South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in The Christian Post Notable conservative Christian broadcaster and onetime presidential candidate Pat Robertson, widely known as the long-serving host of the popular Christian Broadcasting Network programme The 700 Club, has died. He was 93 years old. CBN News released a statement announcing Robertson died in his Virginia Beach home […]
In the 30 years that I’ve been involved in addressing some of our region’s most pressing health and social issues, including GBV, HIV/AIDS and child abuse, I have never encountered an issue that is as emotionally charged and resonant — with as many people across all sectors of our society […]
You can win R1 000 on the evening of Godly Revolution on Friday June 16 by entering the Happy Dance competition. Here’s how. Print out your Godly Revolution ticket (You can buy tickets here if you haven’t got yours yet) and take a video of yourself strutting your stuff to […]
A special report from Julita Kok from Switzerland where she in on a different kind of assignment than her Africa missions of recent years Many Gateway readers will remember me as the woman traveling through SA and then Namibia and then, oh my word, Cape to Cairo. Just by typing it, […]
Originally published in Catholic Herald A court in Pakistan has sentenced a Christian to death after he received cartoons of Mohammad, the founder of Islam, in a WhatsApp chat message to his phone. Nouman Asghar, 24, of Bahawalpur in Punjab, was convicted of blasphemy under 295-c of the country’s Penal […]
Originally published in Faithwire The daughter of 107-year-old Julia Mae Hunter-Rice said it’s her mother’s commitment “to that which is right” that has led to her long life. “Her secret is smiling and being fair,” Hunter-Rice’s daughter, Dorthy Dickson, told WTOK-TV. “She has always stood for that which is right and, […]
Errol Naidoo director of the Family Policy Institute has called on Christains to take a stand against retail chain Woolworths over its campaign to celebrate ‘Pride Month’ In a Facebook video he warns of “dire implications” of the “anti-family” policy stance that Woolworths has taken in order to join many […]
This year is the 250th anniversary of one of the world’s most loved songs – Amazing Grace. James McGowan – better known as PiperJames – an accomplished bagpiper and a Western Cape Mighty Men leader, recently called on Capetownians to participate in an Amazing Grace celebration at Ratanga Park, Century […]
The organisers of an upcoming church mental health conference in Johannesburg aim to make a positive impact on the state of mental wellbeing in South Africa. The Made Whole conference which is taking place at the New Covenant Church, Bryanston (NCCB) on June 22 and 23 is addressing a health […]
Originally published in Faith Wire Two Assembly of God missionaries are sharing multiple first-hand testimonies of Muslims coming to the Christian faith after encountering Jesus Christ in their dreams. James Bradford, the lead pastor at Central Assembly in Springfield, Missouri, and missionary Dick Brogden told Assemblies of God News that God is […]