By Fredrick Nzwili — World Watch Monitor Scores of female church workers were massacred last month as they sought refuge at a church in the central South Sudanese town of Bor. The women, several of whom were elderly, had fled rebel attacks to hide in the St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church […]
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Valentine’s Day message and smile
May you be blessed this day. Here is a message from the One who is Love:“I have loved you with an everlasting love.I have drawn you with unfailing kindess.”— Jeremiah 31:3 Cartoon originally published by WND
Belgium allows euthanasia for terminally ill children
Originally published in Christian Today Belgium’s Parliament has today voted in favour of allowing terminally ill children to have the option of euthanasia. The bill to remove the age limit on euthanasia was passed by 86 votes to 44, with 12 abstentions. Terminally ill children who are experiencing “unbearable physical […]
CAR violence a disaster of ‘unspeakable proportions’
Originally published in CBN News As violence escalates between Christians and Muslims in the Central African Republic, the United Nations is warning of a humanitarian disaster of unspeakable proportions. Although some 6,000 peacekeeping soldiers have been deployed, so far, they have been powerless to stop the religious violence. On Thursday, […]
Movie Wise – February 14, 2014
[notice]A new weekly column in which Pieter Pohl, founder and managing director of Innovation Films, sheds some light on the latest movies. Check in each week for reviews and previews of mainstream and Christian movies at the cinema, on TV or on DVD.[/notice] NOW SHOWING IN CINEMAS: I have the […]
Jesus bigger than Olympic bronze or gold for Kelly Clark, US snowboarder
By Tim Ellsworth — Originally published in BCN “It’s very easy in the world of competitive sports to be defined by what you do. I found that God’s really into what’s in your heart. He just wants your heart. It’s been a great privilege to pursue my dreams and pursue […]
Hezekiah Walker — Azusa:The Next Generation: Review
Music Review by Ellenor Lotter HEZEKIAH WALKER — AZUSA: THE NEXT GENERATION Listening to AZUSA: THE NEXT GENERATION, I took a long walk down memory lane, all the way back to the summer of 1994. There I was, a young white girl singing in front of a multi cultured audience […]
Designer prayer room at House of Bread caters for continuous intercession
Bloemfontein’s unique restaurant-discipleship centre, House of Bread, has taken prayer to a new level with the addition of a designer prayer room where intercessors can pour out their hearts to God at any time of the day or night. And according to hotelier Andre Venter, who established House of Bread […]
Giving impoverished SA youth a REAL START in life
I recently spent a few days in George as an observer at a camp that happens once a year at the start of a year-long youth development programme. I came away from the camp bubbling with excitement for the future if we have brilliant programmes like this one for the […]
Time to bring God into voting equation — Meshoe
It is time for South African Christians to bring God into the equation in their voting, said African Christian Democratic Party President (ACDP), Rev Kenneth Meshoe in an interview screened on Watchman On The Wall on TBN last week. Interviewed by Family Policy Institute Director, Errol Naidoo, following his recent […]