South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in Charisma News How far will a father go for his daughter? Well, one father advertised for a future son-in-law in a Christian magazine, telling suitors she is “godly, gorgeous, athletic, educated, careered, humorous, travelled, bilingual, 26-year-old virgin.” The daughter, Rachel Stewart, says she was tipped off by some “sympathetic women” […]
[notice]Jessica Spronk extends an invitation on behalf of PE Burn 24-7.[/notice] Join us this weekend for our first BURN 24-7 citywide, interdenominational worship event of 2016. BURN 24-7 is an international movement aimed at uniting churches in the name of Jesus through worship and prayer events. These events have been […]
[notice]A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships.[/notice]“For the vision is yet for the appointed time; It hastens toward the goal and it will not fail. Though it tarries, wait for it; For it will certainly come, it will not delay” (Habakkuk 2:3)Proverbs 10:12 Hatred stirs up disputes but love covers all offenses Proverbs 10:12 Hatred stirs up disputes but […]
Israel pursuing closer relations with Africa Calling Israel an apartheid state trivialises what black South Africans endured under that system, says Olga Meshoe, daughter of African Christian Democratic Party president, Rev Kenneth Meshoe, in a recent appearance on CBN’s 700 Club. For the past two years, as the COO of […]
A miracle happened along a road in the foothills of the Drakensberg, near Bergville, on Monday (February 29, 2016) when an Alberton man who went down after being directly struck by lightning “came back by the grace of God.” Gwen McKechnie, who was on a 24th wedding anniversary getaway with […]
Call to follow Jesus path of reconciliation Violence, destruction of millions of rands of property, and racial animosity flared on university campuses in North West, Free State, Gauteng, Western Cape and Kwa-Zulu Natal this week amidst protests by students and workers over a range of issues. During the same week […]
[notice]A monthly column that reflects on living in the Kingdom of God.[/notice]As predicted, our university campuses are the scene of numerous protest actions, picking up from where they left off in 2015. Except that in 2016, the dominant focal point of these protests have not been the State, but our […]
Gateway News Volunteer Reporter Claire Sally Roos caught up with a friend who studies at the University of the Free State and asked her some questions (see below) regarding what she experienced. Claire writes: “What I gleaned from her replies is that age-old truth that sometimes it takes some form […]
10 conferences taking place in southern Africa during 2016 Returning to Angus Buchan’s farm, Shalom, where the Mighty Men Conferences (MMC) started, for the first time since the last MMC was held there in 2010 brought back rich memories, was fortuitous, and served to encourage and enlighten the Karoo Mighty […]
KMMC 40 ‘Days of Prayer’ to end with ‘National Day of Prayer and Fasting for Freedom’ on April 27 One of the most exciting developments of the Karoo Mighty Men Conference 2016 (KMMC 2016) includes women as important partners. It is a call to prayer – to intercede on behalf […]