South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Heartlines, the Centre for Values Promotion and Heartlines Consulting are making sure it’s not business as usual in South Africa’s corporate spaces. In an unconventional meeting held at GIBS Business School in Johannesburg, it was the attendees who were in the spotlight more than the speakers as they took time […]
More than 1 500 churches in the city have come together to unite the body of Christ and to impact the city of Cape Town and bring about peace. A special prayer and worship event will be held on Sunday November 11 2018 at the Grand Parade in the CBD […]
Originally published in CBN News.com Now might not be the best time to visit Saudi Arabia, but a delegation of US evangelical leaders felt it was a risk worth taking. They met with controversial Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman and other Saudi leaders. It was filled with both political controversy […]
By Freedom of Religion SA The call by the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Women in the Presidency for “government to tighten legislation and to close churches, where necessary”, has been met with shock and outrage by religious leaders across the country. According to a statement by committee chair Thandi Memela: […]
Originally published in Fox News A Bible marked with bullet holes from a German machine gun helped save the life of a British World War I soldier, his daughter has explained. The Bible belonged to Private Leslie Friston, a nurse with the Royal Army Medical Corps, Sky News reports. Blinded […]
Originally published in The Christian Post The family of kidnapped Christian schoolgirl Leah Sharibu have asked for prayers after Islamic radical group Boko Haram demanded for $275-million USD (R4-billion) for her release. Gloria Samdi Puldu, a friend of Sharibu’s mother, told Punch newspaper that the $275-million (R4-billion) asking price, or […]
Originally published in BBC.com A Pakistani court has overturned the death sentence of a Christian woman convicted of blasphemy, a case that has polarised the nation. Asia Bibi was convicted 2010 after being accused of insulting the prophet Muhammad in a row with her neighbours. She always maintained her innocence […]
Originally published in Christian Headlines Lauren Daigle made her Ellen debut on Tuesday when she took to The Ellen Show stage to perform the hit song Still Rolling Stones from her new album. On Tuesday, award-winning Christian artist Lauren Daigle appeared on The Ellen Show, hosted by Ellen DeGeneres, and […]
Originally published in The Christian Post Thirteen Christians were reportedly tortured by authorities in Sudan, leaving one vomiting and bleeding in critical condition, before they were released on Monday. The Christians that were tortured include the 12 that were arrested by the Sudan National Intelligence and Security Services in Darfur […]
Originally published in IOL The South African Council of Churches (SACC) has spoken out weeks after private dagga use was legalised in South Africa in September. Bishop Malusi Mpumlwana of SACC, said last week various church federations met to discuss the pastoral implications of the Constitutional Court legalising dagga. “This […]