South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in Christian Today A retired pastor has been found guilty of breaching an abortion clinic ‘safe access zone’ after he preached a sermon on John 3:16. Pastor Clive Johnston, 78, was found guilty by a district judge at a hearing at Coleraine Magistrates in Northern Ireland on Thursday. […]
Gateway News volunteer reporter Neziswa Kanju talks to author and global mentor to mothers Jennny Carstens about recovering God’s original design for mothers in a broken world that rejects His order In a world that is increasingly anti children and anti marriage, where women are told: “Prioritise you,” “Choose you,” […]
By Open Doors Southern Africa Focus falls on the persecution of Christians The ministry organisation Open Doors Africa is having its annual event to commemorate Persecution Sunday on May 31. This event aims to get churches and other Christian organisations involved in raising awareness about the plight of persecuted Christians […]
From May 3 to 7 delegates from 27 African nations and five countries beyond this continent came to Stellenbosch for the third Africa International Prayer Connect (IPC) summit under the theme “His Name Shall Be Great Among the Nations”. A significant feature of IPC is close collaboration between prayer networks […]
This Mother’s Day, as much as my heart longs to, I won’t have the opportunity to spend time with my mom, so I have penned this poem instead, to give expression to the mixed emotions that Mother’s Day can evoke, not just in me but in so many of us: […]
Prophetess Nikiwe Apenteng identifies deeper issues behind xenophobic violence in SA — and serious spiritual consequences which call for Christian leaders to arise I have been prompted to say something about the violence taking place in our nation — the violence directed toward our brothers and sisters from other African […]
Hundreds of pastors, church leaders and servants of God from across the Free State and surrounding areas attended an urgent strategic engagement hosted by South African Church Defenders (SACD) in Bloemfontein yesterday. At the meeting SACD leadership “led critical discussion around attempts by the CRL Rights Commission to introduce measures […]
Gateway News volunteer reporter Ndileka Aboagye appeals to SA Christians to let faith lead where fear divides. “This is not a political view but a faith stand,” she says. Once again, South Africa finds itself in the global spotlight for all the wrong reasons. Reports of violence against African foreign […]
The Iranian community in South Africa has called on the South African government to publicly acknowledge “the executions, the killing of protesters, the use of child soldiers, and the systemic repression taking place in Iran”. In a press statement released on Monday the community also calls on the SA government […]
I have been greatly encouraged by a fascinating series on the “Word and the Spirit” examining the important role played by Martyn Lloyd-Jones in this debate. It has been published by Evangelicals Now and is part of a doctoral thesis by Australian pastor Adam Ramsay. As Ramsay noted, the great […]