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  • Greetings from the Editor 2026

    Published On: 16/12/20251.3 min read

    Greetings from the Editor Erika Gerntholtz Dear Readers, As we approach the end of the year, many of us carry a deep sense of [...]

  • Bishop’s Reflection – Christmas 2025: Jesus is God’s Gift of Life to you!

    Published On: 16/12/20255.4 min read

    Jesus is God’s gift of life to you! Bishop Gilbert Filter's Reflection on Colossians 2:2–3 Christmas invites us to pause before the greatest [...]

  • St. Paulus celebrated 150 years

    Published On: 16/12/20253.4 min read

    St. Paulus celebrated 150 years by Pastor Gideon van der Watt During the first week of December, the St. Paulus Congregation in Bloemfontein celebrated [...]

  • Strand Street at 245 years – a Personal Reflection

    Published On: 16/12/20252.2 min read

    Strand Street at 245 years – a Personal Reflection by Desiree In 2011, as a young single woman, I received an invitation from a friend to attend [...]

  • Bishop’s Reflection – December 2025: He is coming. Are you ready to receive Him.

    Published On: 27/11/20255 min read

    He is coming. Are you ready to receive Him? Bishop Gilbert Filter's Reflection on Zechariah 9:9 - December 2025 Further reflection on ‘being church here and now’ As [...]

  • Bishop’s News

    Published On: 27/11/20255.6 min read

    Bishop's News - December2025 I attended the 6th meeting of the 13th EKD Synod, which took place from 8–12 November 2025 in Dresden. It was [...]

  • The meaning of Advent

    Published On: 27/11/20252.8 min read

    The Meaning of Advent by Past. Anja Spiske The true meaning of Advent goes beyond festive decorations and countdowns to Christmas. Advent is something [...]

  • Marketing for Jesus

    Published On: 27/11/20252.2 min read

    MARKETING FOR JESUS by Erika G. With gratitude, I sit back and observe how far we’ve come in strengthening communication across our Cape Lutheran [...]

  • Past Claudia’s story. Discover the Pastor and the Faith Course She Leads

    Published On: 27/11/20252.3 min read

    Past Claudia’s story.Discover the Pastor and the Faith Course She Leads by Past. Claudia Nolte-Schamm I was born in 1975 in Johannesburg, baptised in the Church of [...]

  • Saint Nicholas and Santa Claus: A Tale of Two Traditions

    Published On: 27/11/20251.7 min read

    Saint Nicholas and Santa Claus: A Tale of Two Traditions by Erika G. As Christmas approaches, two well-known tale figures often appear in festive stories: Saint Nicholas [...]

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