Originally published in Israel Today Israel’s newly-passed health budget for 2014 includes a significant increase in government funding for legal abortions, a move that Sandy Shoshani, national director of the pro-life organization Be’ad Chaim, says is a serious indictment of the nation’s spiritual condition. Last month, the Health Basket Committee […]
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UK Christian Judge issued judicial misconduct warning for defending Biblical marriage
The official body with responsibility for judicial conduct in the UK has chastised a leading High Court judge, who is also a Christian, over comments asserting that biblical marriage is the best option for society. Sir Paul Coleridge was given a formal warning by the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office (JCIO) […]
Clouded legacy: The lives of Ariel Sharon
By Jonathan Feldstein — Originally published in Charisma News Since 2006, former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was in the news regularly, though less frequently as the years passed, not for what he’d done, but for what he hadn’t done until this week. He died. I write this neither […]
Discover Vineyard Worship — Form Us: Review
Music Review by Ellenor Lotter DISCOVER VINEYARD WORSHIP — FORM US This year is a pursuit of the Kingdom and we as sons and daughters of the Most High God, have an opportunity to seek out this King of Glory. To seek out and discover more of His character through […]
Selley urges action on new ‘Gender Bill’ threat to religious freedom
Cape Town church leader Andrew Selley has called on Christian leaders in South Africa to take urgent united action to avert a new threat to religious freedom posed by a proposed Government Bill on gender equality. In a letter to church and ministry leaders he warns that while the intent […]
Sabbath School Songs — 15 Classic Christian Songs for Kids: Review
DVD Review by Val Viljoen This is a delightful DVD with visuals of happy animated young children singing, dancing and doing various actions. Each song has been done in a different setting and includes cutaways to other visuals. The overall impact is one of beauty and joy. Subtitles allow you […]
Prayer, services, pickets over ‘national sin of abortion’ [UPDATED]
South African Christian pro-life activists urge churches and Christians in SA to mark the approaching 17th anniversary of abortion-on-demand in the country by praying and participating in pickets in various parts of the country. Since the Termination of Pregnancy Act was passed on February 1, 1997 against the will of […]
Mustard Seed Project offers free community training
A Johannesburg Christian training centre is promoting moral transformation by offering free basic community training to anybody who will carry the training to their communities or beyond. The training, offered through the Mustard Seed Project of the Peniel Training Centre (PTC) in Florida Park, Roodepoort, includes growing a vegetable garden […]
Top teachers for PE missions course
Christians are invited to enrol for a 3-day missions course in Port Elizabeth that will be led by top international teachers, says Rev Dave Doveton of the Southern Missions Society. Canon Dr Vinay Samuel, and internationally renowned missiologist and co-founder of the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies and Professor Rollin […]
The folly of following blindly
The commonalities of a blind leader and his followers are that both of them are blind, which is the obvious part, but also that their destination is similar. According to Jesus, both the leader and his followers are heading for a ditch. I was considering this recently when reflecting on […]