South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
[notice]In its February 14 edition, liberal, secular weekly news magazine, Newsweek, ran a cover story about the alarming rise in violent persecution of Christians in a number of Muslim countries. The writer, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a former Muslim and now atheist, accuses the western media of a “conspiracy of silence” on […]
[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] So, what songs would we enjoy singing this coming Sunday? We’d like to start with some upbeat Praise and then move to quieter songs of Worship. […]
[notice]A fortnightly column by Anna Heydenrych.[/notice] Do you sometimes find it difficult to turn your brain off, to slow down the internal dialogue in your mind? There is an analogy of the difference between the brain of a woman and the brain of a man; you might have heard it […]
[notice]A fortnightly column by Anna Heydenrych.[/notice] I hope that you enjoyed a relaxing and refreshing break over the Christmas holidays. I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to travel to an exquisite little piece of Africa on the coast of Mozambique. I greatly appreciated the time spent far away […]
Thirty nine years ago the landmark US Supreme Court ruling known as Roe vs Wade gave American women the right to choose to abort during the first three months of pregnancy. The ruling purportedly acknowledged women’s constitutional right to privacy. If the killing of a million babies in the womb […]
[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] Once upon a time the Church found itself in a Worship Rut. We had been singing from the same repertoire of hymns and choruses for many […]
[notice]A final word from Anna Heydenrych for 2011. Her fortnightly column will resume again in mid January![/notice] I can remember so clearly the excited anticipation during the lead up to the year 2000. So I can hardly believe we are already on the brink of saying goodbye to 2011! But […]
[notice]The 17th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP17) is being held in Durban from November 28 to December 9. And to set the scene for this high profile international gathering, a multi faith rally and concert will be held at King’s Park Stadium on Sunday (November 27). Is the highly […]
[notice]Special Report by Mike Burnard of INcontext Ministries[/notice] 1. MOHATTAM GATHERING On 11 November 2011, more than 70 000 Christians in Egypt joined together in an unprecedented all night prayer meeting in Mohattam, Cairo. This historic event took place in the midst of renewed demonstrations and Coptic Christians facing increasing […]
[notice]The second part of a 2-part introductory article by Anna Heydenrych whose column will be published fortnightly in Gateway News[/notice] The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched, they must be felt with the heart.” – Helen Keller Last week, I introduced the notion that […]