South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Courageous, a new feature film from the creators of Fireproof, will be the first Sherwood Pictures film to be released on the big screen in South African cinemas. The film,an uplifting faith-filled story based on the scripture in Joshua 24:15 “But as for me and my household, we will serve […]
The Kalahari is a hard place and its farmers are tough and hard. But missionary Juan van Tonder is trusting that “hearts of stone” will be softened by the love of God at the Mighty Men Kalahari from November 11 to 13. Speaking from the camp site at Tosca, about […]
Worshipers in South Africa will be joining 30 other countries on six continents in a 24 hour wave of worship that will sweep across the world on November 11 during the first annual Global Day of Worship. GDW events in Cape Town, Johannesburg and Port Elizabeth will be featured in […]
A decade ago the critical shortage of chartered accountants in South Africa and the embarrassingly small number of black chartered accountants, looked like insurmountable problems. But since then a multi-dimensional educational initiative called Thutukha has begun to reshape the accounting landscape of South Africa. And the architect of Thutuka, Chantyl […]
As thousands of Christians prayed together in the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Saturday (October 22) God showed his approval through dramatic signs in the sky above Port Elizabeth. At least that is the view of some observers who were struck by unusual cloud and light displays that were seen […]
A televison commercial that depicts angels falling from heaven for a human wearing Axe deodorant, was offensive and had to be withdrawn, the Advertising Standards Authority of SA (ASA) ruled this month. The ruling, which was disclosed to media today, arose out of a consumer complaint by Mr Dawie Theron, […]
This past weekend, a group of volunteers from the Cedar Branch Church –Sherwood/Kabega reached out to some 30 “under-privileged” families staying on a plot near Greenbushes. For a number of months the ladies of the church have been knitting warm woolen blankets for single and double beds as well as […]
[notice]Although he took a long time to take action, President Jacob Zuma deserves recognition for sacking two cabinet ministers as a direct result of politically-connected corruption or impropriety, says Catholic Parliamentary Liason Office Research Coordinator Mike Pothier. But he cautions against adopting a naïve approach to these developments[/notice] The importance […]
Originally published in The Christian Century Risking their careers or standing in the United Methodist Church, at least 164 clergy and six congregations from Long Island to the Catskill Mountains and southern Connecticut are vowing to marry same-sex couples. Hundreds of UMC clergy elsewhere in the US have made similar […]
History was made yesterday when Port Elizabeth’s iconic World Cup Nelson Mandela Bay (NMB) Stadium hosted a Christian Day of Prayer for the first time, as some 8 000 Christians gathered to pray for the metro. The day was marked by an authentic show of unity as Christians of all […]