Two new Mavericks billboards in Cape Town – one on the N1 highway (going towards Cape Town, just before the Parden Island turnoff) and the other on Kloof Nek Road (Cape Town central), blatantly promote adultery, says Christian Action Network (CAN), in a media statement released today. The billboards advertise […]
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Anti-abortion billboard “offensive” says ASA
[notice]Christian Action Network to appeal against ruling[/notice] The Advertising Standards Authority of South Africa (ASA) has ruled that the Christian Action Network’s (CAN) billboard stating “Abortion Kills Babies,” is “offensive” and must be withdrawn. The side of the mobile billboard in question reads “Since 1997, 700 000 [updated in 2010 to […]
Powerful secularising spirit challenging church, warns Anglican leader
[notice]The leader of the Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans (FCA), Archbishop Eliud Wabukala of Kenya, addressed the recent FCA conference in Durban. The FCA is a network of orthodox mainstream Anglicans which represents 40 million of the 55 million churchgoing Anglicans worldwide and Wabukala is considered by some as the counterpart […]
Final tuning for 11.11.11 worship events
Worship teams in South Africa are getting ready to play their part in leading slots as worshipers in 30 countries join tomorrow in the first annual Global Day of Worship (GDW) with the goal of lifting the name of Jesus in a united wave of worship that will span the […]
New PE megachurch comes to life for night of celebration
A huge church building that has been taking shape on a major Port Elizabeth intersection for the past year, came gloriously alive during a joyous thanksgiving celebration service on October 30. The new 2 850 seat Victory Ministries International (VMI) church auditorium, which is under construction on the corner of […]
Iran presses pastor: Islam or death
By Benjamin Weinthal – originally published in Jerusalem Post Iran’s government and security apparatus have ratcheted up the pressure on Evangelical pastor Youcef Nadarkhani to convert to Islam or face execution, Fox News reported on Saturday. Youcef Nadarkhani, now 34, was arrested in 2009 for questioning the compulsory Islamic education […]
Billy Graham: Why I am grateful at 93
Originally published in Charisma News As I turn 93, I am thankful to the Lord that not long before my birthday, I was able to complete a book I’ve been working on for some time. The book is called Nearing Home, and it’s about how to prepare for and face […]
Time to fill up your spiritual tank?
Bibles and Christian books are now on sale 24/7 at select Sasol petrol station stores in Port Elizabeth. And for Operation Mobilisation co-ordinator, Fred van der Westhuizen, coming up with the novel book sales idea, really was a case of thinking outside of the box. “I have lots of OM […]
Series of church bomb attacks by Islamist group kills at least 50 in Nigeria
Originally published in Christian Post A series of bombs attacks have hit numerous targets, including churches, in the northeastern Nigerian town of Damaturu, killing 63 people. Christians are among the scores of people killed as churches were blasted, and the Yobe state police HQ was also among the targets hit. […]
Container education helpline an “answer to prayer”
A shipping container “helpline” equipped with five laptop computers with Internet access has opened a new world of hope for residents of informal settlements in Seaview, Port Elizabeth. High school learners as well as older people who had previously dropped out of school, were using the computers to do homework […]