Sunday October 2 is International Life Chain Sunday and South African Christians are invited to take a stand for the right to life of pre-born babies by participating in the National March for Life in Durban, or in Life Chains in other centres. On previous Life Chain Sundays, up to […]
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Australian pastor killed in Malawi
Originally published in World An Australian pastor died yesterday in a South African hospital after a weekend assault in Malawi, his family announced today. Salvation Army Major Geoff Freind, 59, had embarked on a five-week trip to train Christian pastors in several African countries, stopping last week in Rwanda. Freind’s […]
New light on Holocaust heroine who paid the ultimate sacrifice
A brave Scot who sowed in tears The discovery of a handwritten will and more than 70 photographs has provided fresh insight into the life of a Christian martyr who perished at Auschwitz. Just six months before the camp was liberated by the Red Army on January 27, 1945, the […]
A brave start, and a brave journey – sharing the Father’s love with the homeless
Homeless ministry Acts of Bravery certainly had a brave start. While on his way home from a night shift at work, Dylan Coert was approached on a Port Elizabeth street by a homeless man who feared he was dying. Coert led the man to the Lord and called an ambulance. […]
Mighty Men running from top of Table Mountain to MMC at Malmesbury
Bertie Cloete, 47, a real-life miracle marathon man from Cape Town will be leading a team of 12 Christian runners on a unique 70km relay run from the top of Table Mountain to the Mighty Men Conference Western Cape near Malmesbury on Friday, September 23. The so-called M2M (Mountain to […]
Western Cape Mighty Men reach out to gangsters
The Mighty Men Conference Western Cape team has reached out to gangsters in the wake of gang violence in the Western Cape that has seen 31 people — mostly youths — killed in just 31 days in Delft, on the outskirts of Cape Town. “We made contact with Minister Dan […]
Chance to say ‘no’ to legalisation of pornography
Last week Cause for Justice made oral submissions in Parliament, together with other key stakeholders, on the Films and Publications Amendment Bill. This Bill, amongst other things, proposes the decriminalisation of online pornography. Parliament now has a big task ahead before the deliberations on the Bill take place from September […]
New national resource line offers hope in fight against human trafficking
[notice]A new fortnightly column by a team of real people dedicating their lives to the fight against human trafficking, exploitation and social injustice. This week’s writer is Nicolette Kapp of the A21 Campaign[/notice] As the sun rises over the suburbs of South Africa, civil society will wake up with a new […]
A sacred assembly — to repent and seek healing of our land
[notice]A monthly column by farmer, preacher and writer for Jesus, Angus Buchan[/notice] We believe God has given to the believers in South Africa a commandment, a mandate, to gather together in one place, at one time, and to repent, (say sorry), so that Jesus can heal SA. People from every […]
Gay debat — NK Kerk plan buitengewone Algemene Sinode
Oorspronklik in Kerkbode gepubliseer Die buitengewone Algemene Sinode van die NG Kerk wat weer sal besin oor verhoudinge tussen mense van dieselfde geslag, gaan van 7 tot 10 November vergader. Die sinode word gehou in die kerkgebou van Pierre van Ryneveld waar die Oostelike Sinode ook van 23 tot 26 Oktober […]