South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Plans are in motion to host a Christian national day of prayer and repentance at Africa’s largest football stadium – the FNB Stadium, Johannesburg on Saturday March 22 next year. The focus of the “Awakening South Africa National Day of Prayer and Repentance” event will be on revival and “on […]
Originally published in Christian Daily Three Christians in Iran were tortured before their release on bail on November 17 amid charges of propagating religion contrary to Islam, a religious rights group reported. Jahangir Alikhani, Hamed Malamiri, and Gholam Eshaghi were arrested by agents from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) […]
Originally published in The Christian Post As the war in Sudan enters its second year with no clear resolution in sight, there are real fears that an escalation of hostilities between the Sudan Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces will further aggravate the humanitarian situation in Sudan. Speaking to Christian […]
Originally published in The Christian Post The popular Bible app YouVersion has revealed its most popular verse of the year for 2024, with more users engaging in that verse than others. In a statement on Monday, YouVersion stated that Philippians 4:6 saw “higher engagement than any other verse this year”. “Do not […]
Originally published in The Christian Post A Nigerian priest abducted by armed insurgents, forced to march barefoot for days and left chained up for over a month before his release is opening up about his road to healing as he seeks to help others who have suffered similar trauma. During […]
By Dawn Barkhuizen If ever there was a time for believers to pay attention to the life of the Nazi dissident and German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer it is today. And if ever a movie was a clarion call to the Church to awaken from its slumber regarding the political trajectory […]
I think for most of us, when we think of “rest” what often comes to mind is some form of vacation or breakaway from the routines and responsibilities of everyday life. As this year draws to a close, I for one am looking forward to the extended break over the […]
On November 16 all roads led to Diepsloot as many people rushed there to witness the official launch of Whispering Hope Music Academy (WHMA). WHMA is a community-based music academy that aims to build safe and liveable communuties through music. Established in Diepsloot, Gauteng in 2021, WHMA has expanded its […]
About 300 people protested outside the City of Johannesburg Council Chambers in Braamfontein, yesterday, against the proposed renaming of Sandton Drive after Leila Khaled, a Palestinian activist who took part in plane hijackings in the 1960s and 70s and was linked with the massacre of Christian pilgrims in Israel in […]
Originally published in God Reports In Mecca – the crown jewel of Islam — immediately after he read the Quran and prayed to Allah during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Ahmed Joktan, the son of a grand mufti, was visited by Jesus in a dream. “In my dream, the […]