South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in The Christian Institute A heterosexual couple who want a civil partnership have been given a green light to legally challenge the Government. Charles Keidan and Rebecca Steinfeld do not want to get married and are calling for civil partnerships – which currently are for homosexual couples only […]
Red hot worshipers are invited to be a part of 13 hours of nonstop worship at BURN this Friday (February 27, 2015) starting at 19h00 at The Storehouse Church at 36 Vitry Ave, Lorraine, Port Elizabeth. “Unified worship attracts Gods heart, ultimately Jesus is returning for ONE Bride, ” says Pete […]
[notice]A monthly column by Marcel van der Watt, lecturer in the Department of Police Practice at UNISA, former police detective, and current member of the Gauteng Rapid Response Task Team for Human Trafficking.[/notice] A round table discussion was facilitated by the Department of Social Development on Friday 20 February 2015 […]
[notice]MARK DURIE offers a Christian perspective on the execution of 21 Coptic Christians in Libya and the “IS Meggage Signed in Blood” — Originally published in INcontext Ministries’ “A World In Motion”, Issue 118, February 26, 2015 [/notice] Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has called for a United Nations resolution allowing […]
Originally published in World Watch Monitor Sources from Syria’s embattled Hassaka province confirmed at midnight on Tuesday, February 24, that at least 72 Assyrian Christian families – thought to be around 200 people – from three villages have been captured by the self-proclaimed Islamic State. Reportedly taken to the Arab Sunni […]
Men called on to make a difference Angus Buchan, the founder of the Mighty Men Conferences, which started on his farm Shalom in Kwa-Zulu Natal and have spread to the UK, US, Australia, Tasmania, and Brazil, with a number also taking place in South Africa this year, is looking forward […]
Originally published in Christian Post Meriam Ibrahim, the Christian mother who was held prisoner and initially sentenced to death in Sudan for her faith, is set to receive the National Religious Broadcasters’ President’s Award later in February for showing “what it means to not be ashamed of Christ.” “Meriam Ibrahim […]
Originally published in The Gospel Herald ISIS recently posted a video where members of the terror group beheaded 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians on the shore of a beach in Libya. However, that video also showed the victims’ refusal to recant their faith and convert to Islam. According to Stefan J […]
Originally published in Gospel Herald Old Fashioned, an independent film about Godly romance created by the makers of “God’s Not Dead,” has garnered massive box office success and received rave reviews from critics in its opening weekend. The film, which hit theaters Valentine’s Day weekend, portrays a former frat boy […]
Originally published in Charisma News Prophetic minister John Paul Jackson has died. “Over this past weekend we’ve started to see signs that his weakened breathing is causing vital organs to become oxygen deprived,” reads a post on his website. Jackson has been battling cancer since May 2014 after doctors found a large, […]