South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Shannon Williams, a first-year medical student at the University of Cape Town (UCT), this week shared a part of her life story that she has never disclosed publicly before — about a decision her parents took when she was in her mother’s womb “that’s the only reason I am here […]
Christian leaders at a pastors’ and Christian workers’ breakfast in Port Elizabeth this morning earnestly took up a heartfelt plea from Kingfisher FM board member Leanne Bennett for prayers for the staff and board of the much-loved and respected Nelson Mandela Bay Christian radio station that was taken off air […]
Meeting packed with young activists, senior church leaders denied access Christian leaders who attended a meeting on Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) in Pretoria yesterday hosted by the Department of Basic Education (DBE) say it was not a consultation with religious and traditional leaders as advertised but a calculated attempt to […]
Gateway News is taking a publishing break from now until the week of Monday January 13 2020. Whether you are one of our regular readers or a first-time visitor, I wish you and your loved ones a joyful, restful Christmas time and may you enter 2020 full of hope and […]
There are moments when time shifts and you gain momentum for your future. In fact, we are in one such Kingdom moment now. We have not just entered a new year, decade or season, but a new era in the Kingdom of God. In Isaiah 32:1 (TPT), the Word of […]
Just under two thousand people made a new commitment to Jesus Christ during a Gospel event hosted by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association in Cambodia. Billy Graham’s son, Franklin, addressed thousands in attendance at the “Love Phnom Penh Festival” in the nation’s capital. “Tonight you can be forgiven, but you’ve […]
Originally published in The Christian Post As many as 11 Christians were killed in a December 6 bus attack carried out by the Somali-based radical Islamic terrorist group Al-Shabaab in Kenya, according to a Christian persecution watchdog group. Police said a group of armed men ambushed a bus travelling from […]
Originally published in Fox News Israel Folau, a Tongan-Australian Christian athlete who was sacked by Rugby Australia (RA) earlier this year for posting a Bible verse that was labelled “anti-gay,” says he feels vindicated after reaching an agreement with the organisation. The months-long battle for Folau centered on his Instagram post that said, “Warning: drunks, homosexuals, adulterers…hell […]
When I heard these things, I sat down and wept. For some days I mourned and fasted and prayed before the God of heaven — Nehemiah 1:4 On Monday I joined retired Anglican Bishop of Port Elizabeth Eric Pike and a group of walkers on the 14th of 19 stages […]
Organisations critical of the Department of Basic Education’s handling of Comprehensive Sexuality Education stood their ground this week in the face of DBE statements accusing critics of spreading fake news and causing confusion and anxiety about CSE. Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA) dismissed as “utter nonsense” DBE claims […]