South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
DVD Review by Anna Heydenrych Genre: Drama; Lead Performer: Dougray Scott; Performers: Naveen Andrews (Lost), Omar Sharif; First released in 2006 as a TV mini series; Released 2014 as two-part feature movie Ten Commandments brings us the story of Moses (not for the first time) in a two part feature […]
Originally published in Gospel Herald Old Fashioned, an independent film about Godly romance created by the makers of “God’s Not Dead,” has garnered massive box office success and received rave reviews from critics in its opening weekend. The film, which hit theaters Valentine’s Day weekend, portrays a former frat boy […]
Movie glamourises sexual violence and domestic abuse [notice]By Dawn Glass, Executive Director of the National Center on Sexual Exploitation with South Africa-specific content added by Taryn Hodgson of Africa Christian Action[/notice] Ster Kinekor in South Africa is promoting the soon-to-be-released Fifty Shades of Grey film as “the hottest cinema experience this Valentine’s […]
Originally published in Christian Post Angelina Jolie, though not religious, discovered the ultimate power of prayer while on set of her forthcoming film “Unbroken,” thanks to her unlikely bond with a WWII hero and devout Christian. Louis Zamperini, who died of pneumonia at age 97 on July 2, was the […]
Jefferson Bethke the 20-something spoken word poet and speaker whose 2012 YouTube video “Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus,” has at this time been viewed more than 28.5 million times, will be visiting South Africa in 2015. Quintis Jacobs, youth pastor of Spirit Word Ministries which is organising the SA tour […]
South Africa’s premier Christian television channel rebranded on November 1, 2014 from TBN Africa to FAITH BROADCASTING NETWORK. This name change and branding strategy is a direct result of the Board’s innovative approach to keep Christian television fresh and relevant in today’s society, says Media Director, Waldo Malan. Since its inception in […]
In the Month of November 2014, Focus on the Family will be partnering with Churches around the country to screen the movie: Irreplaceable. This feature-length documentary film explores answers to the important questions “What is family?” and “Does family still matter in today’s society?” Tim Sisarich, travels the world on a quest to explore what family really means and why it’s important to humanity. While on […]
Media Village Productions has once again walked away with eight awards at the 168 Film Festival in Los Angeles. Nominated for 13 awards Tula Tula caught the attention of an international audience at the Aratani Theatre on Saturday, September 14. The 168 Film Project, which has been running since 2003 requires […]
Trailblazing movie copies up for grabs! Gateway News is giving away seven copies of Holy Ghost — the latest movie by Darren Wilson who made the pioneering and hugely popular Finger Of God, Furious Love and Father Of Lights trilogy. His latest film, which captures the Holy Spirit at work in […]
Originally published in Charisma News Francis and Lisa Chan’s new book, You and Me Forever: Marriage in Light of Eternity, released Tuesday. The couple made and performed in a rap video to promote the book. Watch the funny video, “Ride It Out Together,” below.