South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
By Stephen Lahood — Originally published in God Reports His doctor said, “You’ve got cancer,” but John Mark Hall, lead singer of Casting Crowns, heard, “You’re going to die.” It was 2015 and the Grammy-winning Christian worship band was approaching 10 million sales of its albums. Mark was youth pastor […]
Hugh Wetmore is a songwriter and student of worship trends. He invites you to join the worship conversation by commenting on his monthly column. Nebuchadnezzar had invaded Judah and demolished the beautiful temple which Solomon had built in Jerusalem. The important Jews were carried off into exile in Babylon, the […]
Originally published in CBN News Frequent Dove Award winner Kirk Franklin announced this week he is boycotting the Gospel Music Association and Trinity Broadcasting Network after the awards ceremony broadcast was edited to remove mentions of racial injustice from his speeches in 2016 and earlier this month. GMA removed Franklin’s […]
Daniel the Musical finished its run in Jerusalem on Tuesday and what an experience of biblical proportions it has been for all, with glorious highs and devastating lows. Most of the South African cast and crew are back home and despite the bitter blow that nearly ended the show prematurely when […]
Originally published in Charisma News Kim Walker-Smith says that she attempted to kill herself during her senior year of high school but failed—and that when she woke up, she realized God must be real and that He loved her. In a video interview recorded at the Vox Conference, Walker-Smith opened […]
Disaster struck the Daniel The Musical show in Jerusalem this week when its lead performer Andile Gumbi, 36, fell ill suddenly and ended up in a critical condition in hospital. The seemingly-unstoppable show which opened to critical acclaim last week came to a halt as a decision was taken to suspend […]
Hugh Wetmore is a songwriter and student of worship trends. He invites you to join the worship conversation by commenting on his monthly column. How do we choose suitable songs for funerals, and memorial services? These are precious, intimate occasions, and the choice of music must be handled with sensitivity. […]
By Sasha Savitsky — Originally published in Fox News Lauren Daigle was the big winner on Tuesday at the 50th annual Gospel Music Association’s Dove Awards, where she won artist of the year, song of the year and pop/contemporary album of the year. The 28-year-old singer had the most nominations […]
An urgent call for prayer has gone out from Jerusalem for South African actor and cast member of Daniel The Musical, Andile Gumbi, 36, who is currently in a critical condition in hospital after he fell ill suddenly yesterday. According to a press release from the team staging the musical in […]
Against all odds, the world premiere of Daniel The Musical was not only staged in the Jerusalem Theatre last Thursday night but was received with a standing ovation. Ever since God inspired South African singer/songwriter Joe Niemand to write the musical and to launch it in Israel in October as a love […]