Delegates at this year’s annual conference of the Association of Christian Media (ACM) will focus on ‘reclaiming the culture’. The conference will be held at the Ocean View Hotel, Cape Town, from June 19 to 21, says the ACM in a media release. The keynote speaker will be Dr Mark […]
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Zuma thanks Christians for prayers for ailing Madiba
Originally published allAfrica.com Former president Nelson Mandela was still in hospital receiving treatment for a lung infection, the South African Press Assocation (Sapa) reported on Tuesday morning. Mandela, who turned 94 in July, was admitted to an undisclosed hospital on Wednesday with a recurrence of a respiratory infection that saw […]
Will Graham: Billy Graham has started filming for likely last sermon, ‘My Hope America’
Originally published in Christian Post Will Graham, the grandson of well-known evangelist Billy Graham, says that his grandfather is preparing hard for likely his last sermon in November and has started filming for “My Hope America with Billy Graham.” “This is so exciting for me as a grandson to see […]
How Jesus endured the pain on the cross
By J.Lee Grady — Originally published in Charisma News Nobody performed an autopsy on Jesus’ mangled body after He was taken down from the cross. But doctors who have studied the Bible’s description of His death say the pain would have been beyond excruciating. In fact, the word excruciating means […]
Libya to release 4 jailed missionaries, including SA woman
Originally Published in Christianity Today Libya has announced that it will free from jail four foreign missionaries who were arrested last month on allegations of evangelism, according to Bloomberg News. Citing “homeland security” concerns, police arrested the missionaries on charges of printing and distributing Christian pamphlets in Benghazi. It originally […]
Education: creating circles of influence
[notice]Musings around children’s ministry.[/notice] Browsing through some of the articles on Education in the secular press can make one feel discouraged! Limpopo is now under the spotlight after last year’s textbook scandal, and even though last year’s overall best matriculant came from Limpopo, it seems there is a lingering morbid […]
Outpouring of support for Cross Of Hope continues unabated
As the day to erect the giant Cross Of Hope at Van Stadens River bridge draws closer, project founder and coordinator Robbie Hift says he is deeply moved by the ongoing outpouring of public support for the initiative. The steel sections of the cross have been constructed and are with […]
Rebels take over Central African Republic, ransack churches
By World Watch Monitor A three-month-old rebel uprising in the Central African Republic swept into the country’s capital Sunday, ousting the president and leaving ransacked Christian homes and churches in its wake. A source close to the Episcopal Conference of the Central African Republic told World Watch Monitor that many […]
US pastor imprisoned in Iran writes of torture
Joy of Lord and power to forgive sustaining him — Abedini Originally published in God Reports Pastor Saeed Abedini, a US citizen of Iranian descent imprisoned in Tehran, tells of the torture he has endured for his faith as well as the joy that comes with forgiving his perpetrators in […]
Indonesian church walls go up, then torn down by local government
Cheers went up as a backhoe tore down the barely finished walls of the Batak Protestant Church near Jakarta, Indonesia on Thursday. The pile of rubble that remained was only the latest setback to Christians trying to retain a toehold in the world’s most populous Muslim country. The church, in […]