South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Music Review by Ellenor Lotter THE DIGITAL AGE — EVENING MORNING This week I will start with a quote from my 16 year old hero, my son! “This doesn’t sound like ordinary Christian music mom, these guys are great!” This made me sit up straight and listen from a different […]
The Democratic Alliance (DA) says it has not changed its stance on the Israeli-Palestinian question and does not support a biased anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian declaration that was made at a Parliamentary Conference on Palestine on February 7. Responding to an inquiry from a Gateway News reader about media reports speculating about […]
Book Review by Allan Verreynne HIS CALL, MY ALL: AN AFRICAN DRUMBEAT, A MISSIONARY’S HEARTBEAT by HENNIE KEYTER with JANET RODRIGUEZ Published by Tracey McDonal Publishers, 2014 Pioneering the Gospel into AfricaHennie, in my humble estimation, is a modern day general in the mission field. He and his family have […]
Much brouhaha has been made concerning the passing of pieces of legislation in Nigeria and Uganda that criminalise acts of homosexuality. These two countries have stirred the ire of Western nations who consider their actions to infringe on rights of LGBT individuals. Governments around the world pass laws all the […]
Political reaction in South Africa Compiled from various news sources including Mail&Guardian, Business Day Live, Politics Web, and ACDP Media Days after President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda passed a law that expands the legal punishment for homosexuality in the country at least three European countries — Holland, Norway and […]
‘FOR SA’ (Freedom of Religion South Africa), an organisation pioneered by Cape Town church leader Andrew Selley, this week succeeded in persuading Parliament to amend the Women Empowerment and Gender Equality Bill, so as to exclude churches and public benefit organisations from the application of the Act. “This is a […]
All men from the age of 12 upwards are invited to attend the first Mighty Men Conference in Johannesburg next weekend on a spacious campsite 15 minutes south of the city. The theme of the MMC Joburg will be ‘Taking up the responsibility of being the Prophet, Priest and King […]
The life of Nelson Mandela and the Gospel of Jesus Christ will be blended in an epic musical that will open in Cape Town on Freedom Day (April 27, 2014), said the creator of the show, Richard Montez. While the two hour song and dance and drama production, Madiba — […]
[notice]Revivalist Shannon-Leigh Barry shares her wit and passion and the pursuits of her 20something heart in a monthly column that speaks to the desires of young adults in today’s Christian society. [/notice] My experience in the dating field is filled with many memories, all of which came before I met Jesus. […]
Bloemfontein Christian marketplace leader, Hennie Muller, 59, who narrowly escaped drowning in this year’s Midmar Mile, and survived a heart attack after the swimming race, says the experience was his eighth near-death encounter. Muller, who is the Free State coordinator of Unashamedly Ethical, says his life has been under great […]