South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Nelson Mandela Bay (NMB) Mayor Athol Trollip promised local church leaders “good, godly, governance” during his term of office. Speaking to church leaders at a breakfast at the Malabar Community Hall on Thursday November 24 he said he and his council members had signed a pledge that they would be “unashamedly […]
[notice]ALF JAMES reports on the Sacred Assembly — a historic gathering of 50 000 Christians at the FNB Stadium, Soweto, on Saturday (November 19 2016). See also https://gatewaynews.co.za/seeking-god-as-a-solution-to-sas-problems/[/notice]. The presence and power of the Lord God Almighty was palpable among the 50 000 people who were united at the Sacred Assembly […]
[notice]ALF JAMES interviews people at the Sacred Assembly — a historic gathering of 50 000 Christians at the FNB Stadium, Soweto, on Saturday (November 19 2016). See also https://gatewaynews.co.za/presence-and-power-of-the-lord-evident-at-sacred-assembly/[/notice]. Being a member of the body that made up the Sacred Assembly, which humbled itself in repentance before the Lord was an […]
Pressing need for repentance [notice]In the last of a series of articles paving the way to the Sacred Assembly at the FNB Stadium, Soweto on November 19, Alf James speaks to farmer-evangelist Angus Buchan who initiated the event in response to a calling from God. He also explores the central […]
The good news is that we have the capacity to “rewire” our brain by using those parts of the brain responsible for intentional choices to create new neural pathways to ultimately overrule those pathways caused by past experiences which can hold us in such bondage. Skilton is a scientist who […]
The glory of the Lord surrounded them as they sang last week, said Lydia Lincks, one of the members of a fiery worship team I had the privilege of meeting this week. This is not your everyday worship group. The 13 women and two men I was talking to are […]
Church leaders in Nelson Mandela Bay (NMB) endorse the Save South Africa campaign and call upon local denominations, congregations and individual believers, to join the civil society movement, say a group of leaders in a statement issued on their behalf by the SA Council of Churches. The statement coincides with a […]
[notice]The pollsters got it wrong. The media got it wrong. Described as one of the greatest upsets in US election history, controversial US billionaire Donald Trump this week was elected the 45th president of the United States. But God was not surprised and amidst the euphoria and shock following the […]
The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development recently released the long-awaited and very controversial Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill. (The Bill is available for download at http://www.justice.gov.za/legislation/invitations/invites.htm). In essence, the bill creates two new criminal offences in South African law, namely “hate crimes” and “hate […]
The CRL Rights Commission has granted a request by religious bodies for more time to respond to its controversial proposals on the regulation of religion. The CRL’s report on the “commercia isation” of religion was published on October 26 and religious bodies were given until November 18 to comment. The […]