Originally published in NBC News. A federal judge in Los Angeles on Tuesday overturned a 2019 jury verdict that found pop singer Katy Perry’s song Dark Horse improperly copied a 2009 Christian rap song. Judge Christina A Snyder wrote that the individual elements of the Christian rap song Joyful Noise […]
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Iconic Christian singer Sandi Patty hit with COVID-19
As the recent illness of Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson has shown that no one is immune from COVID-19, now word comes that five-time Grammy Award-winning Christian singer Sandi Patty has been diagnosed with the coronavirus too. A spokeswoman for Patty told CBN News she is in stable […]
Worship and coronavirus – 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. Many Christians, unable to congregate for worship after the government banned meetings of over 100 people, have joined thousands who are congregating in shopping malls. That’s […]
Jamaican Gospel artist Chevelle Franklyn releasing worship single recorded in SA
Multiple award-winning Jamaican gospel singer Chevelle Franklyn, is set to release Go In Your Strength, the debut worship single from her full-length album South Wind Vol 1, globally on April 3. Recorded in South Africa, the 13-track album features the voices of South African Gospel singer Ntokozo Mbambo. Franklyn co-produced […]
Prophetic art conference in PE in May
Emerging and master artists everywhere are invited to attend a 3-day Christian prophetic art conference in Port Elizabeth from Friday May 1 to Saturday May 3. The aim of the conference is to bring artists together to grow and flow with the Holy Spirit in their creative expression, said Karien Dutton, […]
Highly-anticipated ‘I Still Believe’ movie releasing in SA on March 20
True-life Christian love story, I Still Believe , which tells the story of award-winning Christian singer Jeremy Camp and his first marriage to Melissa Lynn Henning-Camp who died in 2001, less than a year after they were wed, launches in South Africa on Friday March 20. Country singer Shania Twain plays the role […]
Songs of realism, songs of fantasy — 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. The other Sunday I listened to the world news before coming to our worship service. The news told of those destructive fires in Australia, of floods […]
Preston Sprinkle — Living in a Gray World: Book review
Book review by Debbie Hemmens The explanation on the front cover says this book is “A Christian Teen’s Guide To Understanding Homosexuality. The book does just that through honest conversation, real-life examples and biblical research for people to find answers that align with God’s intent. The book is written primarily […]
‘Unplanned’ — Movie review
Andrea Dawn Combs of Africa Christian Action reviews the movie, Unplanned which launches in select theatres in South Africa, Namibia and Zambia on Friday Unplanned is the powerful, true story of Abby Johnson, who was enchanted by the notion of working for Planned Parenthood, believing their goal is to help women and […]
Holy Spirit behind hit series ‘The Chosen’, says Jesus actor
Originally published in The Christian Post Filmmaker Dallas Jenkins and the star of his new series The Chosen, Jonathan Roumie, spoke about the power behind their multi-season hit series at the 28th annual Movieguide Awards. The first-ever multiseason show about the life of Jesus’ followers, The Chosen: Season One, is […]