South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
A monthly column by social entrepreneur and A2B Transformation Group founder Vivienne Schultz. The A2B Transformation Movement is very serious about moving people from A (dependency) to B (dignity). I am sure we all have a similar aim. It’s only when it gets to the “How-to” that we might differ. […]
There was a need for a credible and thorough investigation into the effects of pornography in South Africa, ACDP MP Cheryllyn Dudley said in parliament this week. She warned that parts of government policy in the Film and Publications Amendment Bill before the Portfolio Committee on Communications promoted sexual exploitation and facilitated […]
Originally published in Chraisma News This past week, we learned that something really ugly lies underneath Hollywood’s sparkling glamour. Harvey Weinstein, the billionaire mogul responsible for movies including Shakespeare in Love, Chicago and The King’s Speech, was fired from his job and expelled from the Academy for Motion Picture Arts […]
Originally published in World Watch Monitor Fresh large-scale fighting in the disputed territory between Iraq and its Kurdish region could further drain the region of Christians – only months after the military defeat of Islamic State persuaded some to return to their homes, experts have warned. Small numbers of Iraqi […]
Originally published in Christian Today A woman will take over as lead pastor of the evangelical megachurch Willow Creek Community Church, which is based in the Chicago suburb of South Barrington, Illinois. Heather Larson, who is currently executive pastor, will step into the role of lead pastor over all Willow Creek […]
Filmmaker Darren Wilson, pioneering creator of hit ‘God adventure’ documentaries like Father of Lights, Furious Love and Holy Ghost, and the recent TV series Adventures with God and Questions with God, has embarked on a new online adventure. Announcing the launch of WP TV, an online channel providing access to an enormous library of God […]
Hugh Wetmore is a songwriter and student of worship trends. He invites you to join the worship conversation by commenting on his monthly column. In our search for those factors that encourage the ordinary people in the ordinary congregation to sing with easy enthusiasm, I have already listed the following: […]
Originally published in The Christian Institute Christians who hold a biblical view of marriage are “bigots” and should be ‘crucified’, according to same-sex marriage supporters who vandalised churches in Australia. Last week, two churches in Melbourne were daubed with graffiti including a Nazi swastika. It is the latest in a […]
By Fredrick Nzwili — Originally published in Crux The bishops of Kenya have called on the population to remain “calm and peaceful” if elections scheduled for later this month are postponed. The crisis started September 1, when the Supreme Court nullified the election of President Uhuru Kenyatta over irregularities and […]
A monthly column by Michael Cassidy, evangelist, author, Christian leader and founder of African Enterprise whose ministry in Africa and the world has spanned more than 50 years. Are you about at the end of the road? Do you feel you just can’t go on? Does it seem that the […]