See Opinion by Ron Steele This week has seen the State proposing two pieces of legislation which arguably pose one of the greatest threats to religious freedom (including the autonomy of the Church to govern her own affairs) and free speech in South Africa yet! If we do not take […]
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A picture from Stellenbosch that speaks life
On Wednesday (October 26 2016), a day when a student march to parliament ended in violent mayhem after some of the students and police clashed, these University of Stellenbosch students stood on a mountain and prayed life into their campus and town below. The university, about 50km away from troubled campuses […]
Rainbow nation shows up at campus prayer service
Conflict exposes need for discipleship and unity among Christian students Hundreds of students, parents and Christian leaders worshiped God together and prayed together at a joyful, Spirit-filled prayer service at NMMU (Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University) in Port Elizabeth on Sunday night. For a few precious hours the rainbow nation — […]
Billboard tells it like it is
In a country that seems to be stumbling from one political crisis to another educational emergency via an additional economic crunch that are all man-made, the message that “South Africa does not need a new government or a new economy, but Christ,” cuts through the clutter of the nation’s challenges […]
Don’t let discontent steal your blessing
[notice]A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships.[/notice] What is contentment? What is it about human nature that makes us want more — to be more, to have more? You see it all around — a man dreams of landing a certain job, he finally gets it and within a […]
UK foreign office hosts global summit on freedom of religion or belief
Originally published in World Watch Monitor. ‘Religious freedoms can counter violent extremism’ was the key message at a two-day global conference held at the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) last week. The conference explored ways to build resilience against extremism and identified opportunities to work together. More than 50 […]
Campuses shut down. Students decide to mountain-hike and pray!
A group of Christian students from two Cape Town universities took to the mountain last week as youth movements gathered globally to pray for The International Fellowship of Evangelical Students (IFES) World Student Day on October 21 2016. (IFES) celebrated its 2016 World Student Day through prayer, bible study and get-togethers at […]
Angus Buchan nooi 100 000: “Kom bid saam in Soweto”
Read in English Die tyd raak min om jou gratis sitplek te bespreek vir November 19 se versoenings-byeenkoms in Soweto se FNB-stadion. Gratis kaartjies is vanaf Oktober 21 by Computicket verkrygbaar. Die evangelis, Angus Buchan, wat een van die sprekers is by die ‘Sacred Assembly’ — byeenkoms, nooi alle volwassenes […]
Angus Buchan invites 100 000: “Come pray together in Soweto”
Lees in Afrikaans Time is running out to book your free seat for the reconciliation gathering on November 19 in Soweto’s FNB stadium. Free tickets are available from Computicket. The evangelist, Angus Buchan, one of the speakers at the ‘Sacred Assembly’ gathering, invites all adults and children to come and […]
Report sheds light on deadly persecution of Christians in Nigeria’s Middle Belt
Originally published in World Watch Monitor. Nigeria’s Middle Belt is the scene of ever-continuing attacks on Christian farmers by mainly Muslim Hausa-Fulani herdsmen, including this past week where attacks have occurred in both Kaduna and Benue states. Now a recent report about another state in the Middle Belt, Nasarawa, shows that […]