South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
[notice]A monthly column by Marcel van der Watt, lecturer in the Department of Police Practice at UNISA, former police detective, and current member of the Gauteng Rapid Response Task Team for Human Trafficking.[/notice] The ‘ice bucket challenge’ has taken the world by storm. Pictures of celebrities dousing themselves with buckets […]
The game is finished. You feel exited, disappointed, frustrated or you could just be thinking: ‘”If only he kicked the ball” or “If only he did not knock the ball” or “If only he prevented the breakaway”. You now sit and wait for the interview with the captain or athlete […]
The resignation of advocate Pansy Tlakula as the chairperson of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) amid allegations of a conflict of interest in the IEC’s procurement of office space in Centurion leaves a bitter taste in my mouth. Advocate Tlakula is someone who has been with our electoral body since […]
Joshua and Janet Mills of New Wine International will be ministering at God Adventure(GA) East London at Gathering of the Coals (GOTC) and the annual Supernatural Lifestyle Conference next week. Mills is an international keynote speaker and author, song writer and singer having written more than 600 worship songs. Together […]
[notice]A monthly interview column in which Mike Beets tunes into the heartbeat of Christian musicians and the SA Christian music industry.[/notice] What seemed like a chance meeting five years ago when brothers Jaco and Johan van den Berg met the church newbie, Zander De Beer at Living Word Church in […]
I recently attended a children’s eisteddfod in De Aar and was reminded of how privileged we are to be living in the Karoo. What prompted the awareness of being privileged was not the Karoo’s wide-open spaces, silence, scenery, or lack of rush-hour traffic, but the manner in which the eisteddfod […]
Glenridge Church, Vineyard Institute and Soul Action Network are co-hosting a weekend seminar in Durban on September 19 and 20 called Dignity and Justice – The Gospel of the Kingdom. The purpose of the event is to equip believers with a solid Biblical understanding of the Gospel mandate to reach […]
Canon Andrew White — also known as the “Vicar of Baghdad” — will be in South Africa in May 2015, to share about his ministry in Iraq and the Middle East and to raise support for the minority Christians in desperate need, reports INcontext Ministries. White is the Chaplain of […]
Originally published in Christian Today An Iranian pastor convicted of crimes against national security is facing 18 new charges, including one for a capital crime, reports Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) Quoting from the report, Christian Today say Pastor Behnam Irani is now being accused of “Mofsed-e-filarz”, which means “spreading corruption […]
“Too many of us are silent on the issue of human trafficking” said Marcel van der Watt, one of the speakers at the third annual Anti-human Trafficking Conference held at Fountain Vineyard Church in Port Elizabeth on August 30, 2014. Previously involved in the investigation of human trafficking and organised […]