South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in CBN News A life-size statue of the late evangelist Billy Graham is scheduled to replace a statue of a white supremacist in the US Capitol’s Statuary Hall next year. Religion News Service (RNS) reports a North Carolina legislative committee endorsed a 2 foot model of the statue […]
Religious Liberty Prayer Bulletin — by Elizabeth Kendal Despite its location in the north-west region of northern Nigeria and also being one of 12 states ruled (unconstitutionally) by Sharia Law, Kaduna State actually straddles Nigeria’s ethnic-religious fault-line. The north is predominantly Hausa-Fulani Muslim whilst the south is populated by numerous […]
Originally published in The Christian Post Rioters carrying “Black Lives Matter” signs threw Bibles into a fire in front of the federal courthouse in Portland and burned an American flag, leaving bystanders wondering what that act of arson had to do with protesting against police brutality. “People began starting a […]
Originally published in Namibia Economist The Coalition of Churches and Faith-based Organisations on Ethical Social Justice in Namibia are troubled with the recently introduced education programme, called comprehensive sexuality education (CSE). To back up their fears the coalition explained that according to a 2019 global study, Re-examining the Evidence of […]
People who “are so hungry to pray and to seek God” are registering daily to join a 90-day campaign to pray for world revival that was launched in Port Elizabeth on Saturday August 1, says the campaign visionary, Blessing Marunga. “The first five days have been confirmation that God is […]
Originally published in CBN News It started with a van full of paint cans on the streets of New York outside the Black Lives Matter mural in Midtown Manhattan. And then Bevelyn Beatty began her task, dropping to her knees with paint in-hand yelling, “They don’t care about black lives, […]
By Anugrah Kumar — Originally published in The Christian Post Radical Muslims in eastern Uganda beat and drowned a 25-year-old pastor and a 22-year-old church member in retaliation for preaching the Gospel to local Muslims. Pastor Peter Kyakulaga of Church of Christ and parishioner Tuule Mumbya were murdered in a […]
By Brandon Showalter — Originally published in The Christian Post Worshippers took to praising Jesus in the streets of central London on a double-decker bus over the weekend in an effort to awaken the church. Singers from what is known as Worship The King streamed the worship from the top […]
Jerusalema, the uplifting global hit song from South Africa by Master KG that has got the world dancing through lockdown has inspired SA Friends of Israel (SAFI) to host a virtual “prayer for Jerusalem” event at 12.30pm on Friday. “We would like to celebrate the global success of this remarkable song […]
It was bitterly cold as the young Rebekah wandered down the frost-laden streets of the old city. Most people were in bed, snuggled up next to loved ones or sitting in front of the evening fire. Rebekah had no family and the only thing on the young girl’s mind was […]