“Will you ride with me?” asks the Lord with fire in His eyes and a sword in His hand in the worship song by Andy Park of Vineyard Worship. “Yes Lord, we will ride with you,” sings skilled horseman and lay preacher Armand van der Merwe as he rides forwards, […]
Arts & Events
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 […]
200 years of ‘Silent Night’: Singers mark carol’s birthday
Originally published in Fox News One of the most famous songs of Christmas was celebrated Tuesday as it approaches its 200th anniversary, with a concert at the New York City church where Silent Night is believed to have been sung in the United States for the first time and where […]
Harvest Christian Church launches debut worship album
On Saturday December 1 Harvest Christian Church, Port Elizabeth, renowned for its worship ministry and musical heritage, will be launching its debut worship album. The album is made up of original songs, all written, arranged, and played by Harvest church members. The album title track is called Beloved, which is based on the […]
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 […]
Afrika Mhlope — A Passion for Position: Book review
Book Review by Michael Cassidy It is astonishing to me that a leadership book of this depth and significance can come from the pen of a relatively young leader. The fact is it reveals a depth of maturity and insight which would be rare even in a leader who had […]
INTERVIEW: Afrika Mhlophe on his new book, ‘A Passion for Position’
Gateway News interviews pastor, author, columnist and public speaker Afrika Mhlophe about his latest book A Passion for Position In your first two books you boldly challenged the prevalence in our part of the world of Christians who also worship ancestors, and believers who care more about their ethnicity than […]
Lauren Daigle performs hit song on ‘The Ellen Show’
Originally published in Christian Headlines Lauren Daigle made her Ellen debut on Tuesday when she took to The Ellen Show stage to perform the hit song Still Rolling Stones from her new album. On Tuesday, award-winning Christian artist Lauren Daigle appeared on The Ellen Show, hosted by Ellen DeGeneres, and […]
How to find songs to fit scriptures and themes — Hugh Wetmore
Hugh Wetmore is a songwriter and student of worship trends. He invites you to join the worship conversation by commenting on his monthly column. If the Bible writes about it, and the pastor preaches on it, then we should sing about it! We should sing the teachings of the Bible […]
Eugene Peterson dies at 85 — joyful to the end
Originally published in Charisma News Prolific author and speaker Eugene Peterson died Monday. He was 85. “During the previous days, it was apparent that he was navigating the thin and sacred space between earth and heaven,” according to his family. “We overheard him speaking to people we can only presume […]