South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
“Preach the word of God” –2 Timothy 4:2 (NLT) “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly … as you sing” — Colossians 3:16 (NIV) From these Scriptures, we can draw a guiding maxim: “If it’s in the Bible, you can preach it; If it’s in the Bible, you can sing […]
Communities in towns and cities across South Africa should register community forums with the IEC now in order to take back their municipalities in the local government elections in October, said the visionaries of Raising Righteous Rulers (RRR) at a media conference in Midrand, Johannesburg yesterday Introducing RRR to the […]
Originally published in News 24 It is not possible for government to have a different disaster management dispensation for faith-based organisations, especially in the third wave of Covid-19 infections, Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has said. On Tuesday, several religious leaders complained to the Portfolio Committee on Cooperative […]
Originally published in Christian Today The beach was shrouded in darkness. The eerie silence was occasionally broke by the sound of waves gently lapping the seashore. Hundreds of Christians were silently clustered on the coast of Southern China. They were waiting to take part in what is now considered a […]
Originally published in Christian Today Iran goes to the polls on June 18 to elect its new president. The election has been described as fraudulent and rigged and is likely to be spurned in record numbers by Iranian voters, who consider the outcome a fait accompli. Most of the candidates […]
Julita Kok reports on her latest road trip with Jesus — this time to Gauteng Oh what a place to be!!! Johannesburg!!! It is so hectic here. It feels as if there is no rest here, very unsafe and soooo lawless and yet, God is also here. And He so […]
God showed her that great transformation is coming to Port Elizabeth, a city that He has a heart for, said attorney and prophetess Annelie Bevan during a prophetic prayer webinar hosted by SA Back to God on June 3. “Change is going to come to Port Elizabeth like never before. […]
On Youth Day, June 16, Christians in Port Elizabeth kept prayer and worship going on the square in front of the City Hall from 7am to 7pm as a number of churches and ministries in the city led half-hour slots. “We had a wonderful prayer meeting,” said Richard Crompton, senior […]
Originally published in Morning Star News A Christian couple acquitted by a high court in Pakistan fear for their lives as Islamic extremists have started a campaign calling for their murders ahead of their yet unconfirmed release from jail, sources said. The Lahore High Court on June 3 overturned the 2014 conviction […]
A veteran lobster diver didn’t get the big catch he wanted last Friday, but he did return to shore with a Bible-like story that is drawing worldwide attention. Michael Packard, a 56-year-old commercial lobster diver, was swallowed by a humpback whale off Cape Cod, Mass. – and lived to tell […]