Originally published in Morning Star News The publicly reported Christian casualties in Nigeria last year were greater than the Christian casualties of Pakistan, Syria, Kenya and Egypt combined. In fact, Nigeria alone accounted for almost 70 percent of Christians killed globally. This makes Nigeria the most lethal country for Christians […]
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Teacher’s challenge: loving discipline or screaming dragon?
[notice]Musings around children’s ministry. Reflections on Week 1 of a 10 weeks teaching stint.[/notice] Let the children come to me. Don’t stop them! For the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to those who are like these children (Matthew19:14, NLT) I recently embarked on a 10 week teaching experience in a school […]
Egypt’s Christians, fearing instability, seek security elsewhere
Tens of thousands of Christians left according to estimates By James Martone — World Watch Monitor In downtown Cairo mid-March, the multicolored pharaoh-motif tablecloths and dishtowels were missing from a fabric store once known for such items. The owner of the textile factory that produced them closed down and left […]
Torture, human trafficking thrive in lawless Sinai as Egypt turns blind eye
[notice]The chilling account below is a prayer bulletin written for the Australian Evangelical Alliance Religious Liberty Commission (AEA RLC) by ELIZABETH KENDAL, an international religious liberty analyst and advocate, and a member of the AEA RLC team. She calls for prayer for victims of evil that is thriving because nobody […]
It has been getting a bit colder recently
[notice] A fortnightly column by Anna Heydenrych.[/notice] It has been getting a bit colder recently. The few deciduous trees that we have around here are shedding their golden leaves. The season is changing. Some people I know are not ready to wave goodbye to the glorious summer months. I however, […]
Male Rape Part 4 — Causes and prevention
[notice]Male rape has, for a long time, been almost completely unacknowledged, rarely reported and often scorned. How, after all, can a man possibly be raped? In the final article in a 4-part series, DIANNE STEVEN considers root causes of rape and prevention measures.[/notice] Most people agree that rape and violence […]
Is every believer a Kingdom entrepreneur?
[notice] A fortnightly column by Johannesburg Business Editor, Patrick Kuwana. [/notice] Are you playing on the right side of God’s economy? Last month I was invited to share with some church, ministry and business leaders in Malaysia on the topic of Kingdom Entrepreneurship and specifically to answer the question – […]
Time to take practical steps to defend families
[notice]Musings around children’s ministry.[/notice] Over the Easter period I met some ladies for prayer. We talked about many things including the fact that our earthly experiences of family have a great effect on our relationship with our Heavenly Father and other Christians. This makes sense because Jesus used the example […]
Profetiese roeping van die Mighty Men beweging
Read in English [notice]Vir die afgelope 10 jaar het die Mighty Men beweging ‘n fenomenale impak op mans regdeur Suid-Afrika gehad. Wat sê, doen en beplan God deur Mighty Men in hierdie land? Strategiese finansiële konsultant en voorheen lid van die Weskaap se parlement, HENNIE BESTER, openbaar die volgende visie. […]
Prophetic purpose of Mighty Men movement
Lees in Afrikaans [notice]For the past 10 years a phenomenon known as the Mighty Men movement has been impacting men throughout South Africa. What is God saying and doing and planning through His Mighty Men in South Africa at this time? Strategic financial consultant and former Western Cape parliamentarian, HENNIE […]