South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
With less than three months to go until Karoo Mighty Men Conference (KMMC) 2015, the organisers have issued an urgent call to prayer. “From the very first year of KMMC in 2011, we have tried to lay a foundation of prayer in everything we have done. We are therefore requesting […]
Lately, we have been bombarded with apocalypse, end-times, Armageddon and catastrophe prophecies, predictions, articles and news. In the world the word apocalypse is commonly used to describe a disastrous upheaval expected to occur just before the end of the world. Other synonyms for apocalypse are: disaster, catastrophe, destruction, Armageddon, Day […]
It’s “my project but God’s ministry” says Vianca Kotze, 19, the youthful founder and director of Victims In X-treme (VIX), a new Non Profit Organisation (NPO) that aims to meet the needs of young people affected by sexual and physical abuse. Strongly believing that “youth is my advantage” Vianca says […]
[notice]A monthly interview column in which Mike Beets tunes into the heartbeat of Christian musicians and the SA Christian music industry.[/notice] Finding wholesome role models for our kids is near impossible in an age where moral values get chucked out the window in favour of illicit, Miley Cyrus types that […]
Review by Allan Verreynne (with acknowledgement to several quotes from Marshall Segal) This is one of the most riveting true life accounts that I have recently read. Once you start it, you cannot put it down!Like The life story of Louis Zamperini (1917–2014) is truly remarkable! Agony, ecstacy, despair, hope, […]
KMMC took an important step forward at last year’s conference when a partnership was initiated with local churches after a meeting of church leaders who attended the conference was held. Dave Turner, one of the local organisers of the KMMC and a lay pastor in Middelburg, believes the meeting shifted […]
Originally published in Christian News A Christian school in the United Kingdom is being shut down and another under scrutiny after investigators quizzed random students and found them to have “discriminatory views” toward others. According to reports, last November, members of the Office for Standards in Education (OFSTED) visited Durham […]
Several opposition party MPs with religious leaders on Wednesday (January 28,2015) in pursuit of restoring the dignity of Parliament, says the African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) in a media release. ACDP Chief Whip who attended the meeting, together with party leader Rev Kenneth Meshoe, says that the National Interfaith Council of […]
By Michael Ashcraft and Mark Ellis — Originally published in God Reports Every side of his pickup truck was completely smashed and compacted after Kaleb Whitby struck a semi from behind and was then hit by another semi in a highway pileup caused by morning fog and black ice. Whitby […]
Music Review by Ellenor Lotter This week we are introduced to the beautiful Moriah Peters, a young lady who has made a stand not only in the contemporary Christian music market, but also in the competitive music industry when she auditioned for ‘American Idols’ in 2010. After being criticised for […]