South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
‘God is calling His representatives, the Body of Christ to the capital to gather at Loftus on October 12th, 2024,” says Christian musician Joe Niemand. The purpose of the gathering is “to appear before the King of Kings and to return our nation to Him” at a time and place […]
Q: Should children be taught to defend themselves when physically attacked, or should they “turn the other cheek”? We’ve taught our kids that physical violence is never acceptable. Unfortunately, the school playground is a rough and painful place for our son, and he’s already dreading the upcoming school year. Graeme: […]
Originally published in The Christian Post A scientist in Italy has provided new research suggesting the bloodstains found on the Shroud of Turin — a linen cloth that many believe was Jesus Christ’s burial garment — are consistent with the types of torture faced by Jesus as described in biblical […]
Originally published in CBN The Colorado Supreme Court ruled in favour of long-embattled Christian baker, Jack Phillips of Masterpiece Cakeshop on Tuesday. The state’s high court dismissed the case Masterpiece Cakeshop v Scardina because the attorney who was targeting Phillips did not follow the correct process in suing him, according […]
Originally published in Charisma News The Chinese Communist Party has made efforts to exercise control of the churches in China, replacing Christian images with pictures of President Xi Jinping. The US Commission on International Religious Freedom released a report on the matter, saying the Chinese government has “implemented the coercive ‘sinicisation of […]
Pastor Ray has gone to be with the Lord peacefully at his home, surrounded by his family and loved ones”, his son and successor as senior pastor of Rhema Bible Church, Joshua McCauley, said in a statement released last night on behalf of the McCauley family. The popular Charismatic preacher […]
South Africa was among the nations of the world that held events on Monday to commemorate the first anniversary of the October 7 massacre in Israel, where Hamas invaders killed 1 200 Israelis and took about 250 hostages. Christian and Jewish leaders from around South Africa marked the anniversary by […]
An inaugural South Africa — Israel Prayer Breakfast to pray for the healing and restoration of SA’s relationship with Israel will take place in Pretoria on Monday October 7. The prayer initiative is being launced 50 years after the Yom Kippur War which started on October 6 1973 and on […]
By David Parsons, ICEJ Senior Vice President and Spokesman Over recent decades, official visitors to Israel felt obliged to make a pilgrimage to Sderot, near Gaza, to view the rusting heaps of Hamas rockets on display behind the town’s police station. Even presidential candidate Barack Obama stood there in 2008, […]
“Come out of your tents”, “Come out of your comfort zone”, “Take your seat at the table.” Speaker after speaker at a national Time2Rise gathering at the weekend called for a “remnant” from the Church to rise up and take a bold and forceful stand for God’s agenda for South […]