South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
I have a sneaking suspicion that many people, especially pastors and preachers, could write relevant songs to support their sermons, but they don’t realise it. Yet this is not such a difficult challenge as one might imagine. As I opened my Bible for my devotional reading the other day, God’s […]
In the Q&A interview below Gateway News finds out more about the life, faith and dreams of KwaZulu-Natal Gospel musician Esihle Siwela and about his new single Ingeyakho Please can you tell us more about your spiritual background and relationship with God — where does it all stem from? Singing […]
Israeli musician and former elite IDF commando unit captain Yair Levi and born-again Lebanese Singer Carine Bassili, have begun a historic dialogue through music. Their Arabic versiion of Yair’s already successful song Refa Na has gone viral and provoked both positive and negative reactions especially within Israel and Lebanon, as […]
Originally published in Christian Headlines Dolly Parton and Kanye West took home big wins at the 2021 Grammys. Parton won “Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song” and West won “Best Contemporary Christian Music Album,” at the award show on Sunday. Additionally, PJ Morton won “Best Gospel Album” and Jonathan McReynolds and […]
Why must we practice so much? “At my Charismatic church the band usually practices maybe an hour a week. Then on Sunday these guys warm up for 15 minutes before the service starts. At my previous church the organist simply played the music and we sang the hymns along with him. Is […]
My headlines in this revival report-back include ‘South African Lindy-Ann Hopley on stage with well-known worship leader Sean Feucht in the US’ and ‘Prophetic dreams manifest’. I want to encourage you today — God is still speaking, He is still moving and He will have the last say! Revival or […]
In our January worship column, we noted: We must stop trying to win the approval of the people, with their divergent song preferences. We must win the approval of God. That’s how the apostle Paul overcame divisions that were based on personal preferences: Am I trying to win the approval […]
Christian singer Carman Liciardello, known throughout his 35-year career as “Carman,” died in a Las Vegas hospital Tuesday, Feb. 16, after a series of complications resulting from surgery to repair a hiatal hernia, per a statement from his publicity firm. He was 65 years old and had intended to begin a 60-city […]
Multiple award-winning worship leader and recording artist Sinach, is set to release her new 13-truck album titled Greatest Lord. It features a series of high-profile partnerships with various spirit-filled Gospel stars including Travis Greene, Micah Stampley, Darlene Zschech, Leeland, Maranda Curtis, Nathaniel Bassey, Jekalyn Carr and others. Including two already-released […]
Five South African Christian artists, Retief Burger, Stella, Ruan Josh, Jo Britton (Jolani Fourie) and Brian O’Neill joined forces to create a song, The Calling, to raise awareness of abandoned babies. The song was written by Jo Britton who was deeply touched and moved after hearing the story of an […]