South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in Worthy News A Christian in Somalia has refused to denounce Jesus even after being violently attacked three times by Islamic relatives for his faith, Morning Star News (MSN) reports. Constitutionally, an Islamic state whose government forbids the propagation of other religions, A former Muslim who accepted Jesus […]
Originally published in Worthy News Caught in the crosshairs of the raging civil war in Sudan, a group of male Christian refugees were arbitrarily arrested and detained by the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) Military Intelligence unit in Shendi, River Nile State, between October 12 and13, Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) reports. […]
In this podcast Ivan Bam reflects on his 30 years of missions work in Africa. Missions are not a holiday camp, the life is tough and lonely, and it’s a challenge to trust God completely, he says. But South Africa owes its strong Christian ethos to early missionary pioneers and […]
Originally published in Faithwire A Christian man in the UK has been convicted for silently praying just inside what had been dubbed a “buffer zone” at an abortion clinic in Bournemouth in November 2022. Adam Smith-Connor, a British military veteran and a father of two, was sentenced Wednesday to a […]
Originally published in Christian Today Western countries are being asked to protect religious freedom, including for people of faith who hold traditional views on marriage and sexuality. Meeting in Berlin recently, religious freedom experts from around the world raised concerns about “increasing intolerance” towards people of faith in Europe and […]
Originally published in Religious News Service The United Methodist Church in Liberia has been roiled in recent days over its position on marriage for same-sex couples after the global denomination, based in the United States, voted to strike a 40-year-old condemnation of homosexuality from its governing document. Clergy and lay […]
In today’s Kingfisher FM podcast, Leon Slabbert, a prominent butchery owner in Nelson Mandela Bay, shares lessons that he has learned for success in business and in life. He says that discovering that Jesus left His Holy Spirit with us to talk to us and guide us in our ordinary, […]
Originally published in Premier Christian News A new church in Ibiza is using house music to reach the island’s partygoers and has already celebrated its first baptism, just days after its official launch. Ibiza Lighthouse Church, the only English-speaking church on the island, held its first service on Sunday, attracting […]
The Gospel of the Kingdom and the Gospel of salvation are not two separate entities, says Janet Brann-Hollis in this week’s Transforming A Nation podcast. She says: “We have separated them, yet they are partners. God wants to advance His Kingdom through a revolutionary Gospel, with signs and wonders, the next […]
Originally published in All Israel News Despite the ongoing conflict with Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon, and with siren alerts blaring in parts of Israel on a daily basis, the International Christian Embassy in Jerusalem expects to welcome hundreds of Christians from around 50 nations for its annual […]