After nearly eight decades have passed, dramatic new stories of the Holocaust survivors keep emerging. And Twice Rescued Child (published by SPCK in 2019) is another inspiring testament to triumph over adversity. It also echoes the truth of Romans 8:28: “that in all things God works for the good of […]
Tag: Christian biography
‘He Said Yes!’ — new book launched on unsung SA hero of the faith
Gateway News interviews veteran Christian journalist Dot Mitchell about her new book He Said Yes! — about the life of trailblazing South African Christian leader Derek Crumpton Tell us about your own connection with Derek Crumpton “The first time I met Derek Crumpton and his wife Jean was in 1976 […]
Andrew Murray: quacking duck or sounding bell? — Olea Nel
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, […]
Eric Metaxas — Martin Luther: The Man Who Rediscovered God and Changed the World: Book review
October 2017 marked the 500th anniversary of the action that is considered to have sparked the enormous religious and social changes known as the Reformation. That a humble monk by the name of Martin Luther nailed his Ninety-five Theses to the door of Wittenburg Castle Church in October 1517, traditionally […]