In the wake of last week’s terror attack in London, our UK correspondent Charles Gardner recalls another day in the city when Islamic terror struck his family. Last week’s London terror attack brought back dark memories of the dreadful day that Islamic terrorism struck our family. Now commonly remembered as […]
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Turning the tables — Charles Gardner
Opponents of Israel are building their own gallows As Iran’s supreme leader calls for a ‘holy intifada’ to eradicate Israel, Jews everywhere can be encouraged that the tables were turned on a man from the same part of the world when he made a similar threat. As we approach the […]
Israeli backpacker finds Yeshua in far-off New Zealand
An Israeli backpacker had to travel to the other side of the world before finding the Jewish Messiah no-one had told him about at home. Born and raised in a secular kibbutz (and knowing almost nothing about Jesus), Omri Jaakobovich was taken aback when the Dutch-born host of his hostel […]
Time for another reformation — Charles Gardner
From reports of Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s meeting with his British counterpart Theresa May, it seems that the UK government doesn’t really believe Iran is a threat to world peace or, for that matter, that God’s chosen people are worth supporting to the hilt. In defying a call for fresh […]
Christian faith motivated historic pledge to return land to Jews
Jan Smuts was one of architects of Balfour Declaration A political document which promised to return the Jews to their ancestral land was motivated by the evangelical Christian faith of a uniquely international, cross-party, British war cabinet that included the legendary South African Jan Smuts. This was the claim of […]
Heroes of the Holocaust
Men and women who defied the bullies and risked their lives [notice]Tomorrow — January 27 — is Holocaust Memorial Day. Charles Gardner reflects on a rise in anti-Semitism today, and our response.[/notice] Seventy-two years after the liberation of Auschwitz by the Red Army on January 27 1945, Britain and other […]
Moon walkers’ heavenly perspective
Three heroic astronauts worship the God of creation Following in the steps of Jesus was more exciting than walking on the moon. These are the words attributed to Neil Armstrong, the first man to set foot on the moon’s surface, during a visit to Israel. And fellow astronaut Buzz Aldrin, […]
How beautiful on the mountains … — a divine appointment
God’s appointment with Israeli family on a South African farm Anyone unconvinced about God’s special love for the Jewish people should look no further than this remarkable story set in the mountains of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, where I grew up. A Christian meeting was set to take place at a […]