I have just returned from a missionary trip to Eastern Europe where the Spirit of the Lord manifested so strongly in the meetings we held there. In the 11 days my traveling companion and I were in the country of Estonia we ministered in 12 services and did 2 one-hour […]
Opinion
Straight talk on drugs and drug policies
[notice]A fortnightly column by Elfrieda Fleischman, Concerned Young People in SA (CYPSA). [/notice] Rehabilitation works, ‘harm reduction” does not Even after years of dependency, drug addiction can come to an end as seen in the lives of the following young people. Nkosikhona’s testimony “I had a friend with whom I […]
KZN Government, community launching pilot strategy against illegal abortion advertising
A KwaZulu-Natal action group comprising public and private sector representatives is working on a joint strategy to eradicate illegal abortion advertising. The group, which includes the KwaZulu Natal (KZN) Department of Health, local SAPS and municipalities, and an NGO which prefers to remain anonymous hope to launch a pilot project […]
Kindness on the last day of our honeymoon
[notice] A fortnightly column by Anna Heydenrych: the fourth of a series of reflections on the nine fruits of the Spirit (Galations 5:22-23)[/notice] On our last day of honeymoon, my husband and I woke up to a drizzly morning and decided to go out for a romantic stroll. I love […]
Straight talk about porn
[notice]A fortnightly column by Elfrieda Fleischman, Concerned Young People in SA (CYPSA). [/notice]Many find themselves in the grip of porn. Maybe you yourself have fallen into its trap. You were not looking for it…it just came your way, as you were opening a website and now the thoughts remain. You […]
Singing songs that admonish
[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]“Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual […]
Ordinary citizens ignored again in magazines constitutional court case
Public must now go to extraordinary lengths to act against sexually explicit magazines By Africa Christian Action Network Ordinary citizens have been put ‘on the back foot’ yet again in the recent Constitutional Court Ruling (28 September) on Section 16 of the Film and Publications Act dealing with sexually explicit […]
A sound investment in ‘charcoal’
[notice] A fortnightly column by Anna Heydenrych[/notice] When I was a young girl, my best friend and I once developed a notion that braai charcoal had the potential to transform into diamonds. I suppose we heard about how coal, buried deep within the earth and subjected to immense pressure over […]
Is ‘moderate Islam’ relevant?
[notice]A view that Islam does not pose a threat to Christianity because only a small fraction of Muslims are radical could cost the West dearly, writes the author of an analysis in InContextMinististries‘ A World in Motion, Issue 61.[/notice] The White House is now calling the assault on the American […]
The treacherous road to Mangaung
The road to the ANC elective conference in Bloemfontein is littered with uncertainties. Firstly most of us are uncertain who will emerge as the next president of the ANC when the December conference finishes. As a matter of fact we are not even certain who the candidates are, except the […]
