South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
[notice]The chilling account below is a prayer bulletin written for the Australian Evangelical Alliance Religious Liberty Commission (AEA RLC) by ELIZABETH KENDAL, an international religious liberty analyst and advocate, and a member of the AEA RLC team. She calls for prayer for victims of evil that is thriving because nobody […]
Originally published in Charisma News A little more than five years ago, a young Israeli boy opened what looked like a holiday package left on his doorstep. The package was a bomb. It was one in a series of attacks targeting the family of Ami Ortiz and others. On Tuesday, […]
Originally published in The Independant Uruguayan lawmakers have voted to legalise gay marriage, making the South American country the third in the Americas to do so. Supporters of the law, who had filled the public seats in the legislative building, erupted in celebration on Wednesday when the results were announced. […]
By International Christian Concern Christians murdered almost daily by government — required to worship ‘supreme leader’ Kim Jong-un On Jan. 13, 2013, Open Doors confirmed the death of two North Korean Christians because of their faith. One was shot at the border, while he was on his way back to […]
[notice] A fortnightly column by Anna Heydenrych.[/notice] It has been getting a bit colder recently. The few deciduous trees that we have around here are shedding their golden leaves. The season is changing. Some people I know are not ready to wave goodbye to the glorious summer months. I however, […]
Practical ways to save money and become better stewards of God’s blessings will be shared at a “Fight Against Poverty Seminar” at Fountain Vineyard Church, Port Elizabeth at 7pm on Thursday, April 18. Anybody who is concerned about people who are battling to make ends meet, or who needs to […]
The youth wing of the Christian Association of Nigeria on Wednesday warned President Goodluck Jonathan against granting any kind of amnesty deal to the militant group known as Boko Haram, calling the proposition “a clarion call to all terrorism in Nigeria.” In recent weeks, the clamor from leaders of Nigeria’s […]
Originally published in Charisma News Condolences are pouring in for Pastor Rick Warren after his 27-year-old son, Matthew, committed suicide over the weekend. Matthew had suffered from mental illness long before taking his own life. Samuel Rodriguez, president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, says his heart stands broken […]
[notice]Musings around children’s ministry.[/notice] Over the Easter period I met some ladies for prayer. We talked about many things including the fact that our earthly experiences of family have a great effect on our relationship with our Heavenly Father and other Christians. This makes sense because Jesus used the example […]
Exonerated man spent more than 7 years in jail By World Watch Monitor A Pakistan court Wednesday threw out the 2007 conviction of a Christian man sentenced to death for offending Islam. Younis Masih is at least the second Christian accused of blasphemy that Pakistan judges have exonerated since the […]