Originally published in Morning Star News Gong Shengliang, imprisoned in China since 2001 for his leadership of a large house church movement, is suffering from lack of medical treatment after suffering a stroke, according to his daughter. In an open letter to Chinese President Xi Jinping published on the Websites […]
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Iran’s largest pentecostal church shut down, pastor arrested
Originally published in Fox News.com Government agents shut down Iran’s largest Persian-language Pentecostal church Monday, just one week after one of its pastors was arrested and hauled away midway through a worship service. The closing of Central Assemblies of God church in Tehran is the latest case of the Islamic […]
Filmmakers producing evangelistic silent feature film
Originally published in Christian Cinema.Com Production is set to begin on the first evangelistic silent feature film since sound was added to picture. “The Good Book” is the story of a New Testament that finds its way into the hands of seven strangers and provides hope during their struggles. “The […]
Encouraging devotions by irrepressible Nick Vujicic
Book review by Andre Viljoen LIMITLESS: Devotions for a Ridiculously Good Life by Nic Vujicic Limbless Nick Vujicic does not just talk about overcoming odds, he epitomises it. And so, who better to write a book of encouraging devotions than this evangelist, author, and inspirational speaker who has overcome his […]
Karl Marx and Satanism
Questions raised about modern communism I have just returned from a ministry trip in Estonia, a small country that was once part of the Soviet bloc. We have been visiting this country for many years and at every occasion we have been seeing the hand of the Lord on the […]
‘If you don’t quit, you win’
[notice]Musings around children’s ministry. Reflections on week 7 of a 10 weeks teaching stint.[/notice] Every morning after assembly I have some time with my register class before we get down to our maths to speak into their lives. They love it when I read from the Bible so I chose […]
I wouldn’t swap my family for anything!
[notice] A fortnightly column by Anna Heydenrych.[/notice] As I am approaching the due date of my first child, languishing in all the delightful symptoms that come with the third trimester, I have been thinking about family, marriage and relationships. I am incredibly excited to welcome the new member to my […]
Solid page-turner by best-selling Terri Blackstock
Book Review by Andre Viljoen Truth Stained Lies by Terri BlackstockGenre: Christian thriller Prolific Christian writer Terri Blackstock’s Truth Stained Lies is a satisfying page-turner that will be enjoyed by a broad cross-section of readers. The story kicks off as former lawyer and investigative murder trial blogger Cathy Cramer receives […]
Johnny Louw and team leading 4-day PE4JESUS Conference
Evangelist and sought-after conference speaker Johnny Louw will spearhead a four-day PE4JESUS Conference in Port Elizabeth from Thursday, June 13 to Sunday June 16. Louw and ministry team members Jacques Malan and Antoinette Visser will take delegates on a journey towards living like new men and women with the character […]
Persecution in Eritrea getting worse
Around 1,200 Christians now incarcerated after a spate of arrests in 2013 By World Watch Monitor Religious persecution in Eritrea is at its “highest level ever and getting worse”, an Eritrean Christian leader, who cannot be named for security reasons, has told the Christian charity Open Doors International. Thirty-seven Christian […]