{"id":14777,"date":"2024-01-08T14:23:52","date_gmt":"2024-01-08T20:23:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/?p=14777"},"modified":"2024-01-23T13:59:53","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T19:59:53","slug":"why-write-and-what-to-write-with-afrika-mhlophe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/es\/why-write-and-what-to-write-with-afrika-mhlophe\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Write and What to Write with Afrika Mhlophe"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p>South African author Afrika Mhlophe answers the burning question of why Christians should be writing and what we should be writing about in his webinar <em><b><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/QIIRYvJTfjk\">Why Write and What to Write<\/a>.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Afrika presents a case and justification for Christian writers and content producers to write and publish: we write in order to communicate the message of the gospel. 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