South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in Christian Today The ‘gay cake’ case has been dramatically adjourned following a last minute intervention from Northern Ireland’s Attorney General. Ashers Bakery, owned by the McArthur family, was appealing a ruling after they refused to produce a cake with a “support gay marriage” slogan. They were fined […]
Originally published in Christian Today Fears are mounting that the genetic modification of human embryos could happen in British laboratories within months. The fertility regulator will decide today whether scientists at the Francis Crick Institute can alter the genes of human embryos donated by IVF patients. If passed, the researchers […]
Originally published in The Christian Institute A street preacher has won his appeal against a public order conviction and said he is thankful to God for the decision. The Christian Legal Centre, which represented Michael Overd, stated that the case was a warning of what could happen if the Government […]
Originally published in Charisma News Britain said on Thursday there was a significant possibility that Islamic State’s Egyptian affiliate was behind a suspected bomb attack on a Russian airliner that killed 224 people in the Sinai Peninsula. Russia said such theories were speculation at this stage and only the official investigation can […]
She has met the Beatles. She speaks fluent French. She has survived 12 US Presidents and she even has a Facebook page. She served in WWII, driving a truck for the Women’s Auxiliary Territorial Service where she was known to change a flat tire or two. On Wednesday (September 9, […]
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 The Christian Institute The winner of this year’s Open golf tournament has given thanks to God for giving him his sporting talent. American Zach Johnson, who came from behind to win in a closely contested finale, said that he had been reciting verses from the Bible to […]
[notice]UK-based South African-born journalist Charles Gardner reports from the UK at the Crossroads conference in Manchester.[/notice] “If we don’t understand Jesus in his Jewish context, we will fail to see him fully as he really is.” So said Rev David Pileggi, an expert on the Hebraic roots of the Christian […]
Originally published in The Gospel Herald British humanitarian Sir Nicholas Winton, who is best known for saving hundreds of Jewish children in Czechoslovakia before the outbreak of World War II, died of respiratory failure in England on Wednesday. He was 106 years old. According to a Naomi Koppel of the […]
[notice]UK-based South African-born journalist Charles Gardner reports from the UK at the Crossroads conference in Manchester.[/notice] “I love Israel,” an Iranian delegate told a conference in Manchester aimed at building bridges between Middle Eastern followers of Jesus. “I may be from Iran, but I love Israel, and there are Christians praying for Israel […]