South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
The contrast between the pro-Hamas mob outside the Capitol building and the prime minister’s address illustrated the stakes involved in the debate about Israel, writes Jonathan S Tobin, editor of JNS (Jerusalem News Syndicate) and writer of this op-ed about Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s historic address in the United […]
Originally published in Crosswalk.com Former soccer star Roberto Firmino shared that he has been consecrated as a pastor of an Evangelical church in Brazil. Firmino, a former Liverpool striker, shared photos of the consecration ceremony at his founding church in Maceio on social media last month. “This church was BORN […]
In the Gospel of Matthew 3:8, the word of God, tells us that we must bear fruit worthy of repentance. Once we become Christians, we cannot continue to live like we did before — there must be a change in our lives. In South Africa, we have recently completed the […]
Originally published in Worthy Christian News A 14-year-old Catholic girl in Islamabad, Pakistan, has been kidnapped from her parents’ home by a local Islamist who forced her to “marry” him, Morning Star News (MSN) reports. Khalid Masih, a Catholic sanitation worker, told MSN that local butcher Haider Ali kidnapped his […]
Originally published in Premier Christian News A group of church leaders have said that the Prime Minister’s proposed conversion therapy laws could threaten to criminalise some Christian practices. In a letter representing more than 1 300 churches, the group warned that Sir Keir Starmer’s plans for a “full trans-inclusive ban” on conversion […]
Originally published in Christian Daily Christian leaders in Nigeria expressed shock and dismay at suicide attacks in Gwoza, Borno state on Saturday June 29 that killed both Muslims and Christians. “We are concerned about the resurgence of suicide bombing in our country and the threat it poses to the lives […]
On the evening of May 29 a small group of South African Christians set out on a 10-day prayer tour to Israel that felt like a date with destiny. The departure time for their mission to pray for SA and Israel in the Holy Land coincided with the SA General […]
Originally published in The Christian Post A Christian has been jailed under blasphemy charges since April 27 in Lahore, Pakistan, for inadvertently stepping out of his rickshaw onto some papers said to be pages of the Quran, sources said. Dennis Albert, a 35-year-old rickshaw driver, was booked under one section […]
By Ronelle Ramsamy The sound of unity reverberated through the iconic Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban last Saturday as thousands of people gathered in praise, prayer and supplication for South Africa. The Ignite The Fire Gospel campaign – the largest prayer and worship gathering in KZN — was a resounding […]
As South Africa’s new Parliament was meeting for the first time last Friday, 50 singers were on top of Table Mountain to release Wake Up Africa — a new song for the nation by Join Bands Not Gangs (JBNG). “And we didn’t put this timing together,” said Karien de Waal, […]