South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
[notice]In a newsletter to prayer partners sent on the eve of his departure for the Executive Committee meeting of the Lausanne Congress in Jackson, Mississippi, next week, recently appointed honorary chair of the movement, Michael Cassidy, shares his thoughts on the biggest challenge facing the global church. He says he […]
Mission Possible — a full day of music and entertainment for the young and young-at-heart — will be taking place from 10am until 10pm at the corner of the N1 and Standford Road, Nelson Mandela Bay, on Youth Day, Saturday June 16. The programme for the evangelism outreach to the […]
[notice] A fortnightly column by Anna Heydenrych[/notice] I always like to keep some hair grips with me in case of a hair emergency. These little metal clips can be bought in packs of about 20 to 30 units and are one of my staple accessories. So when they run out, […]
The Bless The Nations Conference — the premier, annual world missions event in the Eastern Cape — will celebrate its 25th anniversary next week. Delegates from more than 100 churches are expected to attend the multi-denominational event at the Hoogland Dutch Reformed Church, in Lorraine, Port Elizabeth, from Friday June […]
The Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (CRL) are conducting hearings in four provinces into whether Christian public holidays in South Africa “unfairly discriminate against holidays of other religions.” The commission said in a media statement that it has “received a […]
While Groupon in the United States has reportedly stopped promoting pornographic campaigns, it appears that Groupon South Africa is promoting Playboy South Africa magazine. The Groupon about-turn in America follows an anti-porn consumer action campaign by Christian-based organisation, Morality In Media, which resulted in more than 20 000 people cancelling […]
[notice]KENNY SMAL, prokureur van Alberton het gedurende 2009, op 47 jarige ouderdom, voor die deur van die dood gestaan as gevolg van gervorderede serose van die lewer veroorsaak deur drankmisbruik. Medici het hom slegs ‘n paar weke gegun om te lewe. Tydens sy hospitalisasie en behandeling aanvaar hy Jesus as […]
[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] “Very Wide: We sings songs from Vineyard and Hillsongs, Kingsway and Hosanna. ….” “Very Wide: We sing songs by Tim Hughes, Matt Redman, Michael W Smith, […]
Rugby Football Cricket Basketball Tennis Rugby: IRB Internationals: New Zealand 42 – 10 Ireland Eden Park, New Zealand Australia 27 – 19 Wales Suncorp Stadium, Australia South Africa 22 – 17 England King’s Park, South Africa Argentina 37 – 22 Italy […]
Originally published on Compass Direct News An Islamic extremist ran a car full of explosives at a Pentecostal church in this Plateau state city yesterday morning, killing at least two Christians and injuring more than 40 others, military and police officials said. In Borno state also yesterday, gunmen reportedly killed […]