South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Dr John Span, a senior lecturer at Mukhanyo Theological College, says Paul’s example (Acts 17: 16 – 34) of addressing the Areopagus (forum of leaders and thinkers) in Athens provides pertinent lessons for today on how to share the Gospel in a pluralistic society like our own The Apostle Paul […]
A landmark ruling given by the UK Supreme Court last Wednesday has set the tone for much thought and for the possible revision of policies that previously granted access to “transgender women” to use women’s restrooms. The unanimous ruling states that “transgender women” are not legally women and is therefore […]
This week as part of Holy Week, our local church congregation has gathered at our venue every day to reflect on the significance of this special time in the life of every believer. On Tuesday evening, we had an opportunity to spend time at three different stations to contemplate each […]
In this special report on a move to oppose a new court bid for the legalisation of prostitution in South Africa, Ryan Smit founder and director of Cause for Justice (CFJ) considers the biblical and constitutional implications of the matter. He also explains why it is an opportune time for […]
Originally published in CBN Jesus rising from the dead is the most celebrated miracle in Christianity. And in the Garden Tomb in eastern Jerusalem, the very place place many believe that wondrous event occurred, it seems that miracles and wonders still occur. Scholars are divided on the exact location of […]
A monthly column in which Jenni Pretorius Hill shares stories of hope which bring Heaven’s perspective to Earth I don’t know much about art, and the little I do know has been inspired only by the emotions that certain works have provoked in me. One such piece was a depiction […]
Luke 24:17 (NKJV): And he said to them what kind of conversation is this that you have with one another as you walk and are sad?Luke 24:25: Then He said to them, oh foolish ones and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken. This is […]
By Charles Gardner, UK Correspondentby Charles Gardner My wife Linda and I have just spent a precious few days in the tranquil surrounds of the New Forest in the south of England. It’s a beautiful expanse of both wooded and open countryside famously home to wandering wild ponies requiring drivers […]
By Michael Swain, executive director Freedom of Religion SA ALSO READ: NPA must apologise for failing victims in televangelist Omotoso case, says ACDP Many people are aware that on Wednesday, 2 April, after a trial that lasted eight years, Judge Irma Schoeman handed down a “not guilty” verdict to Timothy […]
Last week, the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs descended into Gqeberha for public hearings on the Marriage Bill [B43—2023]. The public participation process is a constitutional mandate, as determined by Section 59 of the Constitution, which compels Parliament to ensure public participation in its processes, including lawmaking. According to Parliament’s […]