The doctors and staff of a Knysna private hospital nicknamed Pastor Brian Long “Miracle Man” after his remarkable recovery from serious injuries following a head-on-collision in November, 2010. “It has been four and a half years since the accident and I saw one of my doctors the other day and he […]
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Pakistani Christian boy dies after he is set on fire for his faith
Boy forgives Muslim attackers before he dies Originally published in The Christian Post The 15-year-old Pakistani Christian boy who was beaten and set on fire by two Muslim men last Friday after answering truthfully if he was a Christian, died Wednesday morning due to burns inflicted during the attack. According […]
Let’s use what we have for the sake of the Great Commission!
[notice]A monthly Christian sport column by Cobus Kruger, a professional triathlete who is passionate about evangelism, leadership and community development through sport.[/notice] Go and make disciples….. “18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples […]
‘Women desperate for men to take up their spiritual leadership role ‘
Women’s conference on Saturday of KMMC Many women have been praying consistently for months for their men to be able to attend the Karoo Mighty Men Conference 2015. Ruthi Van der Merwe who co-ordinates KMMC’s marketing with her husband Ponnie, says that her heart breaks for the mass of […]
StarSat broadcasted porn channels illegally, BCCSA hears
Originally published in Channel 24 StarSat is being accused of broadcasting two of its porn pay channels for nearly a month without the authorisation to do so, the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of SA heard on Tuesday. Greta Engelbrecht, for Justice Alliance SA (JASA), told the commission that the channels had […]
Christian guesthouse owners and homosexual couple meeting in bid to resolve dispute
Originally published by For Sa Tomorrow (Wednesday, April 15), the Christian owners of “House of Bread” guesthouse in Wolseley will be meeting with the homosexual couple who took them to Court for unfair discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation last year, in an endeavour to mediate the dispute. (For […]
Where are the voices of reason?
I have been saddened by the level of dialogue currently raging over historical statues in South Africa. “A nation divided by statues” read a recent newspaper cartoon heading. Of course the underlying issues are much deeper than just statues. But the dialogue reflects a nation that still has a long […]
Yemen faces ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ as rebels advance, aid workers warn
Originally published in Christian Today Houthi forces fought street-by-street battles with local militia in the old centre of Aden on Wednesday, as the first boatloads of emergency medical aid reached the south Yemeni port city, which relief workers say faces a humanitarian catastrophe. Residents saw a dozen bodies strewn on […]
Gina Holmes — Driftwood Tides: Book review
Book Review by Val ViljoenGenre: Novel It is two months before her wedding day and Libby is struggling to deal with her mother’s overbearing interference in her wedding when Caroline is suddenly forced into telling her daughter she is adopted. Libby has lived with the pain of her father leaving […]
WATCH: Video of the week: April 10, 2015 — Crisscrossed
[notice]Welcome to our first Video of the Week — a weekly video clip to inspire, inform, edify or entertain. Readers are welcome to email suggested clips of the week to news@gatwaynews.co.za[/notice] The mission continues Originally published in Charisma News One thousand, eight hundred forty-two clusters of crosses were scattered across […]