South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in Christian Daily Governments in East Africa are increasingly turning to churches and religious institutions as partners in promoting morality, social stability and economic development, even as faith leaders continue to challenge state power on governance and human rights concerns. Recent statements from leaders in Tanzania and Uganda […]
Originally published in Charisma The internet expected another messy feud. Instead, God used a broken back, a parody video and an honest rebuke to help bring a worship leader back home. Cory Asbury, best known for the worship anthem Reckless Love, revealed this week that he spent the past five years running […]
Originally published in CBN Evangelist Franklin Graham held what’s being called the largest evangelistic event ever in the eastern European country of Belarus. The two-day “Festival of Hope” drew tens of thousands to the event in the capital city of Minsk. Graham preached to record-breaking crowds of nearly 31 000, […]
Originally published in Christian Today The World Council of Churches’ (WCC) general secretary, Rev Jerry Pillay has spoken of his deep concern at the Ebola outbreak that has hit the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). So far 131 people have been killed by the outbreak, which started in the […]
Originally published in CBN News A modern-day tent revival, nine years in the making, is on the move across the nation, complete with reports of record salvations and baptisms. Organisers of the Jesus Tent Revival movement say it’s shifting the nation’s spiritual landscape. It started back in 2019, during a powerful event […]
Former CRL Rights Commission Section 22 committee chairperson Professor Musa Xulu released a press statement this week in which he says state-security structures may be investigating Christians and organisations “opposing the CRL chairperson’s agenda”. Xulu, who resigned in January as chairperson of the Section 22 committee on Christian sector abuses, […]
Deuteronomy 7: 3, 8 We are never to be unevenly yoked with unbelievers because they will pollute us to their way of thinking and in their compromising outlook on life in general. John 15:16: “you did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go […]
Rescue South Africa Civil Rights Alliance (RSACRA) a non profit committed to defending the rights of South African citizens, lodged a case in the North Gauteng High Court today challenging the constitutionality of South Africa’s race-based laws. “This constitutes the first of several High Court cases RSACRA will file to […]
A wondrous event is taking place signalling that we could be on the verge of the grand culmination of the ages. Whereas 2 000 years ago, on the Feast of Pentecost being celebrated this week, 3 000 Jews bowed the knee to Yeshua, their Messiah, there are now an estimated […]
I have known that the town of Potchefstroom carries layers of South African memory, but the extent of it only became clear to me two weekends ago. I was invited to be part of a reconciliation weekend between Matabele (or Ndebele) and Afrikaner communities, an event marked by prayer, repentance, […]