South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
[notice]A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships.[/notice] Approximately 10 years ago, July of 2005, we lost our second child through a miscarriage. The dictionary describes a miscarriage as “a spontaneous abortion and pregnancy loss. It is the natural death of an embryo or foetus before it is able to survive […]
[notice]A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships.[/notice] The Word says in Proverbs 29:18 “Where there is no vision people perish but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.” Since 1990 I have been living with short sightedness. My highschool teacher, Mrs Robb, saw that I struggled with seeing […]
Extending education that develops both students and society An inspiring youth development initiative is being played out at the Uniting Reformed Church in Bloemendal, Port Elizabeth, where the Church is performing a pioneering role in assisting learners to not only improve their school results through a “Winter School” project that […]
[notice]A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships.[/notice] As we sat around the fire last night as a family –I am sure a scene familiar to so many families around the world in the winter — we watched as the flame started small and with each log added grew bigger […]
Originally posted in The Christian Institute The Christian missionary, author and speaker Elisabeth Elliot has died aged 88 after suffering from dementia. Elisabeth was born to missionary parents in Belgium, and moved with her family to the US at a few months old. She attended Wheaton College, and then went as a […]
“For years already God’s men have been enjoying gathering at the Karoo Mighty Men Conference,” says Sonja Spies, coordinator of the first God’s Karoo Women Willowmore Conference on November 7 and 8, 2015. “We are swelled with excitement about this coming event. We trust the Lord for a blessed woman’s […]
Originally published in Charisma News Popular online challenge Charlie Charlie has lit a firestorm of controversy on the Internet, with mainstream media and social media alike sharing their thoughts on the demon-summoning game. Faith leaders are also speaking about the game, and their advice is all but unanimous: Stay away. […]
[notice]A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships.[/notice] I have always loved Michael W Smith music and have my favourites. I must admit though that I have not taken the time to learn the stories behind some of his well known songs. At the concert he held last Friday at […]
Originally published in Christian Today A picture taken of a young couple praying fervently moments before they got married has become a huge hit online, drawing countless visitors and inspiring other couples to seek God first before tying the knot. In the photo taken by wedding photographer Dwayne Schmidt, US […]
Originally published in Times Live Porn addicts are at high risk of sexually abusing children, including their own. This is according to research by Dr Antoinette Basson, of Unisa’s youth research unit, who interviewed convicted child-sex offenders in prisons in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and Western Cape. The study, which focused on […]