The Nelson Mandela Bay Consultation of Christian Churches played host today ( Thursday, November 28) to a consultation discussing “The theology of voting.” The consultation was held at St Stephens Anglican Church in New Brighton and was addressed by Professor Barney Pityana, who is the former vice challensor of UNISA. […]
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Get into ‘the booth’ this Christmas
[notice]A monthly column by farmer, preacher and writer for Jesus, Angus Buchan[/notice] At the moment we are so aware of the shortage of time. As I write this column, it is nearing the end of another year. It is Christmas time. I want to encourage you to take time out […]
Thousands come to faith in Egyptian desert
By Open Doors From November 14 to16 the huge “Count it Right” evangelistic festival took place in Egypt, 112 kilometres north of Cairo in the middle of Wadi el Natroun desert. It was one of the largest evangelistic events that took place in Egypt this year. It was another festival […]
National prayer event at Bhisho to raise Godly priesthood
Launch of prayer programme for elections Delegates from all provinces of South Africa are gathering in Bhisho from today until Saturday for a strategic prayer conference around the theme of ‘Raising a Godly priesthood to establish righteousness and justice in the nation’. A prayer programme for the 2014 General […]
Church to address Parliament over religious freedom
Joshua Generation Church (JGC) is preparing to make a presentation to Parliament in which it will urge the Government not to interfere in the beliefs of the Christian Church in South Africa and to respect freedom of religion and conscience in the country. Parliament has elected a task team to […]
Top TV already broadcasting porn: churches launch boycott action
I have been reliably informed that Top TV – renamed StarSat is already broadcasting two hard-core pornographic channels in SA and have every intention of launching the rest publically on December 1. A source previously high up in Top TV informed me that Top TV executives were already receiving pornographic […]
Texas church leader fires on man breaking into cars at church
Originally published in Christian Post A Texas church leader, who is also a deputy for the local county Sheriff’s Office, shot at a man breaking into cars in his church parking lot late Tuesday night. The deacon, who has not been identified, and several other church members had stayed late […]
Exhausted Philippines survivors turn to God for comfort
Originally published in Charisma News Families in the Philippines are facing the task of finding each other. The typhoon there has separated loved ones from each other across the country. As some begin to lose hope they’ll find their family members alive, many are relying on another hope to get […]
Million-person covered pavilion too small for growing prayer meetings
Originally published in WND All we hear of Nigeria in the news is about attacks on Christians by the terror group Boko Haram. But something different is happening in the country’s south, as reflected in a three and a half square mile pavilion a Pentecostal church is constructing to accommodate […]
UN Secretary-General alarmed by anarchy in Central African Republic
By World Watch Monitor The UN Secretary General Ban-Ki moon said on Monday (November 18) that anarchy in the Central African Republic risks spiralling further out of control, and could need up to 9,000 peacekeepers. In a report Ki-moon commissioned, due to be debated at the UN on Nov. 25, […]