A meeting of the Portfolio Committee on International Relations took place in Parliament this week to discuss and ratify the anti-Israel “Cape Town Declaration”. The committee hosted The Parliamentary Solidarity Conference in support of the peoples of Palestine, Western Sahara and Cuba on February 6. But many pundits have speculated […]
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Annatjie Walker van Jesus is Lord-Ministries oorlede
Deur Danie Mouton Grenspos Nr 6 Annatjie Walker, bekend vir die reusewerk wat sy saam met haar man, Boet, in Port Elizabeth se noordelike areas onder minderbevoorregtes doen, is vroeër hierdie week oorlede. Die egpaar bedryf ‘n hulpsentrum in Kleinskool waarby verskeie NG Gemeentes betrokke is. Annatjie se begrafnis vind […]
Sidetracked with Heandus
[notice]A new monthly interview column in which Mike Beets tunes into the heartbeat of Christian musicians and the SA Christian music industry.[/notice] It’s easy to get confused once you get to meet the three members of Heandus for the first time after listening to their music. The hugely enjoyable music […]
Baptist pastor named acting president of Ukraine
Originally published in The Christian Post After watching their country erupt into months of angry anti-government protests, Christians in Ukraine praised a peace deal that ended the protests as well as the appointment of Baptist pastor Dr. Oleksandr Turchynov as their interim president. The Ukrainian parliament voted to impeach President […]
Yonggi Cho guilty of embezzlement; US megachurch pastor defends him
Originally published in The Christian Post American megachurch pastor, Bob Rodgers, has defended Pastor David Yonggi Cho after the pastor of Yoido Full Gospel Church in Seoul, South Korea, was convicted last week of embezzling $12 million of the church’s funds. Cho, 78, was sentenced to three years in prison […]
Young Christian men burned to ashes in Boko Haram attack in Nigeria
Originally published in Persecution.Org At least 58 students were killed after Islamic militants attacked a secondary school in northeastern Nigeria late Monday night. The militants, suspected to be connected to Boko Haram, blocked the exits of a boys’ dormitory, set it on fire and killed the boys who tried to escape the […]
Thousands of SA women will participate in Women’s World Day of Prayer
Thousands of South African women are expected to join Christian women in 170 countries by participating in the Women’s World Day of Prayer on Friday, March 7. Women from all the mainline churches, a number of independent churches, various schools and retirement centres, certain police stations and army units, and […]
Bible stops bullets, saves bus driver’s life
Originally published in All Christian News.com A bus driver in Dayton, Ohio, is crediting the fact that he is still alive, to a miraculous intervention from God. The man was attacked, on his bus, by three teenagers last Monday. Reportedly, the 49-year-old Christian bus driver, Rickey Wagoner, was experiencing electrical […]
Francine Rivers on her latest novel, faith
Bestselling Christian romance author, Francine Rivers, talks to her publishers in a Q&A interview about her highly anticipated new novel, Bridge to Haven, which is due to be released in April. The epic story of temptation, grace and unconditional love looks at the life of a rising 1950s Hollywood star and […]
The Digital Age: Evening Morning — Review
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 […]