South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in The Christian Institute Abortion legislation in Kenya has been put on hold because of pressure from pro-life campaigners. The Reproductive Health Bill 2019 permits abortion up to birth, extends rights to pregnant adolescents, and threatens health care professionals with a prison sentence if they fail to refer […]
Southern African Christian band Out Cry has teamed up with American worship leader Brandon Watson, to create All This Time. The track mixes worship and contemporary music with an African twist. Written by Watson, the song is a reminder that even when life gets tough and stressful, God is true and He is […]
In what was described as a pivotal moment for Christian education in South Africa when the newly-formed Federation of Christian Universities and Colleges (FCUC) was launched during a virtual meeting yesterday. Representatives of Christian education and training institutions across the country who joined the meeting were urged to rally around […]
There have been times that Jewish individuals have said to me that they would prefer to be like any other nation and not to be singled out as a special or chosen nation… My reply has always been that they are not…and simply cannot, be like any other nation. God […]
Since the beginning of time there has been contention between darkness and light and good and evil: each fighting for prominence in the human reality. I doubt that God prohibited the first humans from eating from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil merely because He did not […]
If we look at the Word of God in the Book of Hebrews 13:4 (NKJV), the Bible says: Marriage is honourable among all, and the bed undefiled; but fornicators and adulterers God will judge. It is very concerning for me to hear of so many marriages that are not working out […]
Originally published by Independent Online In a bid to get to the bottom of large-scale corruption involving Covid-19 emergency funds, the SA Council of Churches (SACC) has announced a partnership with civil society groups to mobilise “a comprehensive societal response against corruption”. The council said it would work with other […]
Originally published in CSW News A Shari’a court in the Hausawa Filin Hockey area of Kano City in Kano state, northern Nigeria, has sentenced a minor to 10 years in prison with menial labour for blasphemy. Umar Farouk, 13, was found guilty on 10 August of using foul language against […]
Originally published in Herald Live Despite suffering from cancer, hypertension, diabetes and asthma between the two of them, an elderly Motherwell couple say their faith in God and support from their loved ones was how they survived Covid-19. Both feel blessed to be alive after falling critically ill with the […]
Originally published in 356 Prophetic As part of the Awakening Digital World Tour, we stopped in South Africa. I have a strong affinity for South Africa and many prayer warriors aligned with us there. Admittedly, I am not a student of revival in South Africa and only learned of the revival […]