Jan Gouws executive director of Open Doors South Africa looks at religious freedom in South Africa from a global perspective, On April 27, we celebrated freedom in our country. The constitution partly defines this freedom as follows: “everyone has the right to freedom of conscience, religion, thought, belief and opinion”. […]
Opinion
What if Jesus didn’t rise from the dead? — Joan Keeling
As Pentecost Sunday approaches, Pastor Joan Keeling asks questions about the resurrection and finds proofs in the bible. As children of God, we have just recently celebrated the death, burial and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ! And we are heading quickly towards Pentecost Sunday — which happens on Sunday […]
Songs of love guide special operation team — Marian Fitz-Gibbon
Fresh from an extended trip through South Africa with a team led by US love-and-power street evangelist and pastor Brian Blount (Kingdom Encounters) Marian Fitz-Gibbon visited churches in several Gauteng communities experiencing violent protests. She says the whole time has been like a military special operation on the frontlines — and […]
Competitive greatness in sport and God’s Kingdom — Cobus Kruger
A monthly Christian sport column by Cobus Kruger, a professional triathlete who is passionate about evangelism, leadership and community development through sport. A lot of coaches would agree with me that one of the characteristics that any top sportsman or woman needs is competitive greatness. So what is competitive greatness? […]
Prayers that keep families together — Neziswa Kanju
A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships. “A family that prays together stays together,” — we have all heard this saying at some point. At other times we have said these very words to ourselves when convicted of our lack of time spent together as a family in prayer. […]
It’s Time for miracles all over SA — Lindy-Ann Hopley
A monthly column bringing you frontline testimonies of what God is stirring up across the globe. By international revivalist Lindy-Ann Hopley, Beautiful Witness Ministries. It is time!!! Those are the words on my lips and I believe on the heart of the Father! I have seen so much this past […]
Narrow ‘yes’ victory in Turkish referendum paves way for caliphate aspirations
By Andrew Richards INcontext Ministries International in A World in Motion, Edition 170, April 2017 President Tayyip Erdogan declared victory in a referendum last Sunday (April 16) to grant him sweeping powers in the biggest overhaul of modern Turkish politics. Erdogan said 25 million people had supported the proposal, which will […]
Beating junk status blues — Hannah Viviers
A monthly column on purpose, passion and power in Jesus. I don’t scare easy. But BOY was I terrified when South’s Africa’s credit rating was downgraded to Junk! I heard the news ON my birthday! It was horrible. I met with associates that day. They spoke as though the entire […]
It was an epic experience of biblical proportions — now it’s time to pray to God
The experience of attending the “It’s Time National Day of Prayer”, on the farm Wilde Als, outside Bloemfontein was truly epic and of Biblical proportions, but an article, now, immediately after the event cannot really do it justice, because its facilitation of the transformation of the lives of the people […]
It’s time to for unity that attracts the blessings of God — Neziswa Kanju
A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships. How good and pleasant it is when brethren live together in unity (Psalm 133:1). Nothing blesses my heart more as a mother than to see my children working together, not fighting, but genuinely helping each other towards a goal. If one of […]
