South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Book Review by Afrika Mhlophe Proverbs 18:21 says, “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit” (NKJV). If you are one those people who believe in the power of positive words then you will find the ‘Prophetic Word Bank’ […]
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 […]
Book Review by Val Viljoen In the Bible, the story of Ruth is beautiful and inspiring. It is a story of redemption and restoration, and can be a powerful initiator of hope to those who are experiencing disappointment and discouragement in their journey through life. Sarah Jakes is the daughter […]
Music Review by Ellenor Lotter Have you ever dreamed of being stranded on a desert island? Yes, a desert island and actually dreaming of going there! I know this sounds a bit extreme but think about it for a moment… It feels like the years go by quicker as I […]
Book Review by Andre Viljoen WALKING BY FAITH: 366 DAILY DEVOTIONS by ANGUS BUCHAN “Will you walk by faith and not by sight?” Angus Buchan asks readers in the January 1 entry in his new book of daily devotions for every day of the year. Echoing the words of Scripture […]
This weekend Port Elizabethans will experience fresh pressed Christian creative arts at the launch of Whimsical — Worship in Motion. Whimsical is a platform to showcase home-grown talent — specifically Christian creative arts. “We recognise the need to build and support worshippers in our city whether they be musicians, singers, […]
[notice]A monthly interview column in which Mike Beets tunes into the heartbeat of Christian musicians and the SA Christian music industry.[/notice] After a successful twelve years as the popular character “Emma” in the evergreen Afrikaans soap “Sewende Laan”, Bertha Le Roux has decided to close this chapter of her life […]
Christian singer, songwriter Darlene Zschech who has been undergoing aggressive treatment since she was diagnosed with breast cancer in December 2013 says her doctor has just confirmed that there is no sign of cancer in her body. “In the good Dr’s very South African accent he said ‘this is […]
Originally published in Drum Famed South African Gospel group, Joyous Celebration, has released a statement announcing the passing of one of its members – Lihle Mbanjwa. According to the statement, the singer was in a car accident that also left her fellow band-mate and drummer, Sabu Satsha, in a critical […]
Following the recent racial twitter spat between popular Afrikaans singer Steve Hofmeyr and puppeteer Conrad Koch with his puppet Chester Missing a YouTube video emerged from a certain Bouwer Bosch; a spoken word video in Afrikaans titled “Kleurblind”. The video has since gone viral and made headlines in most of […]