South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
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 […]
Originally published in CBN News According to local Nigerian media reports, six girls and two staff members of a Christian high school in the north-central part of the country have been released after a ransom was paid. However, all eight were tortured during their ordeal. Morning Star News reports the […]
Originally published in Christian Today The World Evangelical Alliance General Assembly closed on Tuesday night with a call to “sense the urgency” of the need for the Gospel today. George Verwer, founder of Operation Mobilisation, delivered the closing address in which he issued a stark warning against time-wasting. “I really […]
Originally published in Christian Today The UK Government has challenged Iran on the treatment of Christians and other minority faith groups. In a statement to the UN during its 34th Periodic Review on human rights, Miriam Shearman, representing the Government in Geneva, said that it was “deeply concerned” about Iran’s […]
Originally published in The Christian Post In November of 1938, Nazi paramilitary forces destroyed 267 synagogues, plus thousands of Jewish-owned businesses, institutions, and homes throughout the Reich. “Kristallnacht,” or “The Night of Broken Glass,” made clear what awaited Jews under Nazi control. Even as the Jewish victims of Nazi violence […]