South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in My Christian Daily Boko Haram is escalating attacks on Christian communities in Chibok, Borno state, displacing more than 4 000 Christians in recent days. In a series of coordinated raids, Boko Haram targeted the Christian villages of Njila, Banziir, Shikarkir, and Yirmirmug, burning homes, torching churches, and […]
Originally published in ChurchLeaders The pastor of one of the world’s largest churches had some advice for President Donald Trump as he begins his second term in office: Don’t settle for just trying to make America great or think of America’s interests only. Instead, work on making the world a better place for everyone, […]
Organisers of the annual March for Life in Cape Town invite pro-lifers to join the event which starts at 12.30pm on Monday February 3 from the parking lot in Hanover Street. The march will end outside Parliament where there will be a service and prayer meeting. For more information visit […]
By Shirley Magazi, founder and executive chairperson of Christian Coalition of Churches in Namibia The Church in Namibia has welcomed the recent enactment of the Marriage Act 2024 which explicitly defines marriage as a “legal union entered into voluntarily between two persons of the opposite sex and of full age”. […]
Originally published in Christianity Today It’s officially been one year since Noland Arbaugh, a 30-year-old Christian, became the first human recipient of a Neuralink brain-machine interface chip. In 2018, a spinal-cord injury from a swimming accident left Arbaugh with quadriplegia — able to breathe and speak but unable to move […]
The upcoming Awakening South Africa National Day of Prayer at Repentance was officially launched on Wednesday at a historic church in Sharpeville, Vaal, where a mighty revival broke out 70 years ago. Wednesday’s launch followed a recent well-attended event to raise a prayer altar at the FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, the […]
Originally published in Faithwire By all accounts, Christian persecution is worsening across the globe. Joel Veldkamp, head of international communications at Christian Solidarity International, is among those who know the full extent of the issue, often observing its evils firsthand. And these diabolical infractions — from killings to land seizure […]
Q: Does sexual fulfillment decrease as we get older? My spouse and I are in our sixties, and I’m concerned normal aging issues might have negative implications for our relationship in the bedroom. Graeme: Many people seem to believe that libido inevitably fades with age, and that elderly couples who […]
In Part 3 of this series Boeta Swart, founder of Anchor of Hope, shares a few testimonies of the kind of miracles that have become normal in this multi-faceted NPO that restores dignity to the lives of people and communities in the Bloemfontein area This week, Anchor of Hope founder […]
The Passion Movement is bringing its life-changing global worship experience back to South Africa for two nights of worship, teaching and prayer — on Friday January 31 at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria and Saturday February 1 at DHL Stadium in Cape Town. Each gathering will feature Louie Giglio, speaker, […]