Originally published in Christian Today New Zealand’s Anglican Church will bless same-sex relationships after a landmark vote yesterday morning. The Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia stopped short of permitting gay marriages in church but will allow ministers to bless couples in same-sex civil marriages or civil unions. […]
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Tanzania opens embassy in Israel
Originally published in The Jerusalem Post Tanzania opened an embassy in Ramat Gan on Tuesday, the 15th African state to open an embassy in Israel, and the fourth to open one in the last three years. Tanzanian Foreign Minister Augustine Mahiga, on his first visit to Israel and the highest […]
Thousands march for life in London
Originally published in The Christian Institute Thousands of people have taken to the streets of London to share a pro-life message. The fifth annual UK March for Life reportedly attracted 4 000 supporters, with pro-lifers marching through Westminster. The attendance is a record high for the event, which was held […]
‘A billion-soul harvest’: The end times ushering in history’s greatest revival?
Originally published in Charisma News Christian ministries have been called streams of God. A number of them are coming together because they believe their unity could help set off history’s greatest revival. It’s a gathering of some of the most powerful streams of ministry that have been used in revival […]
Nuwe boek: Leon de Villiers — Oomblik Van Waarheid
Kerke: ’n baken van hoop? Waar is die hoop? Mense het rede om tans bedruk en swaarmoedig te wees, weens soveel uitdagings soos armoede, werkloosheid, regeringskorrupsie, misdaad, droogte, haat, rassisme, grondhervorming, egskeidings en depressie, waarmee hul daagliks worstel. Om dit als te kroon is die einste plek — die kerk, […]
Brain-dead teen saw heaven, came back with different colour eyes
Originally published in God Reports He’s being called the “miracle in Mobile.” After suffering a severe brain injury in a dune buggy accident, and being brain-dead for several days, an Alabama teen has made a miraculous recovery. According to WALA Fox 10, Trenton McKinley, 13, was riding in a small […]
Mother of Boko Haram captive begs: ‘Please don’t tire of praying for my Leah’
Originally published in Open Doors USA We recently heard from our team in Africa who visited with the family of Leah Sharibu — the only girl who wasn’t freed from Islamic extremist group Boko Haram after they kidnapped more than 100 girls from a secondary school in the town of […]
Indonesian pastor sentenced to prison for evangelising to Muslim cab driver
Originally published in The Christian Post An Indonesian court sentenced a Protestant pastor to four years in prison and slapped him with a hefty fine on Monday simply because he shared his faith with a taxi driver. The Jakarta Post reports that a district court in Tangerang, Java, issued the […]
Is Christianity a white man’s religion?
A monthly column that reflects on living in the Kingdom of God. A popular claim that is increasingly made insists that Christianity is essentially a white man’s religion. The assertion is often made for personal, academic or contemporary reasons, and it is therefore vital to find out why this claim […]
30-year-old dream came alive at Kingdom Come SA — Moss Nthla
If you attended the life-impacting Kingdom Come South Africa 2018 event in Gauteng a month ago, you would have heard Moss Nthla, the co-convenor of the conference, speak about this conference being the beginning of the fulfilment of a dream he had carried for more than 30 years. I spent […]