South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Book Review by Neziswa Kanju Thomas Dexter Jakes, commonly known as T D Jakes, is a familiar face in many Christian broadcasting channels across the world. Having founded and grown The Potter’s House, a non-denominational church in Dallas Texas from 10 members to more than 30 000 members and having […]
Book Review by Michael Cassidy It is astonishing to me that a leadership book of this depth and significance can come from the pen of a relatively young leader. The fact is it reveals a depth of maturity and insight which would be rare even in a leader who had […]
Book Review by Andre Viljoen Pretoria-based pastor, leader and author Olusegun Olanipekun has written a timely book on building a great nation according to biblical principles — an assignment that he believes is the next focus of the Holy Spirit and demands the attention of all Christians. Indeed, against a […]
October 2017 marked the 500th anniversary of the action that is considered to have sparked the enormous religious and social changes known as the Reformation. That a humble monk by the name of Martin Luther nailed his Ninety-five Theses to the door of Wittenburg Castle Church in October 1517, traditionally […]
Book Review by Val Viljoen Tracey Peterson is an award-winning author of over 100 books, many of which are historical novels. In Places Hidden is set in the San Francisco of 1905. It is a city fraught with political corruption, as well as the social evils associated with dance halls […]
I recently thought of a book I had read a while ago called Africa Arise – Thoughts for a way forward. The book is written by Pastor Zerubbabel Mengistu of Beza International, known as Pastor Zee. The church is based in Ethiopia and annually hosts the Africa Arise conference, at […]
Book Review by Val Viljoen Leonard Sweet is the author of more than 60 books — this refreshing book is his most personal to date. Sweet grew up as a PK (preacher’s kid), but in his case the preacher was his mother. Mabel Boggs Sweet was an extraordinary woman, who […]
Port Elizabeth pastor Alain Waljee strongly believes that by following biblical principles, Christians can live in victory — a theme he explores in his new book Living in Victory. The book begins by looking at where many Christians currently stand – frustrated because their respective realities don’t seem to be consistent with the […]
Book Review by Debbie Hemmens This is another book that I would love to rename, because while it deals very aptly with content relating to the title, there is so much more in it that it kind of needs a title plus a title. I get the privilege of passing […]
Kerke: ’n baken van hoop? Waar is die hoop? Mense het rede om tans bedruk en swaarmoedig te wees, weens soveel uitdagings soos armoede, werkloosheid, regeringskorrupsie, misdaad, droogte, haat, rassisme, grondhervorming, egskeidings en depressie, waarmee hul daagliks worstel. Om dit als te kroon is die einste plek — die kerk, […]