South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in World Watch Monitor US President Donald Trump decried the killings of Christians in Nigeria as he met with the country’s president, Muhammadu Buhari, in Washington yesterday (April 30). Nigeria has been plagued by violence attributed to Fulani herdsmen in the Middle Belt and northeast. Benue state has […]
Originally published in Christian Headlines On May 5 2018, a Freedom March event will be held in Washington DC. Many former transgender, lesbian, and gay men and women will be participating in the march, including one of the survivors from the June 2016 shooting at Pulse Nightclub. Daren Melh, president […]
Originally published in Charisma News Finally, after things have looked so bleak for Asia Bibi, the Christian mother of five sentenced to death by hanging in Pakistan on absurd blasphemy charges, there has been a sign of hope. Asia Bibi was convicted of blasphemy in 2010 for offering a Muslim […]
Originally published in Charisma News The pilot who safely landed a stricken Southwest Airlines flight on Tuesday got her first flying experience in the U.S. Navy, touching down F-18 fighter jets at 150 miles per hour on aircraft carriers. Tammie Jo Shults, 56, may have drawn on her Navy skills […]
Originally published in CBN News Israel opened its 70th anniversary festivities yesterday with song, dance and fireworks, albeit under the shadow of an Iranian threat. Israel’s national celebration wove a theme of technological progress and survival through seven decades of its modern history. They told the story of the Jewish […]
Originally published in CBN News President Donald Trump is speaking out for captive American Pastor Andrew Brunson who’s being held in a Turkish prison. Tuesday night the president tweeted: “Pastor Andrew Brunson, a fine gentleman and Christian leader in the United States, is on trial and being persecuted in Turkey […]
Originally published in CBN News A man is helping take the gospel to the four corners of the earth by planting the first church a town in Kosovo has seen in 700 years. It’s a story with an unlikely beginning. Urim Bogaj grew up in a Muslim family that hated […]
Originally published in The Gospel Herald Despite continued persecution from Muslim extremists, Christians in Egypt remain unwavering in their faith, compelling a “multitude” to come to Christ, church leaders have revealed. The Rev Sameh Hanna, associate pastor at the Evangelical Church in Cairo, told Premier on Monday that the “mood […]
Originally published in The Blaze In its ongoing crackdown on Christianity, the Chinese government has banned sales of the Bible by online retailers including Amazon. Taoist and Buddhists texts are still available online, as is the Quran. While Buddhism and Taoism are both encouraged by the Chinese government as traditional […]
Originally published in The Christian Post A Texas megachurch has blessed more than 4,000 families within a 20-mile radius of each of its five campuses this Easter by paying off their medical debt totaling more than $10.5 million. Stephen Hayes, senior pastor of Covenant Church based in Carrollton, announced during […]