South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in The Anglican Communion News Service The Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, the Most Revd Thabo Makgoba, has appealed to the South African government to end moves to develop nuclear energy and instead to spend the money on education, training and other development initiatives. Anti-nuclear activists on Wednesday […]
Redraft of proposed legislation good news for religious freedom Deputy Minister of Justice John Jeffrey this week conceded that the controversial Hate Speech Bill was ‘overbroad’ and should be reconsidered taking into account concerns raised by the religious sector. He was addressing religious leaders at a meeting in Cape Town […]
By Breakthru Life Church Media Army of empowered believers prayed for sick — and miracles abounded There was much anticipation for Bill Johnson’s first ministry trip to South Africa and the nearly 3 000 conference delegates at Acts Church in Midrand were not disappointed. The spiritual hunger was palpable from […]
A true reflection of South Africa, A must-see for all South Africans, Very enlightening, Brilliant — a few comments that Gateway News captured from people after the preview screening in Port Elizabeth last week of Heartlines’ new movie Beyond the River. Based on a true story of two South African men […]
Danie Immelman has been collecting stuff for more than 50 years but God has told him to “go smaller” and as part of that process he is looking for a buyer who can make use of his home library of almost 4 500 Christian books. He has already disposed of […]
Prayer initiative Up4SA — with the support of South African prayer networks — is once again calling on Christian communities throughout the country to join in prayer for an hour on Sunday February 26 2017. “We boldly trust for an even greater eagerness by Christians all across our nation to […]
Wives pray as husbands worship Just as the Lord made man to be the head of the family, leading its members, and woman to be the heart of the family, supplying the lifeblood essential for its members’ wellbeing, so the Mighty Men Conferences (MMCs) are aimed at men, but would […]
Last week a group of 34 senior church leaders from all the mainline and large independent churches of Nelson Mandela Bay (Port Elizabeth, Uitenhage and Despatch) spent three days at Carmel Retreat Centre near George, unpacking racism, privilege and prejudice. The leadership group felt it should get its house in […]
In October 2016, the CRL Rights Commission released its Report on the “commercialisation” of religion and abuse of people’s belief systems. The Report recommends the broad-scale regulation of religion in South Africa, including the compulsory registration and licensing (depending on doctrine) of all religious institutions and religious practitioners. The deadline […]
Deur Tygerberg 104FM Christene moet as ‘n eenheid saambid vir die talle uitdagings in ons land. Dit was die duidelike boodskap waaroor Christene oor alle demoninasies op Sondag (Februarie 5 2017) ooreengestem het by die Biddag vir Reen byeenkoms by die Every Nation kerk in Goodwood. Christene het gebede opgese en […]