South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
In the previous two Worship Columns, we have surveyed the changes in our worship services in the course of a lifetime. Some changes are neutral, other are harmful. This month we celebrate the positive changes that have been taking place. Let’s identify some contemporary changes that are positively healthy, for […]
Originally published in CBN The Daystar Television Network announced yesterday that Marcus Lamb, the founder, and president of the ministry, has passed away from complications from Covid-19. He was 64. “It’s with a heavy heart we announce that Marcus Lamb, president and founder of Daystar Television Network, went home to […]
Advocate Nadene Badenhorst legal counsel for Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA) probes the issue of vaccine mandates and freedom of religion *Note: As an organisation, Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA) is not for, or against, vaccination but believes it is the right of every individual to choose for […]
Africa’s most-celebrated Gospel star has been honoured with another prestigious award. But her early years were marked by suffering and rejection and her life is a testimony of how God turned her life around, writes Neziswa Kanju President Cyril Ramaphosa, the Grand Patron of the National Orders, on Thursday, November […]
Lydia shares about some more powerful, defining moments during the Venter family’s missionary journey in Kenya Initially, when we came to Kenya, I became overwhelmed with compassion every time I saw a child living on the street. Because we were also surrounded with needs, poverty and hopelessness in our ordinary […]
The “cold wind” that blew into our lives It doesn’t seem to happen often that people get off lightly from this deadly virus. I was the only one in my group that survived in Worcester hospital. It is therefore with much gratitude and thanksgiving that I look back. It was […]
Messianic claims are big talking point at winter feast It may surprise many to learn that Hanukkah, the movable eight-day Jewish festival being celebrated this year from Sunday, is actually about the coming of the Messiah. Appropriately enough, therefore, it falls around Christmas each year, sometimes even coinciding. The strength […]
Originally published in Malawi 24 National Repentance Malawi has announced plans to lead nationwide prayers aimed at seeking God’s intervention in the current economic hardships in the country. The move comes as the country has seen unprecedented rising costs of commodities such as fuel, fertiliser, cooking oil and other basic […]
Originally published in Alliance Defending Freedom Barronelle Stutzman’s legal journey has concluded. A settlement agreement secured by Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys with the ACLU ends a lawsuit brought against floral artist Barronelle Stutzman nearly a decade ago without forcing her to act against her religious beliefs or to pay potentially ruinous […]
After three days of virtual hearings in an application by four organisations challenging the government’s ban of religious gatherings the High Court in Johannesburg yesterday reserved judgment. Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA), the South African Christian Forum (SACF), Solidariteit Hulpende Hand and the Muslim Lawyers’ Assocation are seeking […]