Persecution continues today, but in a different form By World Watch Monitor Memorial services are being held in Tehran, London and California to mark the 20th anniversary of the death of Haik Hovsepian, an Iranian pastor hailed by many Christians as a martyr. Hovsepian vanished on January 19, 1994, three […]
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Waiting for the Ultimate Strategist
[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] The notion of ‘strategy’ often surfaces in the counter-human trafficking discourse when we come together as a […]
Using the ‘B’ word this year
[notice]Revivalist Shannon-Leigh Barry shares her wit and passion and the pursuits of her 20something heart in a monthly column that speaks to the desires of young adults in today’s Christian society. [/notice]The thing about writing a column about your heart is that the people you write about will probably end up […]
Man sues Eskom over power-saving prayers
Originally published in ioL News A North West man is claiming R250 million from Eskom for preventing power cuts through his own prayers, Beeld newspaper reported today (Wednesday, January 22). Nelson Thabo Modupe, of Lichtenburg, has argued that he prevented power cuts during the 2010 Soccer World Cup through his […]
Egyptians embrace new constitution
Originally published in World Mag Early results indicate Egyptian voters have overwhelmingly passed a constitutional referendum that paves the way for presidential elections in a country that has ousted two presidents in less than two years. Initial reports show that more than 90 percent of Egyptians approved the new constitution […]
‘God told me to give you one of my kidneys’ – a testimony
Originally published in MLive When Sarah Farkas of Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA, decided to donate a kidney to a man she barely knew, she broke the news to him one Sunday at church. “This is going to sound crazy,” she said, “but I think God told me to give you […]
UK Christian Judge issued judicial misconduct warning for defending Biblical marriage
The official body with responsibility for judicial conduct in the UK has chastised a leading High Court judge, who is also a Christian, over comments asserting that biblical marriage is the best option for society. Sir Paul Coleridge was given a formal warning by the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office (JCIO) […]
Clouded legacy: The lives of Ariel Sharon
By Jonathan Feldstein — Originally published in Charisma News Since 2006, former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was in the news regularly, though less frequently as the years passed, not for what he’d done, but for what he hadn’t done until this week. He died. I write this neither […]
Sabbath School Songs — 15 Classic Christian Songs for Kids: Review
DVD Review by Val Viljoen This is a delightful DVD with visuals of happy animated young children singing, dancing and doing various actions. Each song has been done in a different setting and includes cutaways to other visuals. The overall impact is one of beauty and joy. Subtitles allow you […]
Prayer, services, pickets over ‘national sin of abortion’ [UPDATED]
South African Christian pro-life activists urge churches and Christians in SA to mark the approaching 17th anniversary of abortion-on-demand in the country by praying and participating in pickets in various parts of the country. Since the Termination of Pregnancy Act was passed on February 1, 1997 against the will of […]

