South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
[notice]A monthly interview column in which Mike Beets tunes into the heartbeat of Christian musicians and the SA Christian music industry.[/notice] What started as a high school rock band evolved into one of the most influential youth ministries this country has ever seen. When four high school friends; Ryno, Werner, […]
Music review by Ellenor Lotter MICHAEL W SMITH: SOVEREIGN: DELUXE EDITION Today, while watching the DVD of the album we will be discussing today, I had you on my mind. I was thinking about the fact that you take the time to read the reviews every week and I am […]
Music review by Ellenor Lotter TAMELA MANN: BEST DAYS DELUXE EDITION I have to admit that a good movie under a warm blanket with a cup of Chai Tea is just the thing to make me almost like a week of winter… I recently watched Madea’s Big Happy Family and […]
Michael W. Smith fans are in for a treat. In an interview about the May 2014 release of his new album, Sovereign, with Pretoria-based Christian community radio station, Impact Radio, the three-time GRAMMY® winner announced that his world tour in 2015 will include a stop in South Africa. Sovereign is […]
Music review by Ellenor Lotter BETHEL MUSIC: YOU MAKE ME BRAVE — LIVE AT THE CIVIC It is such a great privilege for me to review music that truly impacts the way I worship Jesus. This time last year I had the indescribable privilege of attending the Bethel School […]
Music Review by Ellenor Lotter SUNE BOTHA — U ALLEEN IS GOD Wat ‘n heerlike voorreg om vandag hierdie pragtige jong dame aan jou te kan bekendstel, haar naam is Suné Botha en haar debuut album is U ALLEEN IS GOD. Hierdie album is in November 2013 vrygestel deur Maranatha […]
Music Review by Ellenor Lotter JASON ZEEMAN — ALL THINGS NEW Pleased to meet you Jason Zeeman! This week it is time for new introductions once again. It is always so exciting to see the homegrown guys make their mark nationally as well as internationally and with Jason Zeeman here […]
Music teams from Port Elizabeth’s Blessing Christian School will be reaching out to young people in the city through a free Youth Revival Concert at The Athenaeum, Central from 3pm on Saturday (June 14, 2014). Since launching a music outreach vision in 2012, the school has established three music groups, […]
Music Review by Ellenor Lotter AARON SHUST — MORNING RISES I remember a few years ago when I heard the testimony of Mark Hall from Casting Crowns for the first time. He shared on how he thought that when you give your life to Jesus, the birds would be singing […]
Many respectable Christians snitch songs from the Internet or a song-book, project them on the screen, and lead the congregation in Worship the God who gave this command. The band plays along using photo-copies of the music, well rehearsed during the preceding week. Legally, if the writer of the song […]