South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in Christian Today. Jesus has been declared King of Poland in a ceremony attended by the country’s president Andrzej Duda. The ceremony was held at the Church of Divine Mercy in Krakow on Saturday and the liturgy was repeated in churches across the country the following day. According […]
Originally published in The Gospel Herald Christian apologist and speaker Nabeel Qureshi, who had been diagnosed with stomach cancer a few months ago, took to Facebook and said the tumour that was in his stomach is now gone. Qureshi said the results of his PET scan on November 17 showed […]
A Ugandan pastor severely injured by Islamic opponents of his faith has made a stirring appeal for British Christians to help their persecuted brothers in other parts of the world. Umar Mulinde, who was badly burned by an acid attack outside his church five years ago, was speaking to a […]
Originally published by Bound For Life. Uniting a diverse coalition of blue-collar workers, pro-life advocates and people of all backgrounds, last week Donald Trump defeated Hillary Clinton in the US election—becoming the 45th President of the United States in “the biggest political upset in American history” as The Economist and […]
Originally published in Christian Today. Well before Donald Trump won the US presidency, Pastor Saeed Abedini said he had predicted that he would become the 45th president of the United States. The pastor was imprisoned in Iran for over three years because of his Christian faith. He said during his […]
Originally published in Fox News. The earliest-known complete stone inscription of the 10 Commandments sold at auction in Beverly Hills for $850 000(R12 257 118) on Wednesday night. The 0.6m-square marble slab, described as a “national treasure” of Israel, was sold at Heritage Auctions’ public auction of ancient Biblical archaeology […]
Originally published in Christian Examiner. Jakarta’s once-popular Christian governor – an anomaly in a predominantly Muslim nation – may be charged with blasphemy for quoting the Quran in what hardline Muslims deemed a “disrespectful” manner. The charge against Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (known as “Ahok”) comes as the capital province is preparing […]
Originally published in Charisma News. Cliff Barrows, 93, of Marvin, North Carolina, music and programme director of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA), passed away on Tuesday (November 15 2016) at Carolinas Medical Center-Pineville, following a brief illness. As longtime director of music programming, and later television and radio programming, for […]
Originally published in God Reports. An Iraqi Christian woman held captive and raped by ISIS fighters was liberated after she became pregnant. When she was released recently, she resolved to carry the baby to term. She also decided she will never tell her son who the father is. “He’s my son, he’s […]
Originally published in The Christian Institute. A Bill proposing a public vote to decide on same-sex marriage has been blocked in Australia. The Bill was rejected on Monday in the Senate by 33 votes to 29. Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull had intended to hold a public vote on the […]