South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
[notice]A new occasional column featuring images of the Kingdom of God in action. Readers are invited to submit current pictures to pics@gatewaynews.co.za. Please include some info about your pictures.[/notice] LOVE of Jesus on PE streets LAUREN JONAS sent in this pic of young people who were spotted early on Saturday […]
The Democratic Alliance (DA) says it has not changed its stance on the Israeli-Palestinian question and does not support a biased anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian declaration that was made at a Parliamentary Conference on Palestine on February 7. Responding to an inquiry from a Gateway News reader about media reports speculating about […]
Political reaction in South Africa Compiled from various news sources including Mail&Guardian, Business Day Live, Politics Web, and ACDP Media Days after President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda passed a law that expands the legal punishment for homosexuality in the country at least three European countries — Holland, Norway and […]
Originally published in Christian Today Justin Bieber spent Saturday searching around New York for a place to be baptised, according to reports. PageSix.com says it spoke to “multiple sources” confirming that he and his team were scouring the big apple for a suitable place to have a “cleansing ritual” performed with […]
Originally published in God Reports He is a former high school basketball star who set records at his school and in the state of Indiana, USA. Looking forward to his sophomore year playing for Hope College, he pushed himself to stay in peak physical condition. While engaged in the so-called […]
By World Watch Monitor At least 99 people have died in suspected Boko Haram attacks in two locations in Northern Nigeria on Sunday, January 26. Attackers stormed a Catholic Church in Wada Chakawa village in Adamawa State during a worship service. They fired guns, set off bombs and took hostages. […]
Originally published in The Gospel Herald Justin Bieber was arrested early on Thursday (January 23) on suspicion of driving under the influence and drag racing in Miami Beach, Florida, police confirmed on Twitter. Bieber, 19, had consumed alcohol and marijuna, reports AP. The pop star was driving a yellow Lamborghini, […]
Originally published in MLive When Sarah Farkas of Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA, decided to donate a kidney to a man she barely knew, she broke the news to him one Sunday at church. “This is going to sound crazy,” she said, “but I think God told me to give you […]
By World Watch Monitor Nearly twice as many Christians died for their faith in the past year than in 2012, according to Open Doors International’s 2014 World Watch List. Open Doors International, a charity that supports Christians under pressure for their faith, said 2 123 Christians were reported to […]
North Korea still tops World Watch List For the 12th consecutive year the hermit communist country of North Korea remains the world’s most restrictive nation in which to practice Christianity, according to the Open Doors 2014 World Watch List (WWL). However, a major trend which the WWL tracked in 2013 […]