South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
The court case recently initiated by OGOD to stop six public schools from conducting certain Christian observances and allowing certain Christian activities, seems to have more than just the Christian community up in arms. The case, which concerns the interpretation and application of section of 15(2) of the Constitution, may […]
The cumbersome language of recovery Sitting in a support group meeting for supporters and recovering addicts last night, I was amazed at how many controls need to be in place for the ‘silly season’ in order to not relapse. Silly season, being December and in early January when many relapses […]
[notice]A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships.[/notice] From November 20 to 22 2014 the International Ministers Fellowship (IMF) held their annual conference for the SADEC region in Pretoria. There were delegates who came from many different parts of the world. The IMF is a living, loving and functional network […]
[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] Last night while I was cleaning my bedroom I accidentally knocked over a candle and saw hot candle […]
What scientific benefits may come from the recently landed comet probe? There is currently a media frenzy that it may discover life — or at least a lesser hope of amino acids, components of life. When a probe was sent to Mars there was similar hope. Why? Because those who […]
[notice]A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships.[/notice] Something very profound happened to me and my son as I was picking him from preschool this past Monday. It’s a fairly big school with different classes and so when I went to his class he was there with his teachers and […]
Republican victories in key Senate races would not have been possible without the strong turnout of conservative Christian voters, according to data reported by Ralph Reed, president of the conservative activist group Faith & Freedom Coalition. A post-election survey conducted by Greg Bolger of Public Opinion Strategies found that nearly […]
By Phil Cooke — Originally published in Charisma News For hundreds of years as missionaries took the gospel to the ends of the earth, depending on the culture they encountered, the Christian community allowed them enormous latitude into how they chose to present the message. For instance, when a missionary […]
A Nobel peace prize nominee has accused the Chinese government of having “contempt for the lives of human beings”. Civil rights activist Chen Guangcheng condemned the country’s one child policy during an address at The Heritage Foundation last month. He said the government often forces women to have an abortion […]
[notice]A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships.[/notice] Anything of value in life requires some level of sacrifice; some level of letting go of the comfortable. We should be willing to sacrifice going without for a short while so we can benefit from something more valuable in the long term. […]