South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
From A World In Motion, Issue 66 — INContext Minististries 1. The eight-day war between Israel and Hamas The conflict between Israel and Hamas that lasted eight days resulted in the deaths of more than 160 Palestinians and at least five Israelis. Hamas is a militant Palestinian party that, since […]
Book Review by Val Viljoen CHRISTINE CAINE — UNDAUNTED: Daring to Do What God Called You to Do Genre: Autobiography/Motivational Distributed by Christian Art Media It is estimated by the UN that twenty-seven million people world-wide are slaves. Of these, two and a half million are trapped in human trafficking. […]
After 5 years Hillsong United are returning to South Africa for a four city worship tour. They will be in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town and Durban in February and March 2013. This trip also coincides with the release of their latest Album “Zion” and “South Africa will be the first […]
A Jeffreys Bay publisher, Robbie Hift, is mobilising support for a vision to erect a giant steel cross opposite the Van Stadens Bridge to deter people from jumping off the bridge where yet another person died this week. The latest person to jump off the 140m high bridge west of […]
Music Review by Graeme Crawford — Cross Rhythms MARK J SCHOLTZ — HOLDING ON TO YOULabel: Worthwhile Worship South African pastor/worship leader Scholtz releases his second album, and has enlisted a high-end producer, Dwayne Larring, formerly guitarist and producer for Sonicflood and producer for Tim Hughes. Together they have created […]
Call for doctors, policy makers to resist dagga lobby Doctors For Life International is appalled by the pseudo science that seemingly makes it possible for even children to use dagga for medical conditions. More than 50 children in the US state of Oregon alone, are “medical dagga (marijuana)” cardholders, according […]
Op Woensdag November 28 het die opgewondenheid hoog geloop by die vroue van Women in Action, van Wesbank, Kuilsrivier. Dit was ook heel te verstane want hulle het net gewag vir die bussie van Women on the Move 4 Christ Ministries om hulle te kom haal vir ‘n onvergeetlike dag […]
Open Doors will release its 2013 World Watch List of 50 countries that are the worst persecutors of Christians on Tuesday, January 8, 2013, during a press conference in Washington, DC. “The annual World Watch List has raised awareness of the plight of persecuted Christians for many years,” says Open […]
Church must speak out more, not back down — African Enterprise [notice] A report and commentary by African Enterprise on the letter to the Government from Christian leaders and the role of the Church as a prophetic voice and agent of transformation. This article was published in the latest newsletter […]
Youversion, the leading Bible app that is on more than 70 million smartphones and pads, has created a fun live map that allows viewers to watch the world reading about the birth of Jesus. The so-called Christmas Story Tracker light’s a star on the reader’s country when she or he […]