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Where is the Christmas story being read?

Want to see where people from all over the globe are reading about Christmas? Each time someone looks up a verse about Jesus’ birth in the youversion Bible App, a star lights up in their area of the world. A counter displays how many times passages about Christmas have been […]

Simply Chrysolite releases Christmas special

Originally published by Christian Mail Multiple award winning girl band Simply Chrysolite have set the mood right for the Christmas season with the release of this carol “Joy To The World”, as well as the acapella version now available on itunes, googleplay, amazon mp3, spinlet and other digital stores. Named […]

Scripture and hostage negotiation

[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 recent Sydney hostage situation stirred some vivid memories of the intensity, emotions and multi-layered complexities associated […]

The blessing of load shedding

[notice]Hugh Wetmore is a songwriter and student of worship trends. He invites you to join the worship conversation by commenting on his monthly column.[/notice] As I sat down in the congregation last Sunday, I noticed the absence of the usual band up front. The only instruments were a piano and a […]

The world’s smallest Bible released

Originally published in Christian Today If you’ve ever struggled to fit your Bible into an already overflowing bag, you’re in luck. Measuring just 4.76mm each side, the world’s smallest Bible has been released.  The Jerusalem Nano Bible company has developed a tiny chip containing all 27 books of the New […]

“Christmas in a North Korean gulag will be just another day of grotesque suffering”

British Parliamentary report urges global pressure to oppose systematic religious persecution in N.Korea Originally published in World Watch Monitor It was International Human Rights Day on Wednesday (December 10, 2014) but the right to freedom of belief is violated each and every single day, especially in North Korea, despite being protected […]