I was sitting in the back corner of my local hangout, McDonald’s, enjoying a hefty quarter pounder when a young man walked up to me. I didn’t recognise him at first, but something seemed vaguely familiar about his features. He sported a long beard and was exceptionally well-groomed. From the […]
Tag: God’s perspective
What does God say about gold? — David Melvill
Investment advisor David Melvill goes to the Bible to seek God’s perspective on gold. Does the old adage of “As good as gold,” still hold true today? In order to answer this question it would be prudent to go right back to the very first mention of gold in man’s […]
Journey to change — Marian Fitz-Gibbon
The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit. — John 3.8 NIV What’s the meaning? Nicodemus thought he was doing everything right. He was a pharisee, […]
ANC conference — Who climbed the ladder? What ladder are you climbing? — Marian Fitz-Gibbon
Who climbed on top of who to get to the very top of the ladder? Who used who? In the words of Toko Xasa, ANCWL national spokesperson, as well as league president, Bathabile Dlamini there has been a lot of blame shifting for the outcome of the results of the […]
What to do when everything seems to be falling apart — Hannah Viviers
A monthly column on purpose, passion and power in Jesus. As 2017 comes to a close, I’m finding strange comfort in the realisation that I am not the only one who had a tough year. Last week I could feel myself coming undone — I went through a roller coaster […]
Thinking God’s thoughts before we engage in social justice
[notice]A monthly column that reflects on living in the Kingdom of God.[/notice] In the light of the recently ended Justice conference and my recent reading of the book Rethinking Social Justice by Darrow Miller, I thought it would be appropriate to pen some thoughts on the issue of social justice […]
Why the ‘silent majority’ are silent — and why they must speak up
[notice]A monthly column on purpose, passion and power in Jesus.[/notice] They called themselves, “the silent majority.” The people who supported Donald Trump that is. The world was FLABBERGASTED when he won. Oh! The horror! The absolute mayhem! For days I’d been glued to BBC World, watching the drama unfold. It […]
President Zuma and South Africa through God’s eyes
President Jacob Zuma’s recent controversial reshuffling of Finance Ministers caused the rand to fall to record lows against major world currencies overnight — and caused many South Africans’ hopes for our nation to plummet to new depths. But how does God look at South Africa? What is His heart for […]
Message of hope for 2016 from Malaysia
ISAAC Network School of the Spirit 2015 [notice]Gateway News Volunteer Reporter Claire Sally Roos recently attended the annual ISAAC Network School of the Spirit in Malaysia. She shares a South African perspective on the prophetic message of hope for 2016 delivered by ISAAC Network leader and international prophetic movement […]
Call for men to lead from a higher vantage point — seeing what God sees
KMMC speaker Louis Els will bring a word he feels is on God’s heart Men play an important role in God’s Kingdom, because as it goes in the family, so it goes with the nation, according to Louis Els who will bring the Word of God to the Friday-night session […]