God surprised everybody with a display of His love, faithfulness and goodness at the Mighty Men Conference Jeffreys Bay yesterday as people prayed together for rain to bring relief to the region which is in its eighth year of a severe drought, farmer-evangelist Angus Buchan told Gateway News. “I insisted […]
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Calls on Malema to repent, apologise for blasphemous remarks about Jesus
Recent public remarks by EFF leader Julius Malema in which he said he and his supporters “are Jesus ourselves” have sparked warning calls for him to repent urgently and publicly. In a statement released on Friday telling Malema to apologise for his remarks the ACDP cautions him that other leaders […]
Young people’s spiritual hunger presents urgent challenge to Church
“My generation wants to see something different from what we know. There is so much hunger to connect with a higher power, but they don’t know how to do it in the right way, the Jesus way.” Bukho Miti Bukho Miti’s first-ever encounter with the Holy Spirit happened at a […]
SACLI calls on EFF to reconsider ‘disruptive’ national shutdown plans
The EFF, with the support of SAFTU, have called for a national shutdown on Monday March 20 and have warned businesses to close on the day “or face being looted”, says the South African Christian Leadership Institute (SACLI), in a media release. “The motivation cited for this national ‘day of […]
Kairos Network going ahead with new synod for DRC congregations that uphold Scripture
The Kairos Network (KN), an association of Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) members and groups opposed to the liberal stance of the General Synod of the DRC, are going ahead with a step they have warned was on the cards for a long time. They are planning to establish their own, […]
ANC threatens preachers in hate speech debate
ANC leaders Henrietta Maseko-Jele and Deputy Minister of Justice John Jeffrey threatened to use the Hate Speech Bill to silence preachers’ controversial speech in Tuesday’s hate speech debate in Parliament. This provides evidence of the ill intent of the bill, which we have received legal advice will prove useful in […]
Buchan leading special prayer meeting for rain after Mighty Men event in Eastern Cape
In a letter sent “To The People of Port Elizabeth” yesterday, farmer-evangelist Angus Buchan invites everybody in the region to attend the Sunday service of the Mighty Men Jeffreys Bay conference on March 19 which will conclude with concerted prayer for rain. “It will be a Christian service, but all […]
Parliament votes to downgrade SA embassy in Israel
Parliament voted this week to downgrade the South African embassy in Israel in a move seen by critics as posturing that helps nobody and disqualifies SA from playing a constructive role in helping to revolve the Iraeli-Palestinian conflict. The resolution was proposed by the NFP which holds only two seats […]
Anglican Church in Southern Africa resolves to craft special prayers for same-sex couples
The Synod of Bishops of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa have resolved to craft special prayers for couples in same-sex relationships, Archbishop Thabo Makgoba of Cape Town announced on Monday. However, the bishops were unable to reach consensus on blessing same-sex unions during church services and ruled out church […]
Angus Buchan doing ‘double’ at Mighty Men Jeffreys Bay
It is that time of the year again, and it’s “all systems go” as the Mighty Men Jeffreys Bay conference is in full swing with preparations for their fifth conference which will take place from March 17 to 19 at the farm Mooi Uitsig. “Our team is ready, and final […]