Book Review by Val Viljoen MOTHER OF MALAWI by AL GIBSON I had the great privilege of meeting Annie Chikwaza before reading this book, so my enjoyment of it had an extra dimension. But even if this had not been the case, I am sure I would still list this […]
Books & Book Reviews
Heart of the Country — Book review
Book Review by Val Viljoen HEART OF THE COUNTRY by RENE GUTTERIDGE & JOHN WARD Heart of the Country is the story of two prodigals. Luke is from a wealthy background; Faith has come to the big city from the country, running from her father and sister on the death […]
The Global War on Christians: Book review
Book Review by World Watch Monitor THE GLOBAL WAR ON CHRISTIANS: DISPATCHES FROM THE FRONT LINES OF ANTI-CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION by JOHN L. ALLEN JR It has been an astonishing last 12 months for books on the persecution of Christians when there has been such silence on the issue for so […]
The Daniel Plan: 40 Days to a Healthier Life — Review
Book Review by Val Viljoen THE DANIEL PLAN: 40 DAYS TO A HEALTHIER LIFE by RICK WARREN, DANIEL AMEN, MARK HYMAN When I first heard of The Daniel Plan I imagined a radical vegetable and water detox regime. On seeing the subtitle of this book – 40 Days to a […]
Afrika Mhlophe completes book on Ancestral worship
Port Elizabeth pastor, Afrika Mhlophe, believes that his new book, ‘Christianity and the Veneration of the Dead’, will help to set people free from the deception that dead people can influence the lives of living people and will help them discover what the Bible says on the issue. In the book, […]
NIV Adventure Bible gets kids engaged in God’s Word
Book Review by Angela Verreynne NIV ADVENTURE BIBLE — Zondervan Publishers, 2013 By the age of 10, our children are ready to dig into other meaty parts of the scripture that are not normally covered in the Bible story books they have been reading. The Adventure Bible is a wonderfully […]
Book by SA theologian calls on Church to refocus on the person of Jesus
A church without Jesus? Impossible you say? Yet theologian and pastor Dr Christopher Peppler argues in his newly revised book ‘Truth is the Word’ that in much of the church of today, good works, spiritual manifestations, social issues and even the Bible itself, have edged out Jesus’s pivotal place in […]
NIV Leadership Bible: Leading by The Book
Book Review by Allan VerryneNIV LEADERSHIP BIBLE — Zondervan Publishers 2013 I have been in active ministry for some 40 years now, and consequently I have had the privilege of owning various formats of the Bible. It is my handbook in every sense of the word. I cannot live without God […]
Rick Warren’s health book, The Daniel Plan, released
Christian Art Distributors (CAD) announce the release of The Daniel Plan: 40 Days to a Healthier Life, a book written by influential pastor and author Rick Warren. Published by Zondervan and written with the help of three expert doctors who were recruited to develop the science of the plan, the […]
Help to end slavery by praying through the hotspots of human trafficking
You may not be able to participate in hands-on action against human trafficking but thanks to an excellent booklet called ‘Pray Freedom’ you can play a vital role on your knees. I spoke to Esmarie Taljaard of Freedom Climb, a project of OM, which produced the 12-week prayer guide which […]