Originally published in CBN News Deep in the capital of Lebanon, thousands of Christians recently gathered together to praise Jesus in a first-of-its-kind, one-night worship experience that organisers say became “a beacon of hope and joy” for the Middle East. “Beirut 2024” was an ecumenical musical event that brought together […]
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Three of ‘worst persecutors of Church’ not flagged by US State Department
Originally published by Juicy Ecumenism Advocacy group International Christian Concern (ICC) has made available to the public its report on the worst persecutors of the church in the year 2023. The report assumes a similar approach to the US State Department in its list of Countries of Particular Concern (CPC) and Special Watch […]
Former aide to Arafat sees revival breaking out in Gaza
Originally published in God Reports A former sharpshooter Muslim and aide to Yassar Arafat, Taysir “Tass” Abu Saada strongly believes a revival will break out after the Israel Hamas war. “We are looking at a good revival going on already in the Gaza Strip due to what has happened,” Tass told CBN. […]
Vietnamese man given four-and-a-half years in prison for hosting prayer meetings
Originally published in Premier Christian News A 48-year-old Vietnamese Montagnard Christian, Nay Y Blang, has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison for conducting prayer meetings in his home. A member of the Central Highlands Evangelical Church of Christ, Blang was convicted on January 26 without access to legal representation. […]
Transforming a Nation: Janet Bran-Hollis — SEASON 2: EPISODE 1: Reviving a Nation, Building Better
In today’s episode of her twice-weekly podcast Transforming a Nation, Janet Brann-Hollis says that TIME magazine has called 2024 “The Election Year” with 49% of the world’s population having the opportunity to cast their vote. There is a shift of the kingdoms, governments, rulership of the Earth, she says. Each week […]
Pursuing faithfulness and fruitfulness in a fallen world
How can you live a faithful Christian life in an evil world? Embeth du Toit and Ryan Smit of the Wilberforce Academy South Africa share how a group of believers from SA, Namibia and Zimbabwe recently gathered around this goal at the academy’s second annual equipping week At the end […]
Call to take prayer stand on Israel, national sins on February 25
Christian nation-building movement Time2RiseSA (T2R) has called on SA Christians to unite in a national day of prayer and fasting at 4pm on Sunday February 25 to separate from the government’s position on Israel and to repent of national sins. “As Christians in South Africa, we are distancing ourselves from […]
Artful Faith — Christ and the other person
A fortnightly column in which Marzanne Slabbert explores the enigmatic fusion of faith and art in South Africa. Join her on an artistic journey and explore the many ways in which God is using the visual arts! It was an early weekday morning and my calendar reminded me that it […]
Call for public action on two urgent religious freedom threats
Freedom of Religion South Africa has called on SA Christians to take action on two urgent matters that pose serious threats to our religious freedom The first call is to participate in a DEAR MR PRESIDENT campaign that FOR SA has initiated “We are asking every individual or organisation to […]
Late Namibian president attended church ‘as humble servant’ for over 30 years
Namibia’s third president Hage Geingob died in the Windhoek Hospital early on Sunday. Known as a moderniser the 82-year-old leader and SWAPO liberation struggle stalwart had been battling cancer. Acting president Nangolo Mbumba declared a national mourning period starting from Monday February 5 until the date of the late president’s […]