By Freedom of Religion SA The call by the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Women in the Presidency for “government to tighten legislation and to close churches, where necessary”, has been met with shock and outrage by religious leaders across the country. According to a statement by committee chair Thandi Memela: […]
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WATCH: ‘Bride of Christ’ shows up for prayer day
During the It’s Time Pretoria gathering Angus Buchan told the crowd there was a lady somewhere among us who was supposed to get married that day but had assured him she would be at the event — in her wedding dress. Like many others, I am sure, I looked around […]
Thousands radically impacted in Panamá — Lindy-Ann Hopley
A monthly column bringing you frontline testimonies of what God is stirring up across the globe. By international revivalist Lindy-Ann Hopley, Beautiful Witness Ministries. PANAMÁ PARA CRISTO Jesus is king. Not just here, not just there, but everywhere! This month I have been in South Africa, Pakistan (via video) & […]
Sign of the times — Charles Gardner
The Church is in danger of not recognising God’s hand in Israel’s restoration As rockets and other explosives are rained upon Israel from enemies on their borders, anti-Semitic activity is also on the rise abroad. The Jewish people are under siege — both in their own land and around the […]
Motorcycle testimony typifies trend of Jews sharing faith in Jesus — Charles Gardner
Israel is both God’s ‘treasured possession’ and the church’s richest resource I awoke on Monday morning to the sound of my wife’s mobile phone bringing us more news from friends in South Africa, who keep us up to date on what the Lord is doing there – and elsewhere. This […]
Human trafficking for drug dealers : mule vs cow — Fiona Lisandra
Mule vs Cow I find it interesting that mules (the animals) are the product of breeding a male donkey with a female horse, with all of the advantages of both parent species. They are intentionally bred to gain size and speed from horses and resilience and longevity from donkeys. Mules […]
This bullet-scarred Bible ‘saved the life’ of a World War I soldier
Originally published in Fox News A Bible marked with bullet holes from a German machine gun helped save the life of a British World War I soldier, his daughter has explained. The Bible belonged to Private Leslie Friston, a nurse with the Royal Army Medical Corps, Sky News reports. Blinded […]
Boko Haram demands R4bn for release of Christian schoolgirl ; family turns to prayer
Originally published in The Christian Post The family of kidnapped Christian schoolgirl Leah Sharibu have asked for prayers after Islamic radical group Boko Haram demanded for $275-million USD (R4-billion) for her release. Gloria Samdi Puldu, a friend of Sharibu’s mother, told Punch newspaper that the $275-million (R4-billion) asking price, or […]
Pakistani court overturns death sentence of Christian woman Asia Bibi
Originally published in BBC.com A Pakistani court has overturned the death sentence of a Christian woman convicted of blasphemy, a case that has polarised the nation. Asia Bibi was convicted 2010 after being accused of insulting the prophet Muhammad in a row with her neighbours. She always maintained her innocence […]
‘Lazarus’ train raised from the dead
When a train carrying 260 Christians from Pretoria to the Western Cape broke down in the middle of the Karoo on Sunday morning the passengers decided to put their faith to the test. The passengers who had attended the It’s Time Pretoria prayer event had been on the train since […]