The announcement of a January 22, 2014 date for the Geneva II talks on the future of Syria is a ray of hope for Open Doors’ advocacy efforts for Christians in Syria and gives added impetus to the Save Syria campaign. More than 280 000 people from over 70 countries […]
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Christmas is the season for carol singing
[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] The first Christmas Carol was sung from the sky by angels. The words, but not the music, have been preserved for us by Dr Luke, in […]
‘Proud’ TV boss plans to bring more porn to SA in 2014
As reports surface of a growing pornography addiction problem in South Africa, a pay-TV boss said he is proud to bring hardcore porn to SA television for the first time and plans to introduce more in 2014. Referring to the controversial launch of 3 porn channels by StarSat (formerly TopTV) […]
Angelina Jolie directing movie about Olympian POW redeemed by Jesus
Originally published in Charisma NewsActress Angelina Jolie, like other powerful stars in Hollywood, has begun directing her own movies. Surprisingly, her next project is about a Christian athlete, with a script penned by the notorious Coen brothers (Fargo, Raising Arizona and True Grit). The movie, Unbroken, is based on writer Laura Hillenbrand’s biography of […]
200 000 march for marriage in Taiwan protesting same-sex ‘marriage’
Originally published in Lifesite News About 200,000 people marched in front of Taiwan’s Presidential Office on Saturday (November 30), according to organizers or the march. The crowd was protesting a proposed law that would allow same-sex couples to ‘marry’ and adopt “God created human beings as male and female. Only the union […]
EXCITING EVANGELISM ADVENTURE!
Great Commission Camp 3 – 6 January 2014, Cape Town (CLICK ON POSTER TO ENLARGE!) Experience the Joy of Leading Others to Christ Does the thought of sharing the Gospel, especially with sceptics, terrify you? Then this camp is for you! Sharing your Faith doesn’t need to be a terrifying […]
JUST1HR hosting PE prayer and action response to baby rape
A letter to the emerging JUST1HR movement in Nelson Mandela Bay (NMB) in response to the rape of a six week old baby in Kimberley last week, has sparked a JUST1HR prayer and action gathering on the Donkin Reserve, Port Elizabeth from 13:00 to 14:00 tomorrow (Thursday, December 5). In […]
El Shaddai Christian Academy, Port Alfred: Our seeds of potential
Support our exciting opportunity to move the school El Shaddai Christian Academy, Port Alfred, aims to provide a quality Christian based education that will equip young people to make a difference in the world. We instil in each one a sense of destiny and purpose in Christ so that they […]
Church leaders vow e-toll defiance
Originally published in iolnews Church leaders vowed today (Monday, December 2) to refuse to pay to use Gauteng freeways and called on others to do the same. “We… church leaders, have therefore decided to publicly declare our intention to refuse to buy e-tags and to refuse to pay this unjust […]
TBN co-founder Paul Crouch dies at 79
Paul Crouch, who co-founded the Trinity Broadcast Network with his wife, Jan, 40 years ago, passed away Saturday at 2:32 a.m. at the age of 79 after more than a decade of chronic heart problems. TBN’s website and Facebook page announced Saturday that, “Dr. Paul F. Crouch passed into the […]