Louie Giglio (LG) pastor of Passion City Church in Atlanta, Georgia and founder of the Passion movement was recently in South Africa to launch his two latest books: Not Forsaken, on the topic of fatherlessness and his second children’s book, How Great is Our God: 100 Indescribable Devotions About God and Science. Giglio […]
Author: Neziswa Kanju
Louie Giglio implores Church to talk about depression, mental illness
Neziswa Kanju spoke to Louie Giglio, US pastor, Passion movement founder and author during his recent visit to South Africa. In this article she shares on a message-of-the-hour on mental illness, which Giglio drew to her attention. In next week’s Gateway News we will publish her profound interview with Giglio on […]
Former Miss World Rolene Strauss launches her first book
Former Miss South Africa and Miss World Rolene Strauss released her first book Reflections from the Heart/ Vanuit die Hart in Pretoria on Tuesday. Neziswa Kanju, who interviewed Rolene at the launch and has been reading her book, shares on the book and the writer’s journey. Reflections from the Heart is a book […]
Taffi talks about biblical equality and gender roles at TV show launch event
Pastor Taffi, as she is affectionately known, hosted an inspiring one-day-only event in Johannesburg South Africa recently where she spoke to men and women about Biblical equality and gender roles. Titled Taffi Talks, the event, which has already been hosted at different venues in the United States, is aimed at […]
Warm thank you from SA Friends of Israel brings winter comfort to communities
The South African Friends of Israel (SAFI) has been partnering with certain churches to bring warmth in winter to needy Gauteng communities through its “Blankets for Hope” blanket drive. Elderly people in Booysens and children in Eldorado Park were the most recent recipients of blankets provided by a generous sponsor […]
Best-selling authors awarded at annual breakfasts
Angus Buchan, Stephan Joubert and Milanie Volsoo scooped the 2018 South African best-selling authors awards at the recent annual authors’ breakfast hosted in Johannesburg and Stellenbosch by Christian Art Publishers. The three authorse were honoured for all of their books. Dave Strehler won the international best-selling author of the year […]
T D Jakes — SOAR: Build Your Vision from the Ground Up — Book Review
Book Review by Neziswa Kanju Thomas Dexter Jakes, commonly known as T D Jakes, is a familiar face in many Christian broadcasting channels across the world. Having founded and grown The Potter’s House, a non-denominational church in Dallas Texas from 10 members to more than 30 000 members and having […]
Israeli culture shared at Johannesburg freedom seder ahead of Israel’s 70th birthday
See also: https://gatewaynews.co.za/lets-laugh-at-that-april-19-2018/ The Base synagogue in Johannesburg was a hub of festivities on Sunday evening as various groups were hosted by the South African Friends of Israel at a celebratory Passover seder ahead of Israel’s 70th birthday today. The seder meal recounts the biblical story of the Israelites’ journey from […]
Accepting peoples’ differences — Neziswa Kanju
A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships. Everybody who knows me knows how much I love chocolate. Chocolate cake, chocolate ice-cream … anything with chocolate … top deck, mint crisp. Chocolate has been my companion for years. I only have good memories with Miss Chocolate. My mother has given […]
Protected: What I would like to see if there is another ‘It’s Time’ — Neziswa Kanju
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