By Charlene Pauw, African Enterprise It has been internationally acknowledged that South Africa’s peaceful transition in 1994 was a miracle! A miracle suggests the divine, merciful intervention of God. This certainly was the case though few know the details of how this miracle unfolded. Cassidy was integral People know Michael […]
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Songs that express gratitude — Hugh Wetmore
Hugh Wetmore is a songwriter and student of worship trends. He invites you to join the worship conversation by commenting on his monthly column. “Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and […]
A Somali Christian in Kenya shares his story
By Anna Deckert — originally published in Mission Network News In many countries, nationality and religion are practically synonymous. This is especially true for Somalis. Todd Nettleton, Chief of Media Relations and Message Integration for Voice of the Martyrs, recently interviewed Ibrahim, one of the first ethnic Somalis to […]
Department’s Twitter campaign to promote reading sparks concerns over sexuality education plans
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) is having to put out fires again after it came to light that a recent Twitter campaign to promote reading for children, included provocative images of scantily clad and (apparently) naked women and couples in bed. Not surprisingly, this campaign has sparked fresh concern […]
Pastors, leaders unite in prayer for Malawi as election protests continue
More than 100 pastors, community leaders and business leaders gathered in Lilongwe, Malawi last Thursday for a special repentance conference called by Christian leaders against a backdrop of ongoing unrest in the country over allegedly rigged presidential elections on May 21. The conference at the Simama Hotel was the main […]
Giving a ‘voice to the voiceless’ for ‘truth to come out!’
André Bekker, who heads up New Living Way Ministry is calling on former homosexuals in South Africa to join an advocacy group called “Voice of the Voiceless, South African Ex-Gays” which he plans to launch in early October. Bekker, a former homosexual himself, says the most important voice in the […]
Cape Town conference to tackle addiction scourge through collaboration
A Culture of Recovery Conference that will take place in Cape Town at the end of August will seek to ensure that no one is left behind in the delivery of effective prevention and addiction intervention services. This is according to Karin Ussher from Project Exodus, which is described as […]
Nigerian priest killed by suspected Fulani gunmen; clergy march to protest killings
Originally published in The Christian Post A priest in Southern Nigeria was killed on Thursday by suspected Fulani radicals while five pastors from a Pentecostal denomination were abducted in a separate incident just outside of Lagos. The Catholic Diocese of Enugu announced the killing of Father Paul Offu by unidentified […]
Reflecting on history and the Jews most precious gift to us — Charles Gardner
Just as the modern state of Israel was born out of the ashes of the Holocaust in perfect fulfilment of Ezekiel’s prophecy of dry bones coming back to life, so too did a new love for the Jewish people emerge from the rubble of Germany. Shocked and devastated by the […]
Let’s celebrate our sister friends this Women’s Day — Vivienne Solomons
A monthly column by Vivienne Solomons who is a legal consultant who passionately believes that God wants His people to make a difference right where they are and to stand up for what is true and just. She is also passionate about encouraging young women to walk victoriously with God […]