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 […]
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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 […]
Genoeg is Genoeg June 16 Youth Day Bash in Helenvale
Pictures from today’s joint church-police-community Youth Day campaign against drugs and gangsterism in Helenvale, Port Elizabeth. Initiated by Victory Ministries International the event was held on the grounds of the Helenvale Primary School
Roepman, die fliek
Movie review deur Danie Mouton ROEPMAN – Film met Paul Eilers as regisseur en gegrond op Jan van Tonder se gelyknamige boek. Wat ’n wonderlike ervaring om ’n Afrikaanse fliek van Roepman se gehalte op die wye doek te sien. Dit is ’n fliek wat mens diep laat dink. Die […]
Daily devotions to enrich your quiet times
Book Review by Andre Viljoen POTATO FAITH FOR EVERY DAY by Angus Buchan “I really feel that the most important part of a Christian’s life is his quiet time every day with the Lord,” says farmer-evangelist Angus Buchan in the preface to his book of 366 daily devotions. He goes […]
Christian communities near Nigerian town disappearing
By Obed Minchakpu – Compass Direct News TAFAWA BALEWA, Nigeria — In a village outside this Bauchi state town in predominantly Muslim northern Nigeria, what was once a Christian community has vanished. Last March the Christian peasant farmers of Mdandi village, eight kilometers northwest of the Government Girls Secondary School […]
Positive response to Internet,TV porn concerns
I am greatly encouraged by Home Affairs Deputy Minister, Fatima Chohan’s positive response to my concerns about Internet pornography and sexually explicit programs on national free-to-air TV. My June 10 meeting with Ms Chohan at Parliament stretched on for almost two hours as we discussed a strategy to develop legislation […]
Gary Kirsten trusting God as Proteas coach and family man
[notice]South Africa’s newly appointed cricket coach Gary Kirsten is riding an incredible wave of success. But his greatest desire is to submit to God and to put his family ahead of his career. Gateway News asked Gary and his wife, feelance Christian journalist and public speaker, Deborah to comment on […]
Genesing getuienisse uit Ugie
Deur Ds. Willie Schoeman – Oorspronklik gepubliseer in Grenspos Nr 18 (9 Junie, 2011) Kobus Bester is ‘n boer in ons omgewing. Hy is ‘n paar jaar gelede met kanker van die dermkanaal gediagnoseer. Laas jaar was hy in November by ‘n chirurg in Oos-London. Die het hom opereer en […]
Pastor, church official shot dead by Muslim extremists in Nigeria
By Obed Minchakpu, Compass Direct News Muslim extremists from the Boko Haram sect on Tuesday (June 7) shot and killed a Church of Christ in Nigeria (COCIN) pastor and his church secretary in Maiduguri, in northeastern Nigeria’s Borno state. The Rev David Usman, 45, and church secretary Hamman Andrew were […]