The Commission for Gender Equity (CGE) has asked the Human Rights Commission (HRC) to investigate disparaging comments about former homosexuals that were posted on Facebook by Dr André Bartlett, a gay activist and Dutch Reformed Church minister, and two others, says André Bekker, a former homosexual and founder of New Living Way […]
South Africa
Pedalling to promote a purpose-geared life
A visit by Frans Cronje, the filmmaker of “Faith like Potatoes” and “Hansie” fame, who lives in Cape Town, to his friend Franco Smith, head coach of the Toyota Cheetahs, ended-up in the two deciding to challenge themselves by cycling from Bloemfontein to Cape Town’s Sea Point! Frans, Franco and […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
WC Mighty Men starts with a bang and goes viral
By Piperjames — Chariman of MMC WC 2016Photos on page by Petrus Theron The Mighty Men Conference Western Cape started with a bang ‘literally’ as a young lady was involved in a head-on collision on the N7 right outside the main gates of Moreson Farm (the Mighty Men venue) at […]
Hospital ministry brings faith to life
Hospital welcomes prayer team and salvations, healings, follow Practicing faith gives life to faith; for the Lord’s Word tells us: “. . . as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also”, (James 2:26). Living witness to the truth of this Scripture is […]