The Footprints Festival being held this weekend half an hour from East London has a stunning line-up of events, yet for Christians, significant is the holding of a thanksgiving praise and worship service on the Sunday (June 1, 2014) Anyone who has attended the Feast of Tabernacles in Jerusalem in […]
Music
Sidetracked with Joshua Na Die Reen
[notice]A monthly interview column in which Mike Beets tunes into the heartbeat of Christian musicians and the SA Christian music industry.[/notice] With emphatic style Joshua Na Die Reen hit the South African music scene in 2013, forcing people to sit up and take notice. Their own unique style of stadium […]
Retief Burger — Luidkeels 7 Jaar van lof: Resensie
Musiek Resensie deur Ellenor Lotter RETIEF BURGER — LUIDKEELS 7 JAAR VAN LOF Vandag bereik my woorde jou in die ‘hemelse taal’ soos ons Pastoor dit tong in die kies, beskryf! Dit voel of ek ‘n ou vriend nader wink wanneer ek dink aan Retief Burger en hierdie week kyk […]
Elevation Worship — Only King Forever: Review
Music Review by Ellenor Lotter ELEVATION WORSHIP — ONLY KING FOREVER: KARI JOBE Today the stirred heart inside me is calling out to the worshipper in yours… With this week being very significant in our Nation with our people making their mark at the polls, we had the privilege of […]
When the band is on holiday
[notice]Hugh Wetmore is a songwriter and student of worship trends. He invites you to join the worship conversation by commenting on his monthly column.[/notice] This month of May gives us more Holidays. How do these affect your Worship Services? Our church has a pool of three excellent drummers, but they […]
Christian punk band release benefit single for family in need
By Old Timers band member, Don de Necker The Old-Timers is an unashamedly Christian punk band from South Africa that’s purpose is to give glory to God. We attain to no laurels or acclaims but purely through our music to set an example of faith, to love without judgement the […]
Hillsong proclaims ‘Jesus,’ ‘No Other Name’ from NYC Times Square billboards
Originally published in Gospel Herald A popular pentecostal megachurch recently took to one of New York City’s most frequented platforms to proclaim the name of Jesus. Hillsong Church, which has campuses all over the world, used 21 of the digital screens in Times Square to loop a video made of […]
Playlist — The Very Best of Israel and New Breed: Review
Music Review by Ellenor Lotter PLAYLIST: THE VERY BEST OF ISRAEL AND NEW BREED Have you ever been in a battle and you wished you had a weapon in your hand that would not only inspire you to stick it out till the end but trample the head of the […]
iWorship — Now/Next 2014: Review
Music Review by Ellenor Lotter iWORSHIP: NOW/NEXT 2014 In the wake of Passover as just celebrated all over the globe, I find myself with the desire to shout the good news from the mountains and give a sigh of great relief to discover a compilation album just recently released by […]
Sidetracked with Adam Barnard
[notice]A monthly interview column in which Mike Beets tunes into the heartbeat of Christian musicians and the SA Christian music industry.[/notice] Following a hugely successful career that included six albums released in South Africa and one released in the UK and Germany, Adam Barnard from the extremely popular light classical […]