Originally published in Mission Network News While al-Shabaab Islamists have a growing influence in Kenya, and Boco Haram is attacking in Nigeria, a Bible and Christian teaching tool ministry is branching out into those regions. The executive director of Christian Resources International Jason Woolford says a sea container full of […]
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Foremost Jewish thinkers at memorable Sinai Indaba
Lesson in community for Christians Unite! Inspire! Discover! And we certainly did, feeling the eager buzz at Indaba III amongst the 1 700 people at the Cape Town International Conference Centre recently. There was a stunning line-up of speakers with the Indaba dubbed the most unprecedented gathering of the foremost […]
Riding 10 000km to bless teens with daily devotional messages
‘WordSpace on Wheels’ bike safari begins on June 16 Two young adventurers are undertaking a 10 000km bundu-bashing motorcycle ride to raise funds for a project that aims to broadcast short daily devotional messages to teens and young adults across seven free social media platforms. Cape Town youth worker […]
LullaBible for kids launching in June
The Zzzz Lulla…Series, a CD/DVD combo of Bible verses and lullabies for little ones will launch in June, says Christian Art in a media release. The brainchild of Aletté-Johanni Winckler, wife of platinum award-winning singer-songwriter Heinz Winckler, the series consists of a LullaBible, CD and DVD in both English and […]
Seminar by world leader on Old Testament
Leading United Kingdom Old Testament scholar, Dr Chris Wright will be running a one-day seminar in Rivonia, Johannesburg on SaturdayJune, 1. Wright, who is the chief architect of the Cape Town Commitment, the most influential evangelical document since the original Lausanne Covenant in 1974, will teach on preaching the Old […]
Defend the authority and integrity of God’s word
The most disturbing news to emerge recently is the SA Human Rights Commission ruling finding a Christian ministry guilty of discrimination because of its Biblical view of homosexuality. The SAHRC found the Creare Training Centre in Bloemfontein guilty of unfair discrimination based primarily on liberal media misrepresentations, distortions and outright […]
God breathes on ‘The Bible’ as 14.8 million tune In to premiere
Originally published in Charisma News Roma Downey and Mark Burnett, executive producers of The Bible miniseries, thanked the nation for making the show’s Sunday premiere on The History Channel the No. 1 cable television event of the year with more than 14.8 million viewers. “We know God moved last night,” […]
Arab training camp teaches love, not hate
Originally published in God Reports Nestled in the beautiful countryside of Spain is an Arab training camp. Not the kind of camp you have recently heard of coming out of the Arab world, but a training camp that empowers Arab Christian nationals, equipping them with the mighty Word of God. […]
Survey shows importance of sound Bible teaching in SA churches
A survey on biblical literacy by the South African Theological Seminary (SATS) has reaffirmed that it is crucial for churches to have biblically sound teaching and theologically knowledgeable pastors. The results of this biblical literacy survey were released yesterday at an event held at the Lonehill Village Church in Johannesburg. […]
Queen James Bible condones homosexual practice
By Michael Brown — Originally published in Charisma News In case you haven’t heard the news, there is a new edition of the King James Bible that rewrites eight key verses that speak against homosexual practice. It’s called the Queen James Bible (I kid you not), and the editors state […]