South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in Religion Today The following analysis about the horrific violence across Egypt was written by a Christian leader in Egypt. He is unnamed due to security concerns. The words are heavy to put together this morning. The sad day of yesterday (Aug. 14) resulted in a sleepless night […]
[notice]A monthly column in which KWAKANYA NDLELENI shares testimonies of young people who are radical for Jesus.[/notice] “The Most amazing thing in the world is somebody who knows who they are and where they are going and knows what they were created to do.” – Bishop TD Jakes Asisithi Mbewu, […]
[notice]Musings around children’s ministry. Reflections on week 4 of 10 weeks teaching stint.[/notice] Now they were bringing even infants to him that he might touch them. And when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them. But Jesus called them to him, saying, “Let the children come to me, and do […]
[notice]A response to what is happening prophetically in the world today — A monthly column by Julie de Lisle[/notice] Seeing as though Friday the 9 th of August is women’s day, I decided it apt to give my attention to the topic of women in this column. Over the past […]
[notice]Peter-John Pearson, Director of the Catholic Parliamentary Liaision Office (CPLO) of the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference, responds to the new Prevention and Combating of Trafficking in Persons Act[/notice] Speedy co-operation of state departments needed to make law fully operational as soon as possible The Presidency announced on 30th July […]
[notice]With Africa set to become the continent with the fastest-growing population in the coming century, what will this mean for global Christianity and missions? — Originally published in INContext Ministries’ World In Motion, Issue 81[/notice] The United Nations Population Division, which tracks demographic data from around the world, has dramatically revised its projections […]
[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] Worship all over the world will move onto a higher and richer plane when song-writers take First Corinthians 12:4-7 seriously: “Now there are varieties of gifts, […]
Did he or did he not? This is a question on many people’s mind following reports that Zwelinzima Vavi was accused of raping a 26 year-old woman. Vavi is the General Secretary of the Congress of South African Trade Unions and the young lady who made the allegations works together […]
[notice]A monthly column by farmer, preacher and writer for Jesus, Angus Buchan[/notice] Mark 6:34 says; “and Jesus, when He came out, saw a great multitude and was moved with compassion for them, because they were like sheep not having a shepherd. So He began to teach them many things.” In […]
Originally published in Christian Post A new study says the world is more religious now than it was four decades ago, and this trend will continue to 2020 and perhaps beyond even as the global share of the nonreligious is likely to witness a sustained decrease. The percentage of the […]