South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
A monthly column by farmer, preacher and writer for Jesus, Angus Buchan Even as we read the life story of King David, and we see the many hardships and many tribulations that he went through, he was continually in an attitude of praise and worship towards God. Psalm 34:19 (NKJV), […]
The activities of the Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement are mentioned in the first-ever comprehensive UN report on antisemitism, reports the Embassy of Israel in South Africa in a press release yesterday. The recent report notes a rise in antisemitism around the world and an increase of use of anti-Semitic […]
Thousands of people — many holding umbrellas aloft in faith — united in a day of heartfelt prayer for rain at the Toyota Vrystaat Rugby Stadium in Bloemfontein on Sunday. Against a backdrop of a serious drought in the Free State, Northern Cape and other parts of South Africa, prayers […]
By Mark Ellis — Originally published in God Reports In the honour-shame culture of the Middle East, if a woman is raped it brings shame upon the family and they have a duty to kill her. “She is killed twice, once by rape and once by her family,” says Brother […]
When we hear about slavery we tend to think of dehumanising episodes of history such as the Holocaust or apartheid, but unbeknown to many of us, criminals still make large sums of money treating humans as a commodity. Human trafficking is a thriving industry worth an estimated $ 150-billion […]
Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA) which has been at the forefront of calls for greater consultation about proposed new Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) lesson plans for public schools today dismissed as “utter nonsense” statements by the Department of Basic Education and in certain media reports, saying that it […]
Pastor and author Afrika Mhlophe who has been a main speaker at a number of Mighty Men Conferences reflects on a week in which Mighty Men Movement founder Angus Buchan has taken a battering in the media and apologised twice for something he said. Angus Buchan stirred the hornets’ nest […]
Influential Christian supporter of Israel and founder of Proclaiming Truth and Justice to the Nations (PJTN) Dr Laurie Cardoza-Moore yesterday wrapped up a six-day visit to South Africa during which she met with Christian leaders and engaged with Christian audiences in Pretoria, Johannesburg and Cape Town. Earlier this week Gateway […]
In the video below marketplace Christian leader Dr Arno van Niekerk makes an urgent call on South African Christians to stand for Truth based on the Word of God in the face of intense pressure to reinterpret Scripture to conform with the standards of the world. Last year Van Niekerk initiated […]
Originally published in Baptist Press It’s a hefty goal: share the Gospel 2,020 times by the fall of 2020. It’s an even loftier goal when following these conditions: – The entire Gospel story should be presented, not just a Bible story or a fragment of the Gospel truth. – It […]