The Church in South Africa is facing a two-pronged onslaught to its mission to preach the gospel without interference from the State. This threat comes from the CRL Rights Commission and the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development. The CRL Rights Commission, which interviewed church ministers and religious leaders across […]
Opinion
Don’t let discontent steal your blessing
[notice]A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships.[/notice] What is contentment? What is it about human nature that makes us want more — to be more, to have more? You see it all around — a man dreams of landing a certain job, he finally gets it and within a […]
WATCH: ‘Black pain, White guilt and issues of identity’ — more relevant now than ever
Watch, share and engage society with a Christian perspective This week I decided to share a video of a talk I did at the University of Cape Town (UCT) on March 18 2016. The subject I spoke on was ‘Black Pain, White Guilt, and Issues of Identity’ and it was […]
Find God’s voice in the sea of voices
[notice]A new monthly column for young ladies by Kate Fitz-Gibbon[/notice] Hello young heart. I’m Kate, and I love you. I don’t know you but I know your heart, and its beautiful. You’re beautiful. I know that when God looks at you He see’s a royal princess, so that’s who I […]
A collection of the stirrings of God
Capturing the heart of the company of prophets gathered at Gariep Dam, September 30 Janet Brann-Hollis (Ruach Ministries), Anita Giovionni (Crocus) and Pastor Andries van Heerden gathered together prophetic people from around the country at Gariep Dam to seek the Lord for strategy and direction for South Africa. God is […]
Protesting students and conflict resolution models
While on campus this week as part of a Christian ministry presence, I witnessed a power play when students supporting free higher education withstood management of Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) and prevented them from accessing the administration block and restarting the academic program. It took police, who were there […]
No revival without repentance
During the last week churches in the Middelburg area of the Karoo’s heartland, were involved in seven days of 24-hour prayer for spiritual breakthrough and revival in South Africa, which was part of Jericho Walls’ Seven Days on the Wall night-and-day prayer initiative earnestly seeking God for revival among the […]
A word for South Africa: Time for Church to release Godly vision
By Henk Kleinschmidt As I spent time with the Lord this morning, I saw a court procedure going on over South Africa. In the accusers bench, I saw a big green being, very muscular and with the head of a serpent making his case against our nation. I asked the […]
Yes, this evil happens here and you need to be aware
[notice]A fortnightly column by a team of real people dedicating their lives to the fight against human trafficking, exploitation and social injustice. This week’s writer is Elanie Kruger.[/notice] National Human Trafficking Resource Line Over the years of working on the ground and seeing the harsh reality of this modern day […]
This train is bound for glory!
Why pilgrimage is of such paramount importance I was thinking about the Feast of Tabernacles when I booked my train ticket to London and was rather tickled by the Virgin Trains slogan ‘Be bound for glory’, obviously based on the traditional gospel hit This Train. If it means Virgin boss […]

