[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]Sorry ~ I missed my June Worship column. I was about to write it when a severe heart attack crunched through my chest. After 10 days of haze […]
Opinion
The legacy of Nelson Mandela
A Google search of the name Nelson Mandela yields 186 million pages. It is staggering how much information about this man exists out there. As an exercise I also googled my name and I was disappointed at the results. My consolation is that the former president is more than twice […]
The moral status of the human embryo — when is a person?
By Peter Saunders — Originally published in Christian Medical Comment — via Contact Online Weblog The moral status of the embryo is one of the key pressure-points in ethical debates about post-coital contraception, therapeutic cloning, pre-implantation diagnosis, artificial reproduction, embryo research and cloning. The issue, which has profound implications for medical […]
A trickle becomes a stream, a stream becomes a waterfall
[notice]A response to what is happening prophetically in the world today — A monthly column by Julie de Lisle[/notice] God’s favour on youth at moment Last week I attended the four12 conference in Cape Town. The heart of Four12 is: to equip his people for works of service, so that […]
The Brotherhood is down, but is it out?
By World Watch Monitor These are dark days for the Muslim Brotherhood. But it has seen dark days before. For now, it has been shoved aside by Egypt’s military, which took up the cause of millions of protesters fed up with their country’s myriad problems, many of which they placed […]
Opportunity in the marketplace
[notice]We are pleased to introduce the first post in a new monthly column by farmer, preacher and writer for Jesus, Angus Buchan[/notice] There are more and more opportunities for us as believers to share our faith and our hope with others. Luke 11:37 (NKJV) “And as he spoke, a certain […]
What a friend we have in Jesus!
[notice]Musings around children’s ministry. Reflections on week 4 of 10 weeks teaching stint.[/notice] What a Friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and griefs to bear! What a privilege to carry everything to God in prayer! O what peace we often forfeit, O what needless pain we bear, All […]
Foremost Jewish thinkers at memorable Sinai Indaba
Lesson in community for Christians Unite! Inspire! Discover! And we certainly did, feeling the eager buzz at Indaba III amongst the 1 700 people at the Cape Town International Conference Centre recently. There was a stunning line-up of speakers with the Indaba dubbed the most unprecedented gathering of the foremost […]
The faith of Nelson Mandela
By Jim Denison — Originally published in the Denison Forum on Truth and Culture Nelson Mandela was one of the world’s most revered figures. Imprisoned in South Africa for 27 years, he rose from prisoner to president, leading his nation from 1994 to 1999. It is believed that he suffered lung […]
Syrian Christians caught in crossfire
By World Watch Monitor Syrian Christians are the victims of disproportionate violence and abuse as sectarian violence continues to engulf Syria, says a new report. Christian women are especially vulnerable to sexual abuse, while Christian men are facing pressure from both sides to join the battle, according to Vulnerability Assessment […]