Christian musician Dewald Gouws who is well-known as a worship leader at Mighty Men conferences shares a testimony about the origin of one of his latest songs, Born Again: “After a wonderful holiday in the Cape in October of 2016, and long hours spent on the road, I decided to let […]
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Songs of fantasy … Songs of reality — Hugh Wetmore
[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] A close friend wrote to me asking for prayer as he faces a crisis of rejection and slander-gossip. A former pastor had publicly attacked him over […]
Time to get creative with God
God is the creator of everything. Everywhere you look there are magnificent patterns, shapes, colours, shades and hues all expressing and reflecting His absolute glory and creativity. Many years ago I dabbled in painting then feasted down the avenues of history of art, bought an easel, a palette, a good […]
MOVIEWISE — March 3 2017 (WIN ‘ANDERKANT DIE STILTE’ DVD)
[notice]Pieter Pohl, founder of Innovation Films and marketing manager of CMD Entertainment Africa, sheds some light on the latest movies.[/notice] UPCOMING MOVIE RELEASE GALLOWS ROAD – IN CINEMA APRIL 7! – A tale of a tragic crime, revenge, God’s forgiveness and reconciliation. See Ernie Hudson and Kevin Sorbo in this […]
‘Jesus Film’ reaches incredible 1 500th translation
Originally published in Christian News Wire Jesus Film Project announced on Wednesday during the annual National Religious Broadcasters Convention the completion of its 1 500th language translation of The Jesus Film, the most watched film in history according to The Guinness Book of World Records. The 1 500th language, Daasanach, […]
Sistine chapel Christian art by the masters is digitally photographed
Originally published in Christian Today The Sistine Chapel at the Vatican has been given a digital make-over with thousands of photographs taken for the first time since 1994 in a move which will aid future restorations. A five-year project has left the Vatican Museums with 270 000 digital frames that […]
The Shack film stirs debate as did preceding book
Originally published in Christian Telegraph The Shack movie based on William Paul Young’s New York Times bestseller and award-winning book by the same title stirs debate as the book did, Christian Telegraph reports according to Baptist Press. A fictional and emotionally destroyed Mack Phillips answers a mysterious invitation to a […]
Tim Hughes, Mike Pilavachi at live album recording at LIV Village
Two thousand worshipers will gather on April 8 2017 in Cottonlands, KwaZulu-Natal, for Live at LIV led by Worship Central singer/songwriter Tim Hughes (UK), Soul Survivor founder Mike Pilavachi (UK) and the LIV Village Choir. The reason for the event, which is open to the public, is to gather worshipers […]
Beyond the River is a ‘must-see’ movie, say previewers
A true reflection of South Africa, A must-see for all South Africans, Very enlightening, Brilliant — a few comments that Gateway News captured from people after the preview screening in Port Elizabeth last week of Heartlines’ new movie Beyond the River. Based on a true story of two South African men […]
New bibles highlighted at book sales conference
New Bible releases took centre stage at Christian Art Media’s (CAM) recent sales conference in Johannesburg which was attended by bookstore owners, Christian music distributors, and media practitioners, as well as CAM partners such as the Zondervan group and Capital Music. Zondervan is releasing the Jesus Bible which is spearheaded […]