South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in Christian Today Seven hundred teddy bears were placed on the steps of London’s St Paul’s Cathedral today as part of a campaign by the international children’s charity World Vision to highlight the plight of child refugees, 700 of whom are crossing the border from South Sudan into […]
By Charlene Aaron — Originally published in CBN News Kentucky could become the first state in the US without an abortion provider as pro-lifers have been rallying around the sole remaining clinic in the state — in Louisville — with the hope of seeing it shut down. Police are on […]
Originally published in Fox News At the site of an ancient city on the West Bank, archaeologists are hunting for evidence of the tabernacle that once housed the Ark of the Covenant. Associates for Biblical Research, a consortium of individuals and universities, recently completed four weeks of excavation in Shiloh […]
Originally published in The Christian Post A persecution watchdog group has shared the story of a Muslim extremist who upon witnessing a church service led by Christians in war-torn Syria decided to abandon his radical lifestyle and turn to Jesus Christ. Open Doors USA’s Emily Fuentes shared in an article […]
Originally published in CBN News The little girl had no idea her parents were criminals until the day she found a Bible hidden in the family’s home. “When I was twelve, I accidentally found a Bible my parents had hidden in their closet. I don’t know why, but I started […]
Originally published in Christian Today School kids who talk about Jesus or exchange Christmas cards with classmates could find themselves penalised under new proposals that would clamp down on references to Christianity on school campuses. The Australian reports that an unofficial policy is being floated among Queensland education officials to […]
Originally published in Israel Today Jewish visitors to Jerusalem’s Temple Mount on Monday did something that many are calling a prophetic breakthrough–they prayed, openly and without harassment. Typically, non-Muslim visitors to Judaism’s holiest site are accompanied by officials from the Islamic Trust (Waqf) to ensure they don’t engage in acts […]
Originally published in Charisma News God’s Not Dead executive producer Troy Duhon says God led him to donate money to rebuild Arkansas’ destroyed Ten Commandments monument. Arkansas’ new Ten Commandments statue, located on public land but paid for with private funds, was demolished just one day after its installation. The […]
Originally published in Christian Today ISIS militants have been purged from their occupation of Mosul, Iraq — but while some Christians are eager to return home, many have no home left — or fear that an Islamist ideology may yet remain. Partners of the religious persecution watchdog Open Doors have […]
Originally published in World Watch Monitor An Iranian church leader and two men who converted from Islam to Christianity have received lengthy jail sentences for offences relating to evangelism and acting against national security. The defendants were not in Tehran’s Revolutionary Court when the sentences were read out July 4, […]