Against the background of the Marikana and subsequent crises a group of Christian leaders who met in Stellenbosch recently to listen to the Lord and to one another about the role of the church in South Africa have sent a statement called “The Church Speaks” to political, business, labour, church […]
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Pro-life sticker activist saves baby from abortion
Days after appearing in a Cape Town court for sticking Value Life stickers over illegal abortion advertisements, Christian activist Peter Throp got to hold a baby that was rescued from abortion as a result of his Value Life campaign. His wife, Terry, tells the story: “Peter was putting stickers on […]
Attractive compact NLT Bible
Book Review by Val Viljoen NLT COMPACT BIBLE Distributed by Christian Art Media I find this compact edition of the Bible particularly attractive. I mean that firstly in the sense of it being good to look at and to hold. The version shown here is described as “LeatherLook Hot Pink”, […]
Ethics and dangers of IVF: Part 4
[notice]In Vitro Fetilisation (IVF) has become a fairly common procedure and a lifeline for many infertile couples. But is there more to this practice than meets the eye? DIANNE STEVEN sounds the alarm on medical, ethical and legal problems associated with IVF. In the final article of a 4-part series […]
W Cape taxi bosses pray for safety on roads
Before starting their Annual General Meeting in Worcester this week Western Cape SANTACO (South African National Taxi Council) members gathered on the N1 to pray for safety on the roads ahead of the Christmas holiday season. “We felt we needed to do that because we understand that we are fighting […]
Standing with Christ as hatred, violence entered beautiful valley
Diary of faith and soul-searching during 18 days of turmoil in Western Cape farm unrest [notice]The Jonker family has farmed on beautiful Weltevrede for 100 years. Until recently this leading estate in the Robertson Wine Valley was a place of peace and harmony. But like other farms in the Western […]
Value based education – a desperate need!
I write this update from Durban, where I am speaking at three Victory Christian Academy Award Ceremonies. Arlene and I are amazed at the academic excellence produced by Christian education. The superior quality of education and Christ-like character instilled in young people at VCA and other Christian learning institutions – […]
Racial reconciliation — the key to economic healing
[notice] A fortnightly column by Johannesburg Business Editor, Patrick Kuwana. [/notice] In my last article 2 weeks ago I wrote about ‘Prayer for business and the economy’ and used the famous 2 Chronicles 7:13-15 as the foundational scripture. As much as we would like to see economic prosperity for all […]
Gaga concerts bad for morals but provided outreach opportunities
[notice]A fortnightly column by Elfrieda Fleischman, Concerned Young People in SA (CYPSA). Also see report by Taryn Hodgson of Africa Christian Action.[/notice] Members of the Young Concerned Community united with other opposing groups to hand out pamphlets at Lady Gaga’s shows in Johannesburg and Cape Town. The pamphlets handed out […]
PE, Joburg joining Global Day of Worship
On 12.12.12 worshipers around the world will unite in the second, annual Global Day of Worship — a 24 hour wave of worship across the globe from 7pm to 8pm in each of 24 time zones. The GDW was launched last year on 11.11.11. Once again GDW events will be […]