South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
By Martin Davie — Originally published in Christianity Today During the course of the 20th and 21st centuries we have seen time and again that when a revolution has occurred those who were formerly in charge (who are now holed up in a bunker somewhere or have fled the country) […]
Christians in the Democratic Republic of Congo are facing dramatically increased levels of persecution inflicted by Islamist rebels unhindered by an ineffective, corrupt government. But the religious dimension of the violence is not being acknowledged by international agents such as the US State Department and the United Nations, writes Linda […]
By David Parsons — Originally published by ICEJ “For if their being cast away is the reconciling of the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead?” — Romans 11:15 As Israel prepares to mark 75 years since its modern-day rebirth in May 1948, the impact of […]
Originally published in CBN News Seventy-five years ago, a declaration signed in a Tel Aviv art gallery changed the world forever. Against overwhelming odds, the fledgling State of Israel not only survived, but has grown beyond expectation, launching it for the next three quarters of a century on the path […]
Rwanda gathering of Gafcon conservatives draws 1 300 from 53 nations as Global South fellowship moves toward merger By John Sandeman — Christianity Today A “revived, renewed, and reordered” Anglican Communion will be the core message delivered tomorrow to 1 300 conservative Anglicans from 53 countries meeting this week in […]
Charlene Pauw reports on a message delivered by Indian Christian thought leader Vishal Mangalwadi during the Christian Leaders Forum SA’s first quarterly online prayer meeting for 2023 on March 29 The guest speaker at our recent Christian Leaders Forum SA online prayer meeting, Vishal Mangalwadi, is a prominent social reformer, political […]
Tshego Motaung pays tribute to the memory of Dr Wallace Mgoqi, an advocate, thinker, social activist and champion of the poor, who passed away earlier this week. A former city manager of Cape Town and former chief land claims commissioner –among many positions he held — he was chairman of […]
The approach to Passover and Easter is a good time to remember the extreme bravery of German pastor Paul Schneider, who almost single-handedly stood up to Nazi brutality in the years immediately preceding World War II. He paid with his life, murdered by lethal injection in July 1939, aged just […]
By Bafana Modise As a Christian who has travelled to Israel and who has had the opportunity to analyse the conflict between Palestine and Israel from both sides of the coin, it is truly upsetting that the very leaders who have taught the Bible to millions, have repeatedly allowed themselves […]
Special report commissioned by Open Doors International to coincide with International Women’s Day which is today. Digital persecution is a growing method to discriminate against Christian converts, especially women. This is one of the findings of a new gender-specific religious persecution (GSRP) report commissioned by the ministry organisation Open Doors International, which […]