South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Q: I’d be interested in hearing your take on managing “little spats” in marriage. Sometimes my wife and I get into minor disagreements that escalate quickly. I think we’re both at fault. One of us says something snippy, the other responds a bit angrier and a bit louder, back and […]
Cape Town author and speaker Amanda Perry (above) shares her testimony of living under the weight of exhaustion and burnout for 23 years — and how she gained recovery It was the middle of the night, and I was too weak to get myself out of bed. So I put […]
President Ramaphosa has embraced the language of self-regulation for the Church. But a council established by an Act of Parliament to determine where your faith begins and ends is not self- regulation. It is state control by another name. In the article below Pastor Bert Pretorius president of the South […]
Originally published in AllIsraelNews. More than a century after a German scholar set out to translate the New Testament into Hebrew before it was even a spoken language, a new generation will now have an opportunity to read the latest edition of this translation in more contemporary parlance. The Trinitarian […]
Originally published in The Christian Post With his 2004 box office hit The Passion of the Christ returning to theatres this month, Mel Gibson says the long-awaited follow-up will be a broader exploration of the world surrounding the biblical account of Jesus’ resurrection. The Passion of the Christ will return […]
By Charles Gardner, UK Correspondent Praise the Lord! Inspirational worship and songwriting strongly influenced by time spent in Israel is being introduced to churches across the UK. Singer/songwriting couple Tom and Melissa Pollard have a shared calling to teach and lead worship in the context of the Jewish setting of […]
South African author and composer Luthando Mbengo has published The Name She Carries: What It Means to Give and Carry a Name in the Covenant of Marriage, a new Christian book challenging contemporary understandings of identity and womanhood within the marital covenant. Released as Women’s Month draws to a close, […]
Originally published in Premier Christian News A pastor in the US has created an artificial intelligence version of himself to help church members when he is unavailable. Rev Justin Lester of Friendship Missionary Baptist Church has built an AI “digital doppelganger” using his sermons, books, social media posts and other […]
Originally published in Worthy Christian News Iranian authorities have killed or imprisoned dozens of Christians amid a widening crackdown on the country’s underground church, according to Iran Alive Ministries, a Texas-based Christian ministry with a network inside Iran. Iran Alive founder Hormoz Shariat told Baptist Press that at least 33 […]
Originally published in CBN What was supposed to be a massive weekend of Christian worship and celebration in the United Kingdom came to a heartbreaking halt after a pastor was killed in a devastating accident at Big Church Festival. Pastor Robert Guanco, 41, died Friday, August 28, after a large sign […]
Originally published in CBN A surrogate mother who was contractually obligated to have an abortion refused and gave birth against the wishes of the child’s biological parents. Now a custody battle is underway while the newborn receives life-saving heart surgeries. After struggling to have a baby, California couple Nausheen Gilkar and […]
Originally published in His Kingdom Prophecy Two days ago on June 26, 2026, I was taken into a powerful Vision Encounter as I was seeking The LORD concerning the Ekklesia and the uproar of Nations. And as I prayed in The Spirit, I was taken into a Vision of Ezekiel 37. […]
“South Africa, you are in a season of decision and you will decide between the glorious future I have prepared for you and the ones others have prepared for you. For I say this is the time for South Africa to arise and escape like a bird from the net […]
During the Second World War, Britain and her allies relied on essential cargo carried by supply ships across the Atlantic. The crossing was perilous, particularly through a stretch known as the Black Pit that lay beyond the range of support aircraft. Without aerial cover, ships were vulnerable to attack by […]
In this video, Freedom of Religion SA (FOR SA) executive director Michael Swain and FOR SA attorney Liesl Pretorius delve deeper into why FOR SA believes that the controversial bill is a thinly veiled threat to religious freedom. Last week Gateway News published an article by FOR SA explaining the […]
US missionary pilot Ryan Koher, 33 who was provisionally released from prison in Mozambique last week, together with two South Africans, WJ du Plessis, 77, and Eric Dry, 65, has shared a video in which he thanks Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) co-workers and others who have prayed for him and […]
Africa Christian Action produced the video below to capture their recent 2023 March for Life to Parliament and prayer vigil and repentance service outside the gates of Parliament. They have held these events every year on the anniversary of the legislation of abortion on demand in South Africa on February […]
Q: I’d be interested in hearing your take on managing “little spats” in marriage. Sometimes my wife and I get into minor disagreements that escalate quickly. I think we’re both at fault. One of us says something snippy, the other responds a bit angrier and a bit louder, back and […]
Originally published in The Catholic World Report The International Society for Civil Liberties and the Rule of Law, Intersociety, states that July and August were perhaps the deadliest months of 2026, with 437 Christians killed and 393 abducted. A sobering new report claims that no fewer than 3,083 Christians were […]
Originally published in AllIsraelNews. More than a century after a German scholar set out to translate the New Testament into Hebrew before it was even a spoken language, a new generation will now have an opportunity to read the latest edition of this translation in more contemporary parlance. The Trinitarian […]
Cape Town author and speaker Amanda Perry (above) shares her testimony of living under the weight of exhaustion and burnout for 23 years — and how she gained recovery It was the middle of the night, and I was too weak to get myself out of bed. So I put […]
God recently intervened dramatically in a dangerous situation that arose when drug dealers in Sierra Leone began to attack members of a Christian ministry team who were harming their business by winning addicts to Jesus. This good news was sent to Gateway News this week by Suzanne Pillans of Step […]
Originally published in The Christian Post With his 2004 box office hit The Passion of the Christ returning to theatres this month, Mel Gibson says the long-awaited follow-up will be a broader exploration of the world surrounding the biblical account of Jesus’ resurrection. The Passion of the Christ will return […]
The City Connect 50 Days of Prayer initiative for the 2026 South African local government elections will go live on the popular YouVersion Bible app from Friday September 4. App users will be able to select a plan (See link: https://www.bible.com/en/reading-plans/76318) that will give them access to daily prayer points […]
Originally published by Morning Star News A 52-year-old Christian in eastern Uganda was recovering from injuries after his Muslim sons attacked him for leaving Islam, sources said. In Nakalama village, Iganga Town Council, Kibirige Abumusa returned home on Aug. 9 austter an extended stay in Jinja City, where he had […]
Gafcon, the body governing the Anglican grouping that broke with Canterbury last year has decided to establish its headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria, according to a communique released on August 29 by the Most Rev Laurent Mbanda, chairman of the Global Anglican Council. Mbanda said the decision was taken at a council meeting […]
Originally published in Premier Christian News A pastor in the US has created an artificial intelligence version of himself to help church members when he is unavailable. Rev Justin Lester of Friendship Missionary Baptist Church has built an AI “digital doppelganger” using his sermons, books, social media posts and other […]
