Time to taste the sweet honey of following Yeshua I was looking forward, with some trepidation, to blowing the shofar in front of hundreds of schoolchildren last week. But in the end my wife, who teaches Christianity and the Jewish feasts to primary pupils all across our town, decided she […]
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Light of gospel penetrates darkness of campus turmoil
On Tuesday this week I managed to weave myself into the conflict engulfing Rhodes University and had two sessions to share the gospel during an evangelistic mission hosted by Christians @ Rhodes — an umbrella body that represents all Christians on the campus. Their mission — with the theme ‘Break […]
Love lessons from God
[notice]A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships.[/notice] A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one […]
Bill Johnson leading conference in SA — and there’s a rugby connection!
Influential pastor, pioneering revivalist and author Bill Johnson will be leading a three-day Kingdom Conference in Johannesburg in February next year — and the timing of his first ever ministry trip to South Africa has more than a little to do with Springbok rugby! To understand the divinely-inspired rugby link […]
Youth presented with case for Zionism
Over 300 young people from various cultures, tribes and provinces attended DEISI International’s first annual Youth Summit in Johannesburg on Saturday September 24. “We give God glory for the incredible success of the Youth Summit, this despite all the criticism and accusations that the event would be a failure! God […]
Just cause no excuse for violence and destruction, say PE church leaders
No matter how just the cause behind student protest sweeping the country there is no justification for the loss of life, destruction of property and injury to students and others currently taking place, say Port Elizabeth church leaders. “It is now enough” and “unintentional as it [violence and destruction] may […]
Area no more a ‘dry, barren, desert’ after first Northern Cape MMC
[notice]Riaan Janse van Vuuren reports back on the inaugural Norther Cape Mighty Men Conference near Kimberley last weekend. [/notice] The very first Northern Cape Mighty Men Conference — hosted by Kimberley Christian Network and organised by a team of 15 under the spiritual oversight of Pastor Herman Steyn and Rev […]
October fast — for the ‘education gate’
South Africa has given the enemy legal grounds to use students as pawns to wreak havoc on the nation through the “gate of education”, says Janet Brann-Hollis of SA Back to God (SABTG). In the video clip below she calls for a three-day fast from October 3 to 5 to restore […]
Jesus appeared as bus driver to Muslim pilgrim in Mecca
Originally published in God Reports When a discouraged Muslim pilgrim boarded a bus in Mecca to return home, he wasn’t prepared for a personal encounter with Jesus and the filling of the Holy Spirit. “Omar’s life was empty and yet full of troubles,” recounts Erick Schenkel, executive director of the […]
North Korea crushed Christians under steamroller, hung them on crosses above fire
Originally published in Charisma News North Korea has crushed Christians under a steam roller, hung them on crosses above raging fires, herded them off bridges and other devastating forms of torture, according to a report. Christian Solidarity Worldwide issued the report earlier this month to call action against the Communist […]