Originally published in Assist News Yesterday (Monday, June 23, 2014), finally came the news that many around the world had prayed for -– that Meriam Yehya Ibrahim, the young mother, sentenced to death by a Sudanese court for her refusal to renounce her Christian faith — was released along with […]
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Sports Roundup — Monday, June 23
Rugby: U20 World Cup: Final England retained their Junior World Crown with a narrow 21-20 victory over South Africa. Wales beaten 31-30 by South Africa after late penalty try South Africa (14) 31 Tries: Penalty try 2, Hendricks, Le Roux Cons: Steyn 4Pens: Steyn Wales (17) 30 Tries: Roberts, Cuthbert, […]
Restore the father, restore the family
This past long weekend (14–16 June) South Africa put the focus on two vital groups in society that are currently unappreciated and neglected – with devastating consequences for the nation. The first group are fathers. The flood of secular humanistic ideology in SA’s culture has not only undermined and diminished […]
Sports Roundup — Monday, June 16
Rugby: U20 World Cup: Semi-Finals South Africa’s under-20 team overcame a shocking TMO decision and a rampant New Zealand team to stage a magnificent comeback and surge their way into the IRB Junior World Championship final with a 32-25 win over the New Zealand under-20 side in Albany on Sunday. […]
Persecution in the good ol’ Republic of South Africa?
[notice]Personal reflections by Luke Hulley, an elder in a local church in Cape Town.[/notice] Mixed reactions of Christians to mounting threat Historically, Christianity has always faced persecution somewhere in the world. I grew up in the protestant church and the persecution stories were a part of the culture. We would […]
Cape Town church leaders unite in prayer call for revival
One hundred and twenty church leaders from different denominations who gathered at the Jericho Walls International Prayer Network (JWIPN) summit in Cape Town yesterday (Wednesday, June 11, 2014) agreed that all churches in every community from Cape Town to Nelson Mandela Bay (NMB) must be invited to participate in a […]
Anti-Christian bias alive and well in SA media!
Several commercial radio stations invited me to comment on Chief Justice Mogoeng’s recent remarks on law and religion. The liberal media exposed their anti-Christian bias when they fell over themselves attempting to distort and misrepresent the gist of the Chief Justice speech. Anti-Christian prejudice is alive and well in the […]
Sports Roundup — Monday, June 9, 2014
Rugby There was no Super Rugby this past weekend due the June Tests starting for the Southern Hemisphere countries. South Africa beat the World XV; the All Blacks edged out England and Australia crushed the French. Here are the results: Wales tour warm-up: South Africa 47-13 World XV South Africa […]
Move to rename Devil’s Peak
What is in a name? A great deal according to a group of prominent Cape Town Christians who are not happy that the mountain in the middle of the city is named after the devil. In a move that will be welcomed by many people who have been praying about […]
Church calls for empathy for striking miners and their families
The Apostolic Faith Mission (AFM) has called on financial institutions to show leniency and empathy to mineworkers and their families who are facing extreme financial pressure due to the protracted strike in the platinum belt. “The tragedy currently playing-out in Rustenburg and surrounds is not a natural disaster but a […]