South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
The “Just Jesus Christian Counselling and Healing Conference” on April 5 and 6 at Overfflow Church, Fish Hoek, Cape Town is a call to action for churches to address their communities’ pressing mental health needs, says counselling psychologist and conference organiser Michelle Wanless At its core, she says, the conference […]
Logos Hope, the world’s largest floating book fair docked in Gqeberga (Port Elizabeth) this afternoon and will be open to the public from 1pm tomorrow (Friday February 23). The OM ministry ship will remain in the port until March 17, and will once again be offering the public a variety […]
A fortnightly column in which Marzanne Slabbert explores the enigmatic fusion of faith and art in South Africa. Join her on an artistic journey and explore the many ways in which God is using the visual arts! South Africa, with its rich cultural heritage and diverse artistic traditions, offers a […]
“One deadline no one will miss is the moment we die,” writes veteran South African journalist Ron Steele in the final chapter of his frank and fascinating memoir, Deadline Eternity: a journalist torn by three loves. Now in his 80s, Ron began sports reporting for the Rand Daily Mail at […]
An Australian father-and-son team, Francis and Kieran Walsh have created an online tool which helps Christians to align their text messages with the wisdom found in God’s Word Called Message With Grace the tool can be found at www.messagewithgrace.com. All you have to do is copy and paste your message […]
Originally published in The Roys Report Henry Blackaby, a pastor and author whose Experiencing God Bible study sold more than 8 million copies, has died at age 88. “We are deeply saddened to hear the news of the passing of Henry Blackaby,” Ben Mandrell, president of Lifeway Christian Resources, Blackaby’s longtime […]
A fortnightly column in which Marzanne Slabbert explores the enigmatic fusion of faith and art in South Africa. Join her on an artistic journey and explore the many ways in which God is using the visual arts! It was an early weekday morning and my calendar reminded me that it […]
Book review by Charles Gardner Some years ago, I chanced upon a magnificent sight only a few miles from my home – a stunning viaduct carrying a disused railway over a wooded valley. It was a hidden gem I had no idea was there. I have just finished reading a […]
Originally published in The Christian Post Christian hip-hop artist Lecrae thanked Jesus for “using broken instruments to play healing music” and for being “my all in all in everything” after snagging two Grammy Awards in Christian music categories on Sunday night. At the 66th annual Grammy Awards on Feruary 4 […]
Originally published in CBN News The director behind the highly successful faith-based film, Jesus Revolution, is bringing a new series about the life of King David to Amazon Prime Video. Director Jon Erwin and former Netflix executive Kelly Merryman Hoogstraten have co-founded The WONDER Project, a faith-based, values-driven movie studio. “I believe […]