South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Shortly after 10 am today, in the Western Cape High Court, Mr Justice Bozalek, dismissed an application by the Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) and On Digital Media (ODM) for leave to appeal his ruling on the licensing of three porn pay channels. He ruled that he correctly ordered last […]
[notice]On International Woman’s Day this year, African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) MP, Cheryllyn Dudley reminded the President of South Africa and Members of Parliament that freedom of religion will not hold up on its own, saying: “If we stand by while global terrorism destroys freedom of religion around the world, we will stand alone when […]
The heartbroken family of South African teacher hostage Pierre Korkie, 56, who died during a failed US rescue mission in Yemen a day before he was due to be released say they have forgiven his al-Qaida captors. An American journalist Luke Somers and 10 al-Qaida terrorists also died in the […]
Dr Hannelie Groenewald, who lost her aid worker husband, Werner and two children, Jean-Pierre, 17, and Rode, 15, in a Taliban terror attack in Afghanistan at the weekend, says their blood was not shed in vain and her purpose on earth has not yet been fulfilled. She was at work […]
Jefferson Bethke the 20-something spoken word poet and speaker whose 2012 YouTube video “Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus,” has at this time been viewed more than 28.5 million times, will be visiting South Africa in 2015. Quintis Jacobs, youth pastor of Spirit Word Ministries which is organising the SA tour […]
[notice]A Perspective by IN Context Ministries[/notice] On Saturday 29 November 2014 Werner Groenewald and his two children, Jean-Pierre and Rodé, were killed in a Taliban attack in Kabul. Hannelie, his wife, was not at home during the time and survived the attack, but lost everything. Three gunmen and suicide bombers […]
Originally published in Charisma News Thousands celebrated Dr Myles Munroe and his wife, Ruth, two influential leaders in Christianity being laid to rest Thursday in a state-recognizsd funeral in the Bahamas. The funeral came nearly a month after the couple died in a plane crash along with eight others from […]
Book Review by Val Viljoen In the Bible, the story of Ruth is beautiful and inspiring. It is a story of redemption and restoration, and can be a powerful initiator of hope to those who are experiencing disappointment and discouragement in their journey through life. Sarah Jakes is the daughter […]
Originally published in World Watch Monitor A building used as a church by Sudanese Christians is being torn down by police after worshippers fell into a dispute with a group that claims to own the building. The evangelical church community in Bahri, a suburb of Khartoum, had formed a human […]
This weekend Port Elizabethans will experience fresh pressed Christian creative arts at the launch of Whimsical — Worship in Motion. Whimsical is a platform to showcase home-grown talent — specifically Christian creative arts. “We recognise the need to build and support worshippers in our city whether they be musicians, singers, […]