South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in The Christian Post The doors of some small churches in Zanzibar, a semi-autonomous archipelago of Tanzania, have been broken, Bibles scattered and congregations left shaken. Yet Christians in several Muslim-majority communities continue to gather for worship despite fears of further attacks and growing social pressure. A report […]
Originally published in Harbinger’s Daily Luka Binniyat, a Kaduna-based journalist recognised as one of Nigeria’s preeminent voices reporting on the persecution of Christians in Southern Kaduna, has been formally cleared of criminal defamation charges after a five-year legal battle. In November 2021, Binniyat wrote an article for the US-based Epoch Times in […]
President Ramaphosa has embraced the language of self-regulation for the Church. But a council established by an Act of Parliament to determine where your faith begins and ends is not self- regulation. It is state control by another name. In the article below Pastor Bert Pretorius president of the South […]
Originally published in AllIsraelNews Thousands responded to a challenge to join Ruth’s covenantal vow: “Your people will be my people, your God will be my God” and to turn towards Israel at the “Battle for Britain” prayer event in Manchester last weekend. Lou Engle, pioneer of the prayer movement “The […]
By Rachel Kalidass, Awakening South Africa, Prayer and Repentance movement Awakening South Africa, Prayer and Repentance Movement, has launched the City Connect 50 Days of Prayer Guide, calling Christians, churches, ministries, prayer groups and communities across South Africa to unite in 50 days of focused prayer ahead of the 2026 Local […]
Originally published in Worthy News Concerns remained on Monday over Christian leader Dedi Saputra after a court in Indonesia’s Aceh Province sentenced the convert from Islam to two years in prison for an online video deemed insulting to Islam’s prophet Muhammad. Saputra, 31, an Aceh native who became a Christian […]
Q: My wife and I have a close-knit circle of friends who we’ve known for years. However, we’re starting to feel that something’s missing — like we’ve gotten stagnant with our usual connections. Do you have any advice for expanding our horizons and seeking out new friendships? Graeme: You may […]
South African author and composer Luthando Mbengo has published The Name She Carries: What It Means to Give and Carry a Name in the Covenant of Marriage, a new Christian book challenging contemporary understandings of identity and womanhood within the marital covenant. Released as Women’s Month draws to a close, […]
Originally published in Christian Daily International A Finnish member of parliament barred from entering the UK learned her travel ban had been lifted only 45 minutes before she was due on stage at a Northern Ireland event. The Northern Ireland Assembly and Speaker Edwin Poots invited Päivi Räsänen to speak […]
Bill Johnson, leader of Bethel Church in Redding, California began a new chapter last week after marrying Linda Francoeur in a private garden ceremony conducted by his longtime friend and colleague Kris Vallatton. Their marriage took place just over a month after Johnson proposed to Francoeur on his knees at […]