Originally published in Christian Today Life Church Pastor Jamie Morgan strongly believes that Christians should not celebrate Halloween because a day that “celebrates” death, violence and fear goes against everything God stands up for—life, peace and light. Morgan laments that many Christians actually celebrate Halloween. She has seen some churches […]
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DRC: Free to choose, but not free from the consequence of choice
In a move that has been hailed as “historical”, the General Synod of the Dutch Reformed Church (“NG Kerk”) last week Friday gave the thumbs-up to same-sex relationships. In 2007 already, the General Synod decided that membership of the Church should be open to all people, irrespective of their sexual […]
God moving sovereignly among PE’s poorest children since citywide mission
[notice]Margita Marx of the Kleinskool Initiative in one of Port Elizabeth’s poorest areas writes about what God is doing among children there since the citywide Switched On mission in August. Her desire is for strong prayer backing at this sensitive time. [/notice] msovereignly On Friday, August 21 [during the Switched […]
Story behind the cross at the Western Cape Mighty Men
In February this year we published a story about a Cape Town man who smoked and drank heavily who reluctantly accepted an invitation to attend the 2013 Karoo Mighty Men Conference where he was radically transformed by God’s love. And so my curiosity was aroused at the Western Cape Mighty Men Conference […]
‘It’s all about Jesus’ says NCMI leader Tyrone Daniel
[notice]Andre Viljoen interviewed Tyrone Daniel, leader of New Covenant Ministries International (NCMI) at the first-ever NCMI World Equip which was held at Rhema Bible Church, Johannesburg last week. The five-day event to celebrate 35 years of God’s goodness in NCMI and to equip members of partnering churches for Kingdom “impact, […]
ACDP calls for condemnation of instructional videos urging Palestinians to knife jews
Multiple stabbings in the West Bank and the firing of rockets from Gaza have resulted in an escalation of the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. ACDP MP and member of Parliaments International Relations Committee, Cheryllyn Dudley said this week that:“The recent clashes between Israelis and Palestinians and the resulting loss […]
Challenging charity walk a journey of spiritual transformation
Vicky van Jaarveld is walking 680-odd kilometres from Bloemfontein to Port Elizabeth to raise funds for different charities, one of them the Emmanuel Child and Youth Care Centre in Middelburg. “As we take on #TheJourney we leave all our failures and disappointments behind, only carrying our lessons learned, renew our […]
NG Kerk aanvaar voorstel: ‘Kerkrade moet self besluit oor gay verhoudings’
Oorspronklik gepubliseer in Netwerk24 Die NG Kerk se algemene sinode het gekies om vorentoe te beweeg in die kerk se standpunt rondom selfdegeslag verhoudinge. Voorstel twee van dr André Bartlett is aanvaar met 102 stemme teenoor die 88 stemme wat dr Chris van Wyk se voorstel aanvaar het. Voorstel 2 […]
Hikers raise awareness of need to defend religious freedom in schools
Originally published in Politics Web The civil rights organisation AfriForum together with the actor Hykie Berg and Jacobsdal Primêre Skool embarked on Monday (October 5, 2015) on a two day hike in the Drakensberg to create awareness for the preservation of religion in schools. The aim of this hike was to once […]
Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound of Christians united in one song
As reports of ISIS terror and other bad news brought fear into the hearts of Christians, Ryno Turketti was led by God to unite people around he world in worshiping God for a time at exactly the same time and the same date. This was a year ago, in October […]