South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in The Gospel Herald Now, behold, I release you today from the chains on your hands — Jeremiah 40:4, is the biblically inspired opening of the most recent movie trailer of an American historic action film remake entitled Ben-Hur, starring Morgan Freeman and Jack Huston, slated to be […]
[notice]Neziswa Kanju shares her impressions and emotions after viewing God’s Not Dead 2 which is currently showing at cinemas in South Africa.[/notice] From the creators and writers of God’s Not Dead Pure Flix Entertainment comes the much anticipated sequel, God’s Not Dead 2. Starring Melissa Joan Hart, Jesse Metcalfe, Ernie […]
Movie and Book Review by Val Viljoen This must-see movie releases in SA on July 22 2016 I have both read the book of this title and seen a preview of the movie. Interestingly, the novel was based on the movie, which is a reversal of the norm. The movie […]
Originally published in The Christian Examiner If Mel Gibson is able to deliver a sequel to The Passion of the Christ, more than one resurrection may be depicted – one of Jesus on film and, the second, the director’s career. Gibson’s film about the crucifixion of Jesus in 2004 was […]
[notice]Pieter Pohl, founder of Innovation Films and marketing manager of CMD Entertainment Africa, sheds some light on the latest movies.[/notice] FAITH AFFIRMING MOVIES NOW AVAILABLE ON DVD June is the month in which we celebrate fathers and in doing so we’d like to showcase some of the best movies available […]
The movie, Miracles from Heaven, “is not only about miracles. It’s about families and struggle,” says TD Jakes, producer of the movie which premieres in theatres across South Africa on Friday, May 6, 2016. Pastor, author and filmmaker Jakes believes the film is a powerful, provocative story about how a […]
Originally published in Mission Network News The most translated movie made just reached a milestone with the debut of the Son of God speaking in Baobab, a language spoken by about 250 000 in Tanzania. Tennessee residents Bill and Brenda Kreis of Knoxville and Robert Troxel of Bluffton funded the […]
Movie Review by Neziswa Kanju Another offering from the creators of Fireproof, Courageous and Facing the Giants is War Room. Miss Clara (Karen Abercrombie) an elderly widow who is in the process of selling her house calls on the services of real estate agent Elizabeth Jordan (Priscilla Shirer) to help […]
Congratulations to Pauline Lester of George and Christo Nel of Somerset West who are the winners of our Extra Ordinary — The Film giveaway competition. They will each receive a download of the South Africa documentary that shows what happens when ordinary Christians say ‘Yes’ to our extraordinary God? The […]
Originally published in CBN.com Christian Sports drama “Woodlawn” is earning impressive numbers at the United States box office and postive reviews from critics. The film, from brothers Jon and Andrew Erwin, tells the true story of how faith and football helped unite a segregated Alabama community in the 1970s. “Woodlawn” opened […]