By Tali Feinberg, orginally published in South African Jewish Report Local non-governmental organisation Citizens For Integrity (CFI) has taken Cricket South Africa (CSA) to court over its decision to strip Jewish cricketer David Teeger of his captaincy of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup (U19 CWC) team on January 12. The […]
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This state is publicly seeking God after lawmakers declare 31 days of prayer and fasting
Orginally published in CBN A powerful prayer movement is springing to life in America’s heartland. People across Tennessee are engaged in 31 days of prayer and fasting after state officials approved a resolution to “seek God’s hand of mercy and healing” throughout the month of July. After state lawmakers passed House Joint […]
Jury awards R12.4m to woman fired over Covid vaccine refusal
Originally published in Thrive!News A federal jury has awarded R12.4 ($687 000) in back pay and damages to a former research scientist at BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, USA, who was terminated for refusing to take the Covid 19 vaccine. The jury determined that Tanja Benton had sufficiently demonstrated her refusal […]
God at work amidst Church leader scandals
Ross du Preez probes a troubling trend in the Church in recent years — the fall of celebrity leaders How on earth is God beautifying His Bride amidst the current-day exposé of sin at the highest levels of the church? Charisma, eloquence, and an air of superiority from the pulpit […]
Men’s Stories: Everything changed when God wove their lives together
Andrew Johnson and Johnny Vermeulen played for Eastern Province Rugby together. They were in the Murder and Robbery Squad together. But they were not close friends and their lives were poles apart. When they met again after more than a decade, Andrew did not know that Johnny was in the […]
Wilberforce Academy challenges Namibian Christians to live out faith in vocations
Special report by Tebello Matsela and Ryan Smit On June 19 2024, a team of seven from South Africa, Lesotho and the United Kingdom travelled to Namibia to present a Wilberforce Academy (WA) pilot programme – the first of its kind in Africa outside of South Africa. The two and […]
Women and children trapped at church in Sudan endure hunger and bombardment
Originally published in Premier Christian News “As food has grown scarce, the nuns have boiled tree leaves for the children to eat, and many of the adults have skipped meals.” Excerpt from report Around 80 people are taking refuge inside the Dar Mariam mission, a Catholic church and school compound […]
Evangelicals disappointed by Church of England Synod vote on same-sex blessings
Originally published in Christian Today The Church of England Evangelical Council (CEEC) has expressed its “deep disappointment” at the General Synod’s vote to continue the process towards introducing standalone services of blessing for same-sex couples. Monday’s vote also saw the Church of England move closer to removing current restrictions on […]
Evangelical groups join UN expert’s damnation of prostitution as system of violence, exploitation
South Africa got a reprieve from the threat of legalised prostitution in June last year when the government withdrew its “Prostitution Bill” because of concerns about its constitutionality. Will SA’s lawmakers take note of a major new UN report which finds that prostitution is a system of gruesome violence and […]
Christian leaders in Nigeria respond to deadly suicide bomb attacks in Borno state
Originally published in Christian Daily Christian leaders in Nigeria expressed shock and dismay at suicide attacks in Gwoza, Borno state on Saturday June 29 that killed both Muslims and Christians. “We are concerned about the resurgence of suicide bombing in our country and the threat it poses to the lives […]