South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in Christianity Today United States President Barack Obama met Naghmeh Abedini, wife of an imprisoned American pastor in Iran, on Thursday and told her that freeing her husband is a top priority. Obama took the time to meet Naghmeh hours after his seventh State of the Nation address […]
Originally published in Fox News A team of researchers made a surprising find when examining a papyrus-wrapped mummy mask — they found what they believe to be the oldest-known copy of a gospel in existence. The researchers found a fragment of the Gospel of Mark that dates back to about […]
Originally published in Christian Examiner A Massachusetts doctor who contracted Ebola in August while on a medical mission in Liberia announced his plan to return to the hot zone nation this week. Dr Richard Sacra, a University of Massachusetts Medical School faculty member, received treatment in Omaha, Nebraska, where he […]
Originally published in Charisma News Billy Graham is four years away from celebrating a century of life, and he’s still one of the strongest figures on the evangelism circuit. “He’s not yet lost focus on the Gospel and reaching people for Christ,” says his daughter, Anne Graham Lotz, to Premier. […]
Originally published in Christian Today If you’ve ever struggled to fit your Bible into an already overflowing bag, you’re in luck. Measuring just 4.76mm each side, the world’s smallest Bible has been released. The Jerusalem Nano Bible company has developed a tiny chip containing all 27 books of the New […]
Originally published in Life Site News Last January, I was travelling on business, staying in a little hotel in a college town. I like to think I’m usually more aware of my surroundings, but it was so snowy and windy that I wouldn’t have heard his footsteps even if he […]
Originally published in Charisma News Time magazine named those fighting Ebola its 2014 “Person of the Year,” applauding the work of medical relief teams, doctors, nurses, ambulance drivers and burial teams working in western Africa, where an outbreak of the virus has killed thousands. “For tireless acts of […]
Originally published in The Christian Mail Busy drivers in California can now be blessed by a pastor through their car window. The first drive-thru service at the car park of the Holy Spirit Church in Fremont was held on 17th November. Around 35 cars arrived within the first hour. It’s […]
Originally published in Christian Today Protests spread across the United States late Tuesday and more than 2 000 National Guard troops were deployed in the St Louis area to prevent a second night of rioting and looting after a grand jury declined to indict a white policeman in the fatal […]
Originally published in The Blaze Poverty, starvation and illiteracy are just a few of the tragic problems facing children and families in Sudan and South Sudan, where violence continues to rage following South Sudan’s independence in 2011. While these issues are monumental in scope and seemingly unsolvable, that hasn’t stopped […]