gospel […]
A wondrous event is taking place signalling that we could be on the verge of the grand culmination of the ages. Whereas 2 000 years ago, on the Feast of Pentecost being celebrated this week, 3 000 Jews bowed the knee to Yeshua, their Messiah, there are now an estimated […]
I have been greatly encouraged by a fascinating series on the “Word and the Spirit” examining the important role played by Martyn Lloyd-Jones in this debate. It has been published by Evangelicals Now and is part of a doctoral thesis by Australian pastor Adam Ramsay. As Ramsay noted, the great […]
As we witness the fresh horrors of war even as it happens, the reality of it all struck me forcibly through the memoirs of a naval surgeon. Lt Commander Paul Houghton spent much of World War 2 on the high seas as a medical officer tending to wounds and conducting […]
Passover is so much more than an historic event, or even a special annual feast. It’s an ongoing symbol of freedom from slavery. As Haman was hanged on the gallows he had built for Mordecai, the Jew, in ancient Persia, so Iran’s Khamenei (sound familiar?) has come to grief in […]
There’s been much fanfare over the screening of a new film on Wuthering Heights, the Emily Brontë novel that has sent romantic hearts racing over nearly two centuries. One result has been a fresh boost for tourism to Brontë country, focused on the village of Haworth in West Yorkshire. But […]
By Charles Gardner, UK Correspondent I never thought I’d end up going to a Beatles concert in my home city of Doncaster. Okay, so it was a tribute act, but it might just as well have been the real thing it was so good! Stay tuned and I’ll tell you […]
Rescued from a lifestyle of sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll, Rennie Clarke describes himself as the Prodigal come home! And the last 25 years have been “incredibly more exciting than anything the world can offer”. Instead of indulging in wanton decadence, he now dedicates his days to serving others, […]
Edward Mitford could never have imagined the extraordinary transformation of the desert wilderness through which he was travelling on horseback with his friend Henry Layard. The year was 1840 and the British diplomat was outlining his thoughts and plans for regathering the Jews to their ancient land, for which he […]
Let the House of God be Built is hardly a catchy title for a book1 which nevertheless contains boundless treasure along with a profoundly challenging message for today’s believers. The title is taken from the Book of Ezra and relates to the rebuilding of Jerusalem’s Temple. Prolific author Lance Lambert, […]