South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
A monthly column that reflects on living in the Kingdom of God. In Acts chapter 17, verses 17 to 34 highlight the apostle Paul visiting and preaching the gospel in Athens. What would that have to do with contemporary discussions in South Africa and the global South on the […]
A monthly column that reflects on living in the Kingdom of God. Recently, I was having one of those conversations about our history in South Africa. A few days later, I stumbled upon a video shared on Facebook. The video is entitled A lesson on South African history by President […]
A monthly column that reflects on living in the Kingdom of God. 2 Samuel 12 records an unusual story. King David had just done the unthinkable: he had taken another man’s wife, slept with her and ensured her husband Uriah was killed on the battlefield. This was David’s shocking fall […]
A monthly column that reflects on living in the Kingdom of God. Since the high-profile reports of the murder and abuse of women and children, hardly a day goes by that we don’t hear about the most shocking acts of violence and abuse. Recently the Minister of Social Development brought […]
A monthly column that reflects on living in the Kingdom of God. A few weeks ago a friend of mine sent me an article on the little known or talked about African-Arab Islamic slave trade. After reading the article and another book on slavery, I discovered how little I knew […]
[notice]A monthly column that reflects on living in the Kingdom of God.[/notice] In my line of work, I am approaching a very emotional time of the year. Leading a church that is mostly made up of university students, we are about to say our goodbyes to a good number of […]
[notice]A monthly column that reflects on living in the Kingdom of God.[/notice] I don’t know if you have noticed that is becoming increasingly difficult to think, evangelise and publicly behave as a Christian. When we really get to grips with the reality of what it means to be a Christian, […]
[notice]A monthly column that reflects on living in the Kingdom of God.[/notice] When I started writing this column, it was national election time in South Africa. In my first piece, I urged us as South Africans to engage in the public sphere with a Biblical lens. I deliberately entitled it […]
[notice]A monthly column that reflects on living in the Kingdom of God.[/notice] It’s National Arts Festival time in Grahamstown once again, and our city is gearing up for this annual extravaganza. Every Christian trying to live out their worldview in the arts is probably finding things difficult. Difficult because we […]
[notice]A monthly column that reflects on living in the Kingdom of God.[/notice] There is a sense on the university campuses of South Africa, that it is just a matter of time before the next protest arises, and that student activism is now an ongoing feature of the university landscape. Having […]