A monthly column that reflects on living in the Kingdom of God. Popular pastor and author Timothy Keller was in Twitter wars recently. It appeared that he made some comments that a lot of people found very controversial, so much so that it generated significant debate. Here was his comment […]
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Homeless people outside church inspired caring ministry
When an Eastern Cape pastor discovered homeless people sleeping outside a building he was renting to launch a church, he responded by starting a soup kitchen. Today the original small East London soup kitchen started in 2016 has grown into the Hands of Mercy project which feeds, clothes and shelters […]
Burn 24-7 hosting #captured event at NMU campus
Worship movement Burn 24-7 is collaborating with student mission #captured’s first event of the year with a worship gathering at the Nelson Mandela University (NMU) North Campus Auditorium from 7.30pm to midnight on Friday February 16. Jesus lovers from all over Port Elizabeth are invited to be part of this […]
Stage set for Jesus-ordained ‘It’s Time’ prayer day in Cape Town, says Angus Buchan
By Ashley Cloete Farmer-evangelist Angus Buchan was in Cape Town this week to meet pastors and church leaders in preparation for the It’s Time prayer event in Mitchells Plain on March 24 — and to announce details of the much-anticipated event. Addressing nearly 1 000 leaders from many different backgrounds […]
NBC Superbowl commentator stands by his comments on star quarterback’s faith
Originally published in Urban Christian News NBC commentator Tony Dungy has been attacked over his remarks that Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Nick Foles would ‘play well because his Christian faith would allow him to play with confidence’. Dungy, a former head coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Indianapolis Colts, described […]
Star-studded Roe vs Wade film will lift lid on US abortion law history
Originally published in Life Site Fox News contributor and Clueless actress Stacey Dash has joined the cast for Roe v Wade the Movie. The cast includes Born on the Fourth of July and The Usual Suspects actor Stephen Baldwin, who is also an executive producer, and Academy Award winner Jon […]
New Holocaust book tackles some popular misconceptions
While many think the trauma of the Holocaust ended with the Nazis, that is not the case. The concentration camps became assembly centres for displaced persons (DPs) and didn’t close for another five years. A newly launched book by Simon Bloomberg, who led the Belsen DP Camp after World War […]
Churches call for day of prayer for rain and humbling before the Lord on February 14
As severe drought conditions persist in parts of South Africa a group of churches has called on South African Christians to come humbly before the Lord in prayer on Wednesday February 14. The Dutch Reformed Church in the Eastern Cape and Western Cape, the Uniting Reformed Church in the Western […]
God gave me a ‘loving ministry’, says accident-to-revival man Carlos Padilla
It doesn’t make sense for revival to break out when a man is struck by a motor car. But that’s what happened in East London last year when US ministry student Carlos Padilla was knocked down by a car. He led the accident car driver to the Lord right there […]
14 Christian house church leaders abducted in china amid Communist crackdown on faith
Originally published in The Christian Post Fourteen Christian house church leaders who are part of the Middle Eastern evangelism network have been abducted by government security agents in China. ChinaAid reported on Wednesday that the Christians, who weren’t named, are being held captive at an undisclosed location by state authorities in […]

