South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
[notice]A fortnightly column by Anna Heydenrych.[/notice] My husband and I decided to give up watching television or movies or entertainment of any kind for seven weeks. I suppose if we were living 100 years ago, this would be no big deal. We, however, are conditioned to resort to packaged entertainment […]
[notice]A fortnightly column by Anna Heydenrych.[/notice] When I go grocery shopping, I usually prepare my strategy beforehand. I devise a plan which I write down and take with me to the grocery store. I first think about the week ahead and consider whether there are any special circumstances that I […]
[notice]A fortnightly column by Anna Heydenrych.[/notice] We will be celebrating Easter Sunday in a few days time. It’s the day put aside in the Christian calendar when we remember the resurrection or christ. Let’s be grateful — grateful that 2000 odd years ago, Jesus took on the sins of the […]
[notice]A fortnightly column by Anna Heydenrych.[/notice] Over the past year, I have had the joy of journeying with two of my best friends as they met and fell in love with their husbands. This past weekend I attended one of their weddings where I was privileged enough to serve as […]
[notice]A fortnightly column by Anna Heydenrych.[/notice] Do you sometimes find it difficult to turn your brain off, to slow down the internal dialogue in your mind? There is an analogy of the difference between the brain of a woman and the brain of a man; you might have heard it […]
[notice]A fortnightly column by Anna Heydenrych.[/notice] I hope that you enjoyed a relaxing and refreshing break over the Christmas holidays. I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to travel to an exquisite little piece of Africa on the coast of Mozambique. I greatly appreciated the time spent far away […]
[notice]A final word from Anna Heydenrych for 2011. Her fortnightly column will resume again in mid January![/notice] I can remember so clearly the excited anticipation during the lead up to the year 2000. So I can hardly believe we are already on the brink of saying goodbye to 2011! But […]
[notice]The second part of a 2-part introductory article by Anna Heydenrych whose column will be published fortnightly in Gateway News[/notice] The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched, they must be felt with the heart.” – Helen Keller Last week, I introduced the notion that […]
[notice]The first in a new fortnightly column by Anna Heydenrych[/notice] “May the words of my mouth and the thoughts of my heart be pleasing to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.” Psalms 19 vs 14 The other day, over a quick cup of coffee during my lunch break, […]