South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Senior Port Elizabeth church leaders in Nelson Mandela Bay this week called on the metro’s newly elected councillors to turn voters’ faith in them into action. In an open letter issued yesterday on the eve of today’s first meeting of the new council headed by the DA’s Athol Trollip as […]
After winning Olympic gold and setting a new world record of 23:03 seconds for the 400m Wayde van Niekerk lost no time in telling the world about the God he worships. Below you can view his trackside interview with BBC Sport after he broke Michael Johnson’s 1999 record by 15 […]
Competitors help each other to complete race Originally published in Christian Today A pair of athletes have been lauded for embodying true Olympic spirit after helping one another when they fell during the 5 000m qualifier in Rio on Tuesday. New Zealander Nikki Hamblin fell during the race, tripping up […]
Originally published in Christian Today Pastor Evan Mawarire has been arrested, faced abuse, smears and even death threats. But now that he has gone to the United States and his plans are not clear, some of his supporters are turning on him saying they are “confused and betrayed” by his […]
Originally published in The Christian Post Popular worship leader Israel Houghton has had quite the rough ride after announcing his divorce earlier this year. Despite all the controversy, he is giving marriage another shot and has asked his new girlfriend, Adrienne Bailon, to marry him. Houghton took to Instagram on […]
Originally published in World Watch Monitor. Nigerian Christians displaced by Boko Haram are beginning to return home. They are being encouraged by the government, which has won back territory from the insurgents but which is also struggling to provide enough aid. World Watch Monitor received a first-hand account from church […]
“The only thing I can do now is to give God praise,” said Wayde van Niekerk moments after winning a gold medal at the Rio Olympics and breaking Michael Johnson’s 17-year-old 400m record in a time of 43.03 seconds. “I went on my knees each and every day and I […]
[notice]A special report by Charisma News on the ministry of Athletes in Action at the 2016 Olympics[/notice] Since the 2016 Summer Olympics kicked off their opening ceremonies last Friday, the world’s eyes have been fixated on Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to enjoy the competitive feats by 207 Olympic teams, representing […]
Book Review by Val Viljoen I am sure it is the sincere wish of many to be able to pray the kind of prayers that please Father God, bring us into greater intimacy with Him and of course are effectual in bringing change into situations according to His will. How […]
Originally published in The Christian Post The 47th annual GMA Dove Awards announced this year’s list of nominees on Wednesday and among those recognised in multiple categories are some of Christian music’s biggest names. The prestigious category for Artist of the Year highlights Hillsong United, Lecrae, Tobymac, for KING & […]