Originally published in Charisma News On October 6 630 people were baptised at one service in Thailand. According to a Reach a Village video—posted to YouTube Wednesday by Dwight Martin—that makes it “the largest baptism event ever held among the Thai people”. The baptisms are the result of a church-planting […]
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Tarkastad group plan to share ‘solo time’ message around SA
Robbie Morgan and a group of men from the Karoo town of Tarkastad are planning a series of road trips around South Africa to share on a spiritual discipline they call “solo time’ which leads to a lifestyle of intimacy with God. Sharing the group’s vision, Robbie told me that […]
Taking hands to overcome the three big challenges facing agriculture
From the left, Jan Oosthuizen (facilitator), Lance van der Spuy (Shoprite), Michael Brinkhuis (Fortco), JB vd Berg (Baruch Training Centre, Bergfoods), AJ Munian (Smart Agri Solutions) and Pieter Wasserfall (Six33) at the third Bridgebuilding Land Summit in Paarl last week. Jan Oosthuizen facilitator of the Bridgebuilding Land Summit Initiative reflects on […]
Couple ready to walk 200km prayer route through Nelson Mandela Bay
On Monday (November 4) Bishop Eric Pike and his wife Joyce, will start a 200km walk through Nelson Mandela Bay (NMB) to launch the city’s unique Nehemiah Prayer Route. They may be in their 80s but they have plenty of walking cred — they have both completed the 780km Camino […]
Kirk Franklin boycotts TBN, Dove Awards for censoring his acceptance speech
Originally published in CBN News Frequent Dove Award winner Kirk Franklin announced this week he is boycotting the Gospel Music Association and Trinity Broadcasting Network after the awards ceremony broadcast was edited to remove mentions of racial injustice from his speeches in 2016 and earlier this month. GMA removed Franklin’s […]
Three Christian environmental-care leaders die in PE car crash
Originally published in Christianity Today The global creation care community is grieving the loss of some of its most prominent evangelical advocates after the top leaders of A Rocha International — cofounders Peter and Miranda Harris and CEO Chris Naylor and his wife Susanna — suffered a fatal car crash […]
FOR SA stands by concerns about sex-education curriculum
Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA) says in a press statement today that it remains concerned about the revised Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) curriculum. In a recent media statement the Department of Basic Education (DBE) says that no new content has been added to the Life Orientation subject in schools and […]
Lawyers for pro-life doctor may turn to High Court as matter drags on
The long-awaited professional conduct hearing against pro-life doctor Jaques de Vos convened on Tuesday and Wednesday this week, only to be postponed to December 9 while the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) disciplinary committee considers whether to dismiss two of the charges. Advocate Keith Matthee SC, for De Vos, […]
Oom Angus calls people to “Staan op vir Jesus” at Loftus
South African farmer/evangelist Angus Buchan today announced that God has instructed him to host a gathering called “Staan op vir Jesus” (“Stand up for Jesus”) at Loftus Versveld stadium on February 1 next year. And yes, God spoke to Buchan in Afrikaans — well, sort-of. Although he is known to […]
Louie Giglio speaks about his two latest books
Louie Giglio (LG) pastor of Passion City Church in Atlanta, Georgia and founder of the Passion movement was recently in South Africa to launch his two latest books: Not Forsaken, on the topic of fatherlessness and his second children’s book, How Great is Our God: 100 Indescribable Devotions About God and Science. Giglio […]