South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
The inspired Pay it Forward Christusfees (PIFCF) is back in Kariega (Uitenhage) and Dispatch from October 14 to 23 with a variety of events to equip and bless the community. And during the week before the PIFCF — from October 8 to 14 — locals are invited to take part […]
On Saturday September 17 South African NGO Heartlines, in collaboration with the SABC, unveiled a new film series called Heartlines Fathers Matter that uses the power of story to support the positive and active role of fathers and men in children’s lives. The second of the six short films in […]
This week I watched the funeral service for Queen Elizabeth II at the majestic Westminster Cathedral. You probably watched it too. I was impressed with the imaginative choice of a standard evening hymn as the opening congregational song for her funeral — and that vast congregation knew how to sing […]
The Fathers Matter film series, which aims to spark a national conversation about fatherhood through compelling movies, premiere’s on SABC 2 and TelkomOne at 8.30pm tomorrow (Saturday September 17) with the screening of Family Portrait, the first film in the six-part series. Family Portrait is the story of a struggling […]
This week I spoke with Dr Arno van Niekerk, a University of Free State economist, author and Christian marketplace leader, about his new book which proposes economic solutions, for Africa and the world — based on Kingdom principles and the African idea of Ubuntu. You can find out more about […]
The faith-based, adoption-themed movie Lifemark opened at No 7 in theatres over the weekend, marking the sixth straight time that a movie made by filmmaking brothers Alex and Stephen Kendrick opened in the Top 10. The film grossed an estimated R38.5-million to notch the seventh spot just ahead of the No 8 movie Beast (R31.5-million). Lifemark finished […]
Originally published in Missions Box Tens of thousands of people came together July 23 at the Puskás Aréna in Budapest in Hungary for a major worship event called This Is The Day. The goal was for believers to lift up the name of Jesus in a display of Christian unity […]
The final chapter in a serialisation of a fascinating new book by Cape Town missionary and author Ashley Cloete about love across the colour divide in the apartheid era. Each week we will publish a new chapter. YOU CAN ORDER THE E-BOOK VERISION AT https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1144423 or https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B1381P29 Three days after our church wedding, Rosemarie and […]
Originally published in Christian Headlines Grammy-winning rapper Eminem sparked a social media discussion about his personal faith in recent days with a new single that has him praising Jesus, touting Scripture, and denouncing Satan. The song, Use This Gospel (Remix), is a collaboration with Kanye and is a track on DJ Khaled’s […]
Open Doors Southern Africa has launched an exciting video series, FaithFluencers, to inspire viewers through the stories of persecuted Christians. The series on Open Doors SA’s Youtube channel started in early August and consists of 13 episodes which are streamed on Sundays at 8pm. Open Doors, a well-known ministry organisation […]