South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Sunday February 1, 2015 is the 18th anniversary of the legalisation of abortion in South Africa and pro-life organisations have called on Christians to observe the day with prayer and repentance for “the national sin of abortion”. Since the passing of the controversial Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act on […]
It’s time for Africans to get involved in the building and reconstruction of Africa, says Vuka Africa Foundation (VAF) which is leading a 6-day trade mission to Ethiopia. 15 South African business owners who are on the mission which began on January 27 and concludes on February 1 are participating […]
School Governing Body (SGB) Associations and churches in Nelson Mandela Bay have launched a joint initiative to assist communities to reclaim their schools — beginning with a campaign to encourage parents at every school to participate in upcoming SGB elections. The initiative is headed by the Church Education Task Team […]
[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] The discourse on the decriminalisation of prostitution is one that I try to follow as far as […]
[notice]A monthly column by farmer, preacher and writer for Jesus, Angus Buchan[/notice] When we look at Matthew 14:34-36 (NKJV), the Bible tells us that people came from far and wide just to touch Jesus so that they could be made well and healed from their illnesses. In these days so […]
Originally published in Christian News Christians in Niger are joyfully meeting in homes under police protection as they plan to rebuild church buildings and houses after attacks last weekend (January 16-18) that were unprecedented in scale. “Nothing of this magnitude has ever happened in this nation,” wrote one missionary couple […]
Originally published in The Christian Post Tens of thousands of people from across the United States and abroad gathered at National Mall for the annual March for Life. The large gathering calling for the advancement of the pro-life cause in America took place as the Republican-controlled US House of Representatives […]
Originally published in Christianity Today Christians in the Niger are still reeling from the destruction of more than 70 churches over the weekend as Muslims angry from the Charlie Hebdo cartoons attacked these places of worship. According to the World Watch Monitor, at least 10 people were killed during the […]
Originally published in Christianity Today United States President Barack Obama met Naghmeh Abedini, wife of an imprisoned American pastor in Iran, on Thursday and told her that freeing her husband is a top priority. Obama took the time to meet Naghmeh hours after his seventh State of the Nation address […]
Originally published in Fox News A team of researchers made a surprising find when examining a papyrus-wrapped mummy mask — they found what they believe to be the oldest-known copy of a gospel in existence. The researchers found a fragment of the Gospel of Mark that dates back to about […]