If ever there was a story to transform and energise you – giving you back your long-lost hope, rearranging the interior of your heart and pulling you to your knees in utter awe and amazement – it is undoubtedly the beautiful, breath-taking, ‘too-good-to-be-true’, yet real life story of Easter! 

The wild passion, the powerful love, the tender grace, and the intoxicating joy that this story brings is unmatched by any other narrative! It is an elixir, a balm, a lightning bolt, an invitation, a guarantee, an opportunity, firm ground to stand on, a breath of fresh air, a panacea of note. It is radical forgiveness for the wrong-doer, healing for the infirm, strength for the weak, and wealth for the poor. It is also peace for the anxious, beauty for ashes, wholeness for the broken, and freedom for the slave. It is ancient and historical, timeless and classic, as well as poignantly relevant and modern at heart. It is a tireless, timeless love-story that will simultaneously captivate and emancipate. It is a tale of epic proportion, still reaching the human soul here in the 21^st century….

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Billions of locusts are eating everything in sight in east Africa right now, and every single day many more farms are being completely wiped out. Unfortunately, authorities are telling us that what we have seen so far is just the tip of the iceberg. In fact, if extreme measures are not implemented immediately, authorities are claiming that this locust plague could literally get “500 times” worse in a few months. But it is difficult to imagine conditions getting any worse than they are at this moment. Ravenous locust swarms that are “the size of cities” are consuming crops at a staggering pace, and this could potentially cause famine on the African continent that is unlike anything we have ever seen before…

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Sex is something beautiful that God gifted to His children, to be enjoyed between married couples. It is pure and wonderful, and the Bible encourages it, but only within God’s strict outlines. The world has tainted and perverted the Biblical understanding of sex, to the point where it is often a taboo topic within the church and amongst families. The South African Department of Basic Education (DBE) has adultered this content and is now forcing immoral and unbiblical content into the innocent minds of our most vulnerable children. It is time for parents, and especially the church, to stand up against this brutal enforcement of Biblically-conflicting content…

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As a parent, you want to guide your child through a spiritual journey and strengthen their relationship with God. Teaching prayer to young kids can be difficult and complicated since they’re just forming their ideas of God. Luckily, you can show them how to pray for their own happiness and that of others by acting as a model and giving them examples. It’s easy to lead your child in prayer once you incorporate it into their routine…

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