South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in God Reports Angel Stadium of Anaheim lived up to its name this past weekend, August 28 – 30, 2015 as participants at the 26th annual Southern California Harvest Crusades with Greg Laurie experienced some holy moments of their own. Some 105 000 people gathered at the stadium for […]
Originally published in Charisma News A county clerk in Kentucky who refuses to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples on religious grounds was held in contempt of court by a U.S. federal judge on Thursday and sent to jail. Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis, 49, was led away by US marshals who […]
Originally published in Christian Examiner Situated on the fertile banks of the Tigris River, the capital city of Iraq has a rich cultural and economic history. The same fertile soil which birthed civilization is now harvesting a violent breed of terrorism geared especially toward Christians. The fertile soil has also […]
Originally published by Breaking Christian News Forget the grilled cheese sandwich or the tree bark bearing the likeness of Jesus of Nazareth, a historical researcher claims to have discovered what appears to be a representation of the crucifixion “in the stars” on the day he is believed to have died. […]
Originally published in CNN.com As Europe grapples with an unprecedented wave of migrants, many fleeing the brutal conflict in Syria, Slovakia announced Thursday that it only wanted to take in Christians. Slovakian Interior Ministry spokesman Ivan Netik told CNN his country’s approach did not result from discrimination. Instead, he said, […]
Despite being impressed by the claims of Christianity at a meeting he attended at school, a UK teenage pupil didn’t think it was for him because he was Jewish. But when the speaker assured him that this was no barrier, Nick Howard committed his life to Christ, and subsequently discovered […]
Originally published in Christian Today The pastor who leads Iraq’s only Christian radio station survived a recent bomb attack in Baghdad, emerging from the dust and debris of the explosion without a scratch—an incident described as a “miracle” by the pastor’s church. Moments after Pastor Maher Fouad of the New […]
Originally published in The Gospel Herald Anne Graham Lotz, daughter of prominent evangelical preacher Billy Graham, has revealed that her husband, Danny Lotz, “moved to our Father’s House” Wednesday afternoon after being found unresponsive in the family’s swimming pool on Monday. At the time of his death, the 78-year-old former […]
Originally posted in Breaking Israel News While the White House and Congress prepare for a final showdown over the controversial Iran nuclear deal, three American prisoners and one missing American in Iran are awaiting their own fate. One of the prisoners is Pastor Saeed Abedini, an Iranian-American Christian pastor who has […]
Originally posted in Christianity Today Several churches held a prayer service outside a government office yesterday, holding up crosses and banners that read, “Can’t remove the cross in our hearts,” reports the Union of Catholic Asian News. The cross dispute is “destined to become one of the ‘pain points’ in […]