Pastors Denvar and Rene Marks, an anointed pastoral couple from South Africa, will be relocating this week, on a mandate to train up leaders and prophets in the churches of the predominantly Muslim country of Tanzania. “We are sad to leave our families and comforts yet excited to be used […]
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Global Leadership Summit 2014 — Weekly Update: July 4
Stage is set for world-class, inspiring input for Christian leaders We are celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Global Leadership Summit in South Africa. Hosted by the Willow Creek Association of Southern Africa which was founded in 1999, Willow Creek Association (WCA) serves pioneering pastors and leaders through world-class leadership […]
Religious victory in US means victory for all!
Arlene and I were privileged to join the “March for Marriage” in Washington DC on 19 June. We were also privileged to pray on the steps of the US Supreme Court with thousands of Christians. The timing of those prayers turned out to be significant. On 30 June the US […]
Global Leadership Summit 2014 — Weekly Update: June 27
The Willow Creek Association 2014 Global Leadership Summit will run in South Africa at 11 venues from October 10. The consistently inspiring two-day leadership training event which is held in 105 countries celebrates its 20th anniversary this year — and its 10th anniversary in South Africa! MEET THE SPEAKERS — […]
Bad news for atheists: scientists say universe shouldn’t exist if big bang is true
Originaly published in Charisma News New research bears bad news for the Big Bang theory of the universe’s origin. Scientists at King’s College in London have found that the current model of the Big Bang would have resulted in a universe that collapsed soon after its formation. According to the […]
Social justice and the liquorice moments
[notice]A monthly column by Marcel van der Watt, lecturer in the Department of Police Practice at UNISA, former police detective, and current member of the Gauteng Rapid Response Task Team for Human Trafficking.[/notice] For those working in the field of social justice, the presence of both highs and lows of […]
21 dead as Boko Haram targets World Cup supporters
Originally published in Christian Today An explosion in a shopping mall in Nigeria’s capital Abuja killed at least 21 as crowds gathered to watch the Nigeria v Argentina World Cup match yesterday, June 25. The Associated Press reports witnesses as saying a motorcyclist dropped the bomb at the entrance to […]
Sudanese Christian mother freed, arrested, freed
Meriam Ibrahim could spend 5 more years in prison Originally published in The Christian Post Christian mother turned global persecution icon Meriam Ibrahim could possibly spend another five years in prison after escaping death row on Monday, if Sudanese officials convict her of forging the South Sudanese travel documents she […]
US World Cup star credits Christ for everything
Originally published in Charisma News US soccer star Clint Dempsey is virtually stealing the show in this year’s World Cup. But the United States isn’t the only thing Clint Dempsey is representing on the field. “Now my faith in Christ is what gives me confidence for the future,” Dempsey told Sports Spectrum in a recent […]
Global Christian leaders call on G20 to tackle tax evasion
Christian leaders representing over 1 billion people from 170 nations have sent an Open Letter to heads of the G20, calling for urgent action on corruption and tax evasion, reports Micah Challenge International in a media statement released yesterday (June 26, 2014). This historic anti-corruption initiative by the global Church […]