ACDP only party to oppose anti-Israel statement By Gareth van Onselen — Originally published in Business Day Live THE Democratic Alliance (DA) has always maintained a balanced position on the Middle East and the Israeli-Palestine conflict. It advocates a two-state solution that recognises the right of Palestinians to self-determination and […]
Opinion
Three keys to sustaining revival 20 years after the Toronto Blessing
By Larry Sparks — Originally published in Charisma News A month ago a significant anniversary was reached — the 20th anniversary of the Toronto Blessing, a powerful renewal of the Holy Spirit that has significantly impacted the world and is producing sustained spiritual fruit to this very day. So what’s […]
Still together in a ‘Heaven on earth’ marriage
[notice]A monthly column on marriage, family and relationships.[/notice] 21 April 2001 was the day I got married to my beloved sweetheart!!!!!!!The moment the pastor pronounced us as husband and wife something shifted in our relationship. From that moment I was more than his friend I was his helpmeet. He was […]
Worship leader burnout
[notice]Hugh Wetmore is a songwriter and student of worship trends. He invites you to join the worship conversation by commenting on his monthly column.[/notice] A recent post from TGC Worship commented that ‘Worship Leader Burnout’ was even more common than ‘Pastoral Burnout’. It expressed this graphically: “If preaching/teaching pastors are […]
I am my Beloved’s and He is mine.
[notice]A monthly column in which KWAKANYA NDLELENI shares testimonies of young people who are radical for Jesus.[/notice] It’s really so easy to lose oneself in the now; the trials, the tribulations and the adversities. So much easier to be complacent and find comfort in pain that anything that amounts […]
Arise and shine brighter in 2014
[notice]A response to what is happening prophetically in the world today — A monthly column by Julie de Lisle[/notice] Hello all! As I wish you all a happy new year, I can hardly believe that the first month of the year is over. I sincerely hope and pray that this […]
Using the ‘B’ word this year
[notice]Revivalist Shannon-Leigh Barry shares her wit and passion and the pursuits of her 20something heart in a monthly column that speaks to the desires of young adults in today’s Christian society. [/notice]The thing about writing a column about your heart is that the people you write about will probably end up […]
Time to tend garden of relationships
[notice]A new monthly column on marriage, family and relationships.[/notice]It’s a beginning of a new year and all of us make resolutions. We might not necessarily call them “resolutions” but we all find ourselves taking stock of where we are in life and we RESOLVE to do something to improve how […]
Clouded legacy: The lives of Ariel Sharon
By Jonathan Feldstein — Originally published in Charisma News Since 2006, former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was in the news regularly, though less frequently as the years passed, not for what he’d done, but for what he hadn’t done until this week. He died. I write this neither […]
Why a Chinese pastor follows the God of Israel
Originally published in Charisma News Pastor Paul is one of a multitude of Chinese Christian leaders who has a burning desire to see his nation converted and brought into abundant life in this world and everlasting life in the world to come. He founded a church in 2003 and then […]