South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The sweet sound of God’s grace filled the air at It’s Time Pretoria on Saturday as accomplished British trumpeter Dan Newell played Amazing Grace from the platform. There was an awed hush over the grounds as Newell, who plays for the Royal Opera House, London Symphony Orchestra and London Philharmonic Orchestra, trumpeted […]
Farmer evangelist Angus Buchan delivered a forthright word from the Lord to President Cyril Ramaphosa during the It’s Time Pretoria prayer meeting on Saturday. Speaking to the large crowd of believers, who he had earlier led through prayers of repentance, he said South Africa has tried and exhausted many different […]
The sensational trial of Nigerian pastor Timothy Omotoso should be seen by South African Christians as a blessing in disguise. It presents an opportunity for self-introspection and to reflect on problematic leadership tendencies within the Church. The senior pastor of Jesus Dominion International faces charges of rape and human trafficking. […]
Originally published in Christian Headlines Lauren Daigle made her Ellen debut on Tuesday when she took to The Ellen Show stage to perform the hit song Still Rolling Stones from her new album. On Tuesday, award-winning Christian artist Lauren Daigle appeared on The Ellen Show, hosted by Ellen DeGeneres, and […]