South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
By Michael Foust – Originally published in Godreports Much of the biblical scholarly world has been buzzing since Feb. 1, when a New Testament professor made a claim during a debate that was news to most everyone who heard it — a first-century fragment of Mark’s Gospel may have been […]
[notice]The following report is exactly as it appeared on ZimEye on February 14. It should be noted that while this report refers to the prophecy occurring hours before the match, the youtube channel (see photo and video clip below) of TB Joshua’s Synagogue Church Of All Nations says the prophecy […]
By Chuck Colson — Originally published in LifesiteNews I’ve been talking a lot lately about the Obama Administration’s relentless attempts to restrict religious freedom. You know by now that the Catholic bishops have strongly rejected the president’s so-called “accommodation” to exempt religious organizations from paying for abortion-inducing drugs, contraception, and […]
An inaugural group of Biblical Entrepreneurship (BE) trainees and eight BE teachers were trained in Johannesburg from January 30 to February 4 paving the way for the rollout of the programme throughout South Africa. BE classes will now run frequently in Johannesburg and will be launched around April in Durban […]
After 23 years of ministry and aged 50-something, John and Penny were thinking that perhaps they were due to pastor a church in a quiet seaside town. But God had other plans — he sent them to a country in North Africa where only one in 40 000 people are […]
The threat of human trafficking – mainly for prostitution – is clearly not going to go away. Many observers believe trafficking is a growing menace in SA that must not be minimised. In Cape Town, several cases of trafficking were exposed by the vital work of the Vice Squad. A […]
KHARTOUM, Sudan (Compass Direct News) – Two Catholic priests abducted at gunpoint in Rabak, Sudan last month have been released amid a wave of forcible conscriptions into rebel southern militias. Their captors – South Sudanese militiamen loyal to (north) Sudan’s Islamic government – accused the Rev Joseph Makwey and the […]
Johnny Louw was “lost and is found”; he was almost dead but is reborn and reconciled with his Heavenly Father. Now, it is his greatest joy to lead others to reconciliation with 0ur Father through accepting salvation in Jesus Christ. Louw says the same voice that saved him on that […]
[notice]Hugh Wetmore is a songwriter and student of worship trends. He invites you to join the worship conversation by commenting on his monthly column.[/notice] So, what songs would we enjoy singing this coming Sunday? We’d like to start with some upbeat Praise and then move to quieter songs of Worship. […]
The prestigious 54th Annual Grammy Awards were held at the Staples Centre, Los Angeles on Sunday, February 12 to recognise outstanding musical talent in all genres. The awards rose to the profound task of honouring music icon Whitney Houston just hours after her tragic passing. Just days before she had […]