South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
[notice]While on a mission trip to Europe, Port Elizabeth pastor, Afrika Mhlophe, muses on how you, and I and he, fit into God’s purposes for the nations[/notice] In chapter 17 of the book of Acts we encounter Paul looking over the city of Athens and being agitated that […]
The liberal media’s public lynching of Justice Mogoeng was more about the candidate’s Christian viewpoints, than about his suitability for the post of Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court. Justice Mogoeng existed in relative obscurity until President Zuma nominated him for the post of Chief Justice. Once his Christianity was […]
By Luke Gilkerson — Originally published in Covenant Eyes It’s called “Smash or Pass.” Boys and girls alike can submit a photo of themselves or someone else to any number of smash-or-pass pages on Facebook. Others then stop by and say whether they would like to “smash” (have sex with) […]
[notice]Africa Christian Action leader Dr Peter Hammond reports on recent Women’s Day outreaches that took place in Cape Town shopping malls despite initial opposition from mall mangers. As I read his newsletter report I wondered how many times we miss God-ordained opportunities to share the love and truth of Christ […]
[notice]Port Elizabeth pastor Afrika Mhlophe challenges the church in South Africa to engage with the nationalisation debtate and to come up with some suggestions[/notice] From economists to self-appointed economic freedom fighters, the current debate in South Africa is about the issue of nationalisation. Those who are beating the […]
[notice]The first article in a series that examines our Christian heritage with a focus on reformation. What did the reformers achieve? And what do they say to us today?[/notice] There is a character in the Bible which most of us are familiar with. His life was synonymous with […]
I once was attending a conference whose main purpose was to address issues of culture, religion and language. A diverse group from various parts of South Africa got assembled up in Gauteng to come and make and receive input regarding these important and sometimes emotive issues. Over 500 […]
[notice]By Dr. R. Albert Mohler, Jr, president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary — the flagship school of the Southern Baptist Convention and one of the largest seminaries in the world. — Originally published in the Wall Street Journal [/notice] The Christian church has faced no shortage of challenges in […]
By Lillian Kwon – Originally published in Christian Post Amid ongoing criticism directed toward the new NIV Bible, one professor has come out publicly in defense of the updated translation, saying critics are investing too much in the “gender-neutral” issue. “They don’t like the idea of gender-neutral translations as a […]
By: Stan Guthrie – Originally published in Breakpoint Time and again we are told not to judge Islam by the Islamists—that is, those who blow up our towers and then dance in the streets, who shoot our servicemen and women, who punish and execute Christians and other religious minorities in […]