Originally published in God Reports People in the community worshipped her as a snake goddess, brought her offerings, and prostrated themselves before her. But a powerful encounter with Jesus in a dream turned her away from black magic to follow the living, true God. “My father was a leading sorcerer […]
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Churches across Kenya oppose law that would legalise polygamy
Originally published in BCNNN Churches across the East African nation of Kenya have expressed opposition to a bill that if signed into law would legalize polygamous marriages. As Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta considers signing the marriage bill into law, his administration faces the vocal opposition of multiple church groups. In […]
Christian TV Network influences Muslim viewers with Farsi dialect
Originally published in The Christian Post. His brother was executed by firing squad in Iran when he was only 16 for a minor political offense. But instead of taking revenge, Dr Hormoz Shariat decided to share the Gospel with Muslims and love them into the Kingdom of God. Dr Shariat […]
Paul Baloche….writing the songs the whole Church sings
By Melissa Riddle Chalos There is a certain blanket of wisdom that, if you seek it, comes over time. It wraps around a true and honest place where you are surrounded by good friends and family and have nothing left to prove. A place where you know who you are, […]
The steady rise of African zionism
By Rolene Marks — Originally published in the algemeiner There is something quite remarkable happening on the African continent. A groundswell of love and support from African Christians for the State of Israel, forged in biblical ties and a mutual love of the land. It is a relationship that has […]
Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus: Book review
Book Review by Val Viljoen SEEKING ALLAH, FINDING JESUS — A DEVOUT MUSLIM’S JOURNEY TO CHRIST by NABEEL QURESHI In this book, Nabeel Qureshi tells first of his Islamic heritage. He is the son of Pakistani born parents who came as adults to America. They passed on their great love […]
DVD series on God’s economy grew out of wilderness journey
The completion of a 9-disk DVD series called ‘Rebuilding the walls of the economy’ has been much more than an academic exercise for transformational entrepreneur Patrick Kuwana — it took a humbling time in the wilderness and the forging of a new identity in God to discover the Kingdom economic […]
The hunter, the photographer and the ‘non-discrimination’ argument
Freedom to hold to convictions must be defended By Andrew Selley — Orignally published in the FOR SA blog Would it be right for the government to force a photographer who is an animal rights activist to, against her moral conscience and will, create a video promoting hunting? This […]
Mystery yet reality: the practice of ‘Juju’ and human trafficking
[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] During my career as investigator with the Hawks I have stumbled across the notion of ‘Juju’ on […]
Answers to sceptics’ top 6 objections on the harms of porn
[notice]This article is adapted from the Chapter “Dealing With Objections” in Porndemic by Taryn Hodgson.[/notice] When trying to convince sceptics about the harmful effects of pornography, and the need to criminalise it, one often encounters the following objections: 1. “There’s no proof that porn causes harm.” This is a claim […]