South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
“Seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you… Pray to the Lord for it, because if it prospers, you too will prosper.” – Jeremiah 29:7 City Connect is a national prayer initiative of Awakening South Africa, Prayer and Repentance movement, to pray for South […]
By Charles Gardner, UK Correspondent As antisemitism spreads its poisonous tentacles across the UK, politicians and other influencers were absorbing the harrowing truth of how Britain prevented thousands of Jews from escaping the Holocaust. At a meeting in the British House of Commons to which leading representatives of the Jewish […]
Originally published in Worthy News A Christian pastor who devoted his life to sharing the Gospel with gang members and the homeless was brutally beaten to death in Colombia after refusing to allow criminals to use his motorcycle to transport illegal drugs, according to Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW). Jesús Alberto […]
When we look at The Book of 2 Timothy 1:1-7 we see that Paul cautions his spiritual son, Timothy, to remind himself and to stir up the gift of God that is within him. He talks about operating in genuine faith and not hypocritical faith. He talks about stirring himself […]
Originally published in Christian Today Oxford mathematician and Christian apologist Professor John Lennox has encouraged believers to be more confident in sharing their faith, stressing that evangelism is not reserved for preachers, theologians or those with extensive biblical knowledge. In a wide-ranging interview with Christian apologetics organisation Solas, the 81-year-old […]
In this republication of Part 2 of a 2-part series on Christian engagement in the political sphere, ahead of the local government elections, Ryan Smit, with valuable inputs from Embeth Maarsingh, discusses how the Christian confession translates into faithful political action in service of the Lord’s kingdom purposes in South […]
Scripture: Jeremiah 29:7 — “And seek the peace of the city whither I have caused You to be carried away captives… for in the peace thereof shall ye have peace.” Prayer: Lord, bless our municipalities with safer streets, clean water, honest service, working infrastructure, and neighbourly cooperation. May we be […]
Originally published in My Christian Daily Christian hip-hop artist Hulvey announced he was cancelling the show on Friday October 16, roughly an hour before doors opened, after discovering sexually explicit images and objects inside the venue. The rapper, who recently won a GMA Dove Award for Rap/Hip-Hop Album of the […]
Q: From what I’ve heard about your organisation, I suppose helping people with their marriages is a good thing. But why don’t you put all that effort toward something really important like combatting poverty? Graeme: I appreciate the question. Since this column is such a limited venue, I’ll summarise our […]
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:18 — “And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;” Prayer: Father, heal divisions between parties, races, communities, churches, families, and neighbours. Love covers over a multitude of sins: may we […]