South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
In todays’s episode of her twice-weekly podcast Transforming a Nation, Janet Bran-Hollis asks whether In an age of war we can envision a PEACE which Jesus came to bring? Are we equipped to understand this peace, and how does it impact on the POLITICAL SPHERE? #peace #reformationpeace #liveatpeace #graceandpeace Each week […]
Concerned parents, teachers, and community activists in George yesterday mobilised for a peaceful protest march against thes BELA Bill, which seeks to centralise government control of schools and governing bodies. The march took place at 10.30am, commencing from Eden School at the corner of York & Union Streets and concluded […]
The Cross, where Jesus took His last breath and where His earthly life was finally spent, is forever and always a symbol of His sacrificial yet redemptive love for all mankind. This week, in the lead up to Good Friday, I was reminded of an old hymn written by Robert […]
Far from committing genocide in Gaza, as South Africa and others allege, Israel has gone to lengths to avoid civilian casualties never previously seen in warfare — and despite Hamas using civilians as human shields, the civilan death toll in the war in Gaza is less than comparable urban conflcts […]
Originally published in Morning Star News Terrorists on March 13 ambushed and killed an African Church pastor, his wife and son along with several other Christians on a highway in Taraba state, northeastern Nigeria, sources said. The Rev Abah Jacob, wife Marian Abah and their son were slain with the […]
It seems the Christian West is particularly out of sync with Israel this year, with Easter and Passover separated by several weeks – they are usually much closer together despite following different calendars. And it comes against the background of rising pressure from supposedly friendly nations to reward terrorism by […]
Gatekeepers South Africa, an organisaton that mobilises NGOs, Christian organisatons and businesses around a vision of rebuilding South Africa according to sound family values, is hosting a 40 days elections prayer and fasting campaign from April 22 to May 31. At a time in which political observers are saying that […]
Open Doors South Africa has called on athletes running in the Two Oceans Marathon in Cape Town in April and the Comrades Marathon between Durban and Pietermarizburg in June to support the persecuted Church by participating in their Challenge 1000 project The project headed by Biblegivers 4THEM, the sports arm […]
A new monthly column in which Julita Kok shares on living adventurously with God Many times I hear people say: “Julita, I pray to have your faith. I also want to trust God for the big things”. Oh, how wrong they are. And my answer is always the same. Faith […]
Published In Premier Christian News Nick Fletcher, the Conservative MP for Don Valley, recently took a stand in Parliament to underscore the importance of the Christian faith to the UK’s spiritual life. He used the Easter Parliamentary debate last Thursday to encourage his colleagues to actively promote Christianity within society. […]