South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in The Telegraph Christians traditionally have an uneasy relationship with Halloween, but many of them are increasingly embracing the event by holding parties designed to add a religious significance to the festival. Organisers say they are increasingly also attracting non-Christian children whose parents don’t want to let them go […]
A monthly Christian sport column by Cobus Kruger, a professional triathlete who is passionate about evangelism, leadership and community development through sport. Today I want to talk about the coaching side of sport. As an athlete and coach myself, and as a pastor that is involved with the coaching of […]
Originally published in World Net Daily A Muslim who says he beat and killed Christians because of their faith and says he was miraculously healed from bullet wounds he received in one of those attacks has not only converted but become the pastor of a home church in an undisclosed Islamic […]
About 80 people gathered at the Steenbras Dam lookout point last Sunday evening to worship God and declare His sovereignty over the Cape and South Africa, reports Libby Norton from one of the mountain-top worship events around Cape Town that launched the 40 days of worship campaign from September 20 […]
Two significant strategic prayer days — independently called by God in the light of wickedness in the nation — will be taking place at the Union Buildings in Pretoria within days of each other, on Sunday October 1 and Tuesday October 3. Intercessors from around South Africa will join in […]
Senior leaders of churches in Nelson Mandela Bay met in the Port Elizabeth City Hall on Tuesday to urgently address the breakdown in governance in the metro where a council meeting could not be held last Thursday because of a lack of a quorum. The church leaders reminded councillors of […]
The differences between churches and the CRL Rights Commission reached a new level last weekend when the Weekend Post newspaper led with a report on threats by major churches in the Eastern Cape to campaign against political parties which support the CRL’s religious regulation proposals. Freedom of Religion SA, which […]
Thousands of Christians from across Africa and the world are expected to converge in Bloemfontein on October 13 and 14 for the first Africa Convergence Conference. The conference aims to share a prophetic message of spiritual guidance and inspiration relating to Africa as a continent of refuge, and aims to […]
Klerksdorp based worship leaders, Gillaume and René Louw, collectively known as GR Worship, have released their debut worship album, This Is Our Worship. “Christian Art is delighted to partner with Gillaume and René on This Is Our Worship CD. Fresh home grown worship of the highest standard makes placement of […]
Originally published in Christian Today Four Nepali Christians who were sentenced to five years’ imprisonment for ‘violence and witchcraft’ after praying for a woman with mental illnesses, have had their sentences overturned, according to World Watch Monitor. Lali Pun, Bimkali Budha, Ruplal Pariyar and his wife Ganga were imprisoned in […]