South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
The world’s largest floating bookshop, Logos Hope, arrived in Port Elizabeth on Wednesday (June 1 2016) for its fourth stopover on its maiden voyage to South Africa. For volunteer crew member Jemma Coetzee, 20, of Port Elizabeth, the arrival was “exciting and overwhelming” as she was welcomed by her parents […]
A project in which former foes are working together to repair and rebuild eight Soweto high schools that were involved in the June 16 uprising is more than symbolic – it is powerful action. So says Dan Montsitsi, who was one of the leaders of the 1976 student uprising, more […]
[notice]During a visit to South Africa in March 2016, US apostolic leader Chuck Pierce prophesied that God would redefine SA over a period of six weeks. In this Special Report, a Gateway News Correspondent, who does not want to be named, reports on the March 11 to 13 visit by the president […]
[notice]Our Stand Up Sport columnist Cobus Kruger and his wife Philna interview athletes who will represent South Africa at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio in August. Accomplished athletes themselves, Cobus and Philna minister together in the sports arena and will accompany Team SA in Rio.[/notice] — By Philna Kruger […]
Angus Buchan’s visits to six universites last month brought significant hope to Christian students who were disillusioned by ongoing protest action, says a student pastor who inspired the campus tour. SEE ANGUS BUCHAN’S MONTHLY WORD The truth about our students “I don’t think many parents realise the pressure that Christian […]
Deur Fanie Laubscher “Watse klippie lê op jou lessenaar?” Een van my kliënte vra die vraag. Ek kyk na die klippie en glimlag. Voordat ek kan antwoord besef ek nou vir die eerste keer die dankbaarheid en ervaring wat die klippie verteenwoordig. Hierdie jaar het ek my seuntjie saamgevat na […]
Oorspronklik in Kerkbode gepubliseer “Ek onthou skrapnel, gebreekte glas, brandende voertuie, gillende mense. Die reuk van die dood wat in die lug hang.” So beskryf ds Chris Barnardo van die NG gemeente Kuilsrivier-De Eike die Kerkstraat-borrontploffing wat hom jare gelede, op’n vreemde manier, die lewe in geskiet het. 20 Mei […]
Originally published in The Christian Post No, this is not satire. An Ohio judge decided that a Catholic man had to pay his debt to society in the most ecclesiastical way possible — by attending worship at a Baptist church. Judge William Mallory of the Hamilton County Courthouse in Cincinnati […]
Visiting Cape Town this month has been inspiring and compassionate speaker Sandy Shoshanni, Director of Be’ad Chaim, (Pro-life) and mother of seven, from Jerusalem. Be’ad Chaim is an organisation that counsels pregnant women considering abortion, and gives aftercare whatever the outcome. It intends soon to start counselling for men […]
Conference and missions course on board ship When the 29th annual Bless The Nations conference starts aboard the Logos Hope in the Port Elizabeth harbour on June 17 and 18, 2016, it will be a case of returning to the historical roots of the enduring missions mobilising event. A 1987 […]