Book Review by Val Viljoen For many years, Diane was a New Age teacher. From her perspective, Christanity was archaic and irrelevant. She was very confident in her beliefs and enjoyed encouraging others along the same path. All this despite the fact that she was regularly tormented by a spiritual […]
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Zambia heading towards dictatorship, say christian churches
Originally published in Agenzia Fides Zambia is likely to head towards dictatorship, says the joint statement of the Council of Churches in Zambia (CCZ), the Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia (EFZ) and the Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB) — that is to say the bodies that represent the majority of […]
Christian dance conference in Cape Town in July
About 250 Christian dance enthusiasts of all ages, from all over South Africa are expected to take part in the 7th national Christian Dance Fellowship SA conference in Cape Town from Wednesday July 19 to Saturday July 22. The theme of the conference is “From the Inside Out” and dances […]
Churches urged to call on MPs to vote with consciences in no-confidence debate
A campaign has been launched to get 10 000 churches to call on parliamentarians to vote with their consciences when a motion of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma is debated in parliament later this year. The campaign is backed by the Save South Africa campaign, in partnership with The Evangelical […]
Participating in global battle for life, family and honour
Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to participate and represent South Africa at the Global Convention on Life, Family and Honour in Seoul, South Korea. The Convention, which was convened and financially covered by the Body of Christ in South Korea, brought together Christian advocates from around the world […]
South Africa saved at the cross, says ex-Mandela chaplain — Charles Gardner
South Africa was saved at the cross of Jesus — where enemies are reconciled to one another (Ephesians 2:14-16) — when threatened by civil war at the time of the transfer of power to majority rule in the early 1990s. This is the claim of a former South African Navy […]
The fight back — Sophie’s story (Chapter 3)
Sophie is a South African working mom who recently became a Christian. But her abusive, gangster ex-boyfriend continues to disrupt and endanger her life. She says her faith is helping her to fight back. But it is hard. This is her story. It’s a reality too many South African women […]
The ‘Cross of Hope’ will outshine Van Stadens fires
“Just as King David refused to rest until the Ark of the Covenant was restored to Jerusalem, in the same way, we in the Eastern Cape will not rest until the ‘Cross of Hope’ is restored after the sweeping fires that raged at Van Stadens in June 2017.” So says […]
A million African signatures wanted to support 50 years of unification of Jerusalem
“Jerusalem is the eternal capital of the Jewish people and the eternal home of the Christian faith,” is the bold declaration in a petition campaign that aims to garner a million signatures from Africa by August. The organisers of the 2017 Africa Leadership Summit (ALS) in Jerusalem hope to compile […]
Church shines brightly during dark time of fire devastation
Special Report by Juan Pienaar pastor of Sedgefield Christian Church, which has been helping neighbours who lost everything in the Garden Route fire nightmare June 7 2017 will be written in the history books as one of the greatest disasters to ever strike the Garden Route, as a fire swept […]
