Cheers went up as a backhoe tore down the barely finished walls of the Batak Protestant Church near Jakarta, Indonesia on Thursday. The pile of rubble that remained was only the latest setback to Christians trying to retain a toehold in the world’s most populous Muslim country. The church, in […]
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Inspired by little movements
[notice]Musings around children’s ministry.[/notice] I have yet another conference story to share…Last weekend the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) invited our ministry (Reaching a Generation) to one of their provincial conferences. I cannot describe how inspiring it was to see teachers share so passionately about what Christ is doing […]
Real love to share with broken world
[notice] A fortnightly column by Anna Heydenrych: the ninth in a series of reflections on the nine fruits of the Spirit (Galations 5:22-23)[/notice]Today, I attempt to bring you the final installment of my nine part series on the fruits of the Holy Spirit. I tread cautiously to try to pack […]
China has aborted 336 million babies in barely 4 decades
Originally published in Christian Telegraph China has aborted 336 million unborn children, many of them forcibly, during slightly more than four decades, the government has announced. The staggering number of abortions should prompt mourning for the victims, but it should not be shocking, said pro-life observers of China’s policy, because […]
Americans warned: home schoolers stripped of rights
Originally published in Charisma News Recently, US Attorney General Eric Holder has said that home schooling is not a parent’s right. It is a statement some are saying should frighten American parents. Nations like Germany and Sweden show that when governments take away home schooling rights, it’s a slippery slope […]
Obama’s goodwill Israel tour sows seeds of hope
Originally published in CBN News Day two of President Obama’s visit started at the Israel Museum, where he viewed the ancient Dead Sea Scrolls. So far as Israel is concerned, things seem to be going well. One commentator remarked, “If this is the way we greet Obama, what’s left for […]
New Archbishop installed for Anglican Communion
Originally published in Christian Post A couple days after the Roman Catholic Church installed its 266th pope, the Anglican Communion – a global Protestant Christian body based in the United Kingdom – now has a newly inaugurated spiritual head. The Rt. Rev. Justin Welby, formerly the bishop of Durham, England, […]
Let’s make newspapers ‘cut out’ sleazy sex ads, says Salvation Army
SWEAT up in arms about campaign The Salvation Army wants South Africans to oppose human trafficking by participating in its “Cut It Out” campaign against sexual services advertisements in newspapers. The idea of the campaign, in which members of the public will cut sleazy sex industry ads out of newspapers […]
Surprise encounter with young people with glorious vision
As yet another Friday night unveils itself in Central, Port Elizabeth, many young people flock to bars, night clubs and other places of entertainment in the area. But a certain group of young folk choose to walk a road less travelled. Gateway News met up with these remarkable young Christians […]
God give us men!
[notice]A monthly column by Marcel van der Watt, lecturer in the Department of Police Practice at UNISA, former police detective, and current member of the Gauteng Rapid Response Task Team for Human Trafficking.[/notice] Memory of pre-dawn encounter that captures root of lawlessness, moral decline It’s a cold winter’s morning in […]