The Mighty Men Conference (MMC) movement must continue to grow and make a positive impact on South Africa, the Anglican Bishop of Port Elizabeth, Bethlehem Nopece said at a Coastal MMC breakfast in Port Elizabeth today. He urged the Port Elizabeth-based Coastal MMC to make a special effort to target […]
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Sudanese military, militias kill Christians in South Kordofan
Special to Compass Direct News KHARTOUM, Sudan, June 17 — Military intelligence agents killed one Christian, and Islamic militants sympathetic to the government slaughtered another last week after attacking churches in Sudan’s embattled South Kordofan state. Christian sources said a Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) Intelligence unit detained Nimeri Philip Kalo, […]
New Al-Qaeda leader: No compromise on Palestine
Originally published in ynetnews.com After naming Osama bin Laden’s long-serving number two, Egyptian-born Ayman al-Zawahri, Al-Qaeda’s new leader, the terror group said it “will never recognize any legitimacy for the alleged state of Israel.” “We assure our people in Palestine that we will not accept any compromise with anyone […]
Palestinians will ask UN to recognise statehood
Originally published in Financial Times (June 16 2011) – via Worthy News The Palestinians will call on the UN in September to recognise an independent state in the West Bank, East Jersualem and Gaza Strip “under any circumstances”, even if peace talks with Israel can be revived, a senior Palestinian […]
US envoys meet Israelis, Palestinians in bid to revive peace talks
Originally published in the Jerusalem Post Top US officials met with Israeli and Palestinian leaders on Wednesday in an effort to jump-start the stalled peace talks, as EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton prepared to visit the region. The Americans are working on a formula that would restart negotiations and […]
Faith put to the test in popular trilogy
Book Review by Amanda Mould MARK OF THE LION SERIES by Francine Rivers Genre : Historical Epic How much faith do you have and would you compromise that faith under pressure? Haddasah the primary character in Book One — Voice in The Wind — has the kind of faith that […]
Author teaches on Kingdom Theology
The message of the Kingdom and the ministry of Jesus were the central themes of scripture, said author, scholar and pastor Dr Derek Morphew during a recent teaching visit to Port Elizabeth. He was presenting a “Kingdom Theology Intensive” course focussed on equipping preachers and Bible teachers on how to […]
Shaking the atmosphere with Kingdom truths!
Music review by Pete Gooch PLANET SHAKERS – Nothing Is Impossible Planetshakers are shaking the Planet and invading Africa. Closer to home — Cape town — they planted a church, like Hillsong, a few months back. Should you go buy their latest album, they will invade your home with some […]
Time to face the real youth challenges and the real solution!
How have you spent your June 16, 2011? Let me guess, you used this public holiday to catch up on things that have been lagging in your life. Well don’t feel guilty because you are not the only one. I spent this day mowing the lawn and also […]
Student Christian group fills varsity lunch break gap
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Christian society Twenty20 Destiny, has seized the opportunity of newly-implemented daily hour-long lunch breaks this year, by offering an array of activities from Monday to Thursday on the varstity’s South Campus. The Twenty20 Destiny society has a vision for campus ministry, which is summed up in […]