Special report by Christina Stanton for Baptist News Global about how encountering Jesus transformed the heart of Peter Makapela from angry, young South African victim of apartheid brutality to the pastor, social upliftment entrepreneur and family man he is today When he was 14, Peter Makapela and his cousin Xolani joined […]
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Revival birthed in global prayer of Christian ministry to Israel
A fresh wave of prayer is sweeping through the global ministry of the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (ICEJ) — and it is releasing revival in remarkable ways. In an update posted on the ministry’s website, ICEJ prayer coordinator Joshua Gooding says that when Covid struck two years ago the ICEJ […]
TESTIMONY: At a vulgar show with Jesus
Music industry entrepreneur Julita Kok shares a testimony of how she recently found herself in an awkward spot. And how she resolved it with God’s help Adele (the publisher in my office) and I were invited to a corporate event and we were so happy to just network again with […]
WBC bans biologically-male boxers from competing against women
Originally published in The Christian Post The World Boxing Council has announced a new policy that requires participants in the sport to compete against members of their biological sex as the debate about men competing in women’s sports continues. In a statement Monday, the World Boxing Council, one of the organizations that […]
Australian Anglicans split over same-sex marriage
Originally published in Christian Today A new diocese has been formed in Australia for traditionalist Anglicans at odds with the liberal stance of their bishops on marriage and sexuality. The Diocese of the Southern Cross has been formed by the orthodox Gafcon movement and is not part of the Anglican […]
California church won’t have to pay huge fines for violating Covid-19 pandemic restrictions
Originally published in The Christian Post An appellate court has ruled that a California church does not have to pay over $200 000 (R3.8 million) in fines for violating gathering restrictions during the Covid-19 pandemic. A three-judge panel on California’s 6th District Court of Appeal ruled in favour of Calvary Chapel San […]
God healed Jordan Peterson’s wife of rare, ‘incurable’ cancer
By Michael Ashcraft — Originally published in God Reports Mom’s rare form of cancer offered a bleak 0% survival rate, but she declared to her husband – mystically – “I’ll be better by our anniversary.” Daughter Mikhaila Peterson dismissed the proclamation as “spooky weird.” But when Mom recovered a month […]
Don’t complain about potholes, faded road markings — fix them, say Gqeberha dominees
Two Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) ministers in Gqberha (PE) have encouraged residents in their communities to help change some of the things that we mostly complain about, such as potholes and faded road markings. Ds Robert-John de Kock of the Nooitgedacht congregation said the idea came to him that instead […]
Miracle needed as civil society and Parliament at loggerheads over electoral reform
Twenty two civil society groups that sent a letter to Parliament a week ago, threatening the possibility of legal action over the Electoral Amendment Bill, are holding an urgent meeting at the end of the month to consider their next step. The groups have received no response from the Portfolio […]
ConCourt guilty of ‘moral failure’ in ‘Voice Of The Unborn Baby Case’ — Keith Mathee SC
Keith Mathee SC, a practicing senior advocate in South Africa, Christian author and pro-life activist shares his views on a Constitutional Court finding two months ago that unborn babies less than 26 weeks old are not human The South African Constitutional Court handed down its judgment in the ‘Voice of the Unborn […]