South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Music Review by Ellenor Lotter LOU FELLINGAM — BEST OF LOU FELLINGHAM LIVE New month, new music once again… Where has January gone?! We are off to Brighton in East Sussex, England, to introduce you to LOU FELLINGHAM LIVE. Kingsway Music refers to her as being ‘one of the most […]
Book Review by Allan Verreynne PORNDEMIC: HOW THE PORNOGRAPHY PLAGUE AFFECTS YOU AND WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT by TARYN HODGSON Published by Christian Liberty Books, 2013 My ethical eyes have been opened by this book! The author, Taryn Hodgson, has a comprehensive and compelling counter to pornography in this book. […]
Call for prayers of faith for kidnapped teacher As Saturday’s ransom deadline looms over the family of Al Qaeda hostage, Pierre Korkie, farmer-evangelist Angus Buchan said today that he continues to trust God to deliver him. “We continue to thank God for His divine hand over the Korkie Family, and […]
This year our South African democracy is 20 years old. How free and democratic is our society? Reflecting theologically on democracy and freedom, different views were expressed at the UFS Faculty of Theology’s theological day on the topic. On the one hand Dr Willem Fourie, University of Pretoria, stated Malema […]
Christian leaders with a heart for young people will be equipped to share the Gospel with children and to teach them to share it with others during Hope for Kids workshops in Port Elizabeth from February 14 to February 18. Co-facilitator, Paul Clough, who is behind a vibrant schools’ prayer […]
Christians in Cape Town are invited to a Shabbat celebration on Friday, February 14, hosted by the David and Jonathan Foundation (DJF) which helps South African churches to partner with Messianic congregations in Israel. The Shabbat, at Logos Christian Church, Belville, at 7pm, will take the form of a bring […]
Unashamedly Ethical is calling on members of the public to nominate contenders for its UE Recognition Awards for men and women in the Western Cape who have exhibited great character and ethical behaviour. “If you have had the privilege of coming face-to-face with a person working in grassroots development, education, […]
The pass rate at a school in New Brighton, Port Elizabeth has nearly doubled — from 38% to 75% — since it was adopted by a nearby church in 2010. The successful partnership between Cowan High School and St Stephen’s Anglican Church was celebrated on Sunday (February 2, 2014) at the […]
Originally published in Charisma News A minimum of 3 million viewers watched last night’s evolution/creation debate between Bill Nye “The Science Guy” and Ken Ham, founder of the Creation Museum, which was the location of the much-discussed event. In what some observers have dubbed “Scopes II,” Nye and Ham sparred […]
[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] A recent post from TGC Worship commented that ‘Worship Leader Burnout’ was even more common than ‘Pastoral Burnout’. It expressed this graphically: “If preaching/teaching pastors are […]