South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
[notice]MARK DURIE offers a Christian perspective on the execution of 21 Coptic Christians in Libya and the “IS Meggage Signed in Blood” — Originally published in INcontext Ministries’ “A World In Motion”, Issue 118, February 26, 2015 [/notice] Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has called for a United Nations resolution allowing […]
[notice]A monthly Christian sport column by Cobus Kruger, a professional triathlete who is passionate about evangelism, leadership and community development through sport.[/notice] The Cricket World Cup is in full swing and not long after that the Rugby World Cup will follow. As South Africans who love our sport we always […]
[notice]A monthly column by farmer, preacher and writer for Jesus, Angus Buchan[/notice] Just recently I have been so really challenged by the Lord to live a life of holiness. Holiness is the end product of obedience and in Hebrews 12:14 the Bible says “without holiness, no man will […]
Originally published in The Herald I visited Ethiopia a few weeks ago and I was impressed by how well the country is running. Amidst many challenges the country is experiencing a building boom with many high rise buildings going up throughout its capital city, Addis Ababa. The country’s national carrier, […]
Constitution guarantees the right not to be unfairly discriminated against on the ground of one’s sexual orientation A recent news article in the Citizen reported that a soon-to-be-wed gay couple was turned away at a wedding venue because of the religious beliefs of the owner who is a Christian. (http://citizen.co.za/319347/gay-couple-turned-away-wedding-venue/). […]
[notice]A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships.[/notice] We all wish that when we entered marriage there was a rule book that we all understood. A book that covers all the rules of marriage telling us how exactly one should behave in different situations in which we find ourselves. As […]
[notice]Hugh Wetmore is a songwriter and student of worship trends. He invites you to join the worship conversation by commenting on his monthly column.[/notice] The family were excited when Dad brought home the new Mercedes C-class. It had the most comfortable seats they’d ever sat in, much better than their lounge […]
Time for Christians to steady the ship again Twenty-five years ago today (February 11, 2015), Nelson Mandela was released from Victor Verster Prison in the Western Cape after 27 years of imprisonment. South Africa and the world watched as he took his first steps of freedom and towards building […]
[notice]A monthly column by Michael Cassidy, evangelist, author, Christian leader and founder of African Enterprise whose ministry in Africa and the world has spanned more than 50 years.[/notice] With Valentines Day right around the corner the theme of love is vibrating in the air. And in many people’s hearts. And […]
Lately, we have been bombarded with apocalypse, end-times, Armageddon and catastrophe prophecies, predictions, articles and news. In the world the word apocalypse is commonly used to describe a disastrous upheaval expected to occur just before the end of the world. Other synonyms for apocalypse are: disaster, catastrophe, destruction, Armageddon, Day […]