Originally published in Charisma News Ravi Zacharias asks for prayer as he prepares to undergo emergency spinal repair surgery this Thursday, Feb. 20. “Dear Friends, Many of you know that I have struggled with serious back issues for years,” Zacharias tweeted. “Recently the pain has intensified and I have battled […]
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Locust infestation could cause next famine in Africa, evangelical charity warns
Originally published in The Christian Post A historic desert locust infestation in East Africa could cause the next major famine as people in the region are already struggling with hunger after droughts were followed by cyclone flooding, one of the world’s leading evangelical charities has warned. A growing spread of […]
‘The state is NOT our godfather’
A letter from Michael Howard, a Christian youth leader in Cape Town Dear Editor The South African government is moving ahead with new school rules for the country. After reading through the government gazette in question, I can appreciate many of the provisions made therein. I can see how a […]
‘CSE lesson plans ARE problematic but parents CAN take constructive action’
South African parents have reason to be concerned about content in the Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) learning material developed by the Department of Basic Education (DBE) — but they can also take heart that they have the legal right and opportunity to take action on the matter for the good […]
Disgruntled DRC congregations taking action over gay-marriage controversy
As Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) leaders concerned about a growing liberal influence in the denomination prepare to attend a national summit in Pretoria next week, the Goudland Synod (consisting of 150 congregations in North West and parts of Gauteng) have decided to withhold their financial contribution to the general synod, reports […]
Mighty Men Conference Eastern Cape in Jeffreys Bay from March 13 to 15
The stage is set for the biggest spiritual gathering that has ever taken place in the Eastern Cape Kouga area from March 13 to Sunday March 15, say the MMC committee. “The Lord is going to do something very amazing during this weekend. We would like to take this opportunity to […]
Flood havoc prompts call on Soweto churches to unite in providing disaster, social relief
It is time for the churches in Soweto to do more to assist people in the aftermath of disasters like the recent floods and in other social challenges, says the president of the Soweto Minister’s Fraternal, Pastor Sipho Mahlangu, in a media statement. Noting that three people died and scores […]
As government ignores slaughter of Christians, Nigerian bishops beg West for help
Originally published in Lifesite News The president of the Nigerian Catholic bishops’ conference has called on Western nations to “make known the atrocities” inflicted upon Christians and other groups in Nigeria by Islamic terrorists. Archbishop Augustine Obiora Akubeze, the bishop of Benin City, told Aid to the Church in Need […]
Christian leader who prophesied Kanye West’s transformation four years ago predicts this about Trump
Originally published in Fox News Shawn Bolz, a Los Angeles-based pioneer of the Christian prophetic movement, who has prophesied about many things from Kanye West to President Trump, told Fox News his number-one mission is to make hearing from God normal for everyone. The 45-year-old Christian author and speaker acknowledged that when most people think of prophecy, […]
World-acclaimed SA music giant, Joseph Shabalala, dies at 78
The founder of the world-acclaimed traditional, cultural, scathamiya group Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Dr Joseph Shabalala passed away on the February 11 2020 at Life Eugene Marais Hospital in Pretoria at the age of 78. Joseph Shabalala was born in 1941 and was the eldest of eight children. This eldest son […]