South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Last week, the Johannesburg High Court handed down judgment in the controversial case of OGOD versus Laerskool Randhart & Others, regarding religious observances in public schools. A copy of the full judgment is available here. Although OGOD are claiming that the judgment is a “victory” for secularism, the truth is that […]
By Leah Marieann Klett — Originally published in The Gospel Herald The average life span of a porn star is just 36. A new porn video is uploaded to the internet every 39 minutes. A staggering 60% of divorces are the result of a spouse looking at pornography. Every second, […]
A monthly column that reflects on living in the Kingdom of God. 2 Samuel 12 records an unusual story. King David had just done the unthinkable: he had taken another man’s wife, slept with her and ensured her husband Uriah was killed on the battlefield. This was David’s shocking fall […]
Janet Brann-Hollis of SA Back to God (SABTG) says she was led to issue a special call to prayer for July after she was awoken by the presence of God showing her to pray against calculated plans aimed at devastating various sectors of the nation. She urges Christians to join in […]
By Lyndsey Koh–Originally published in Mission Network News Bibles For The World is in the ministry of distributing bibles legally. But with China’s restrictions in the past on the spread of God’s Word, Bibles For The World couldn’t go into China for scripture distributions. However, China has slowly opened to the […]
Originally published in Charisma News Lecrae is the biggest Christian rapper there is — but he wasn’t always a Christian. Once upon a time, Lecrae was a lost young man, hurt by abuse and his father’s abandonment. He looked to rappers as his role models — but then found the […]
Originally published in Charisma News On July 7, the internationally renowned Ark Encounter theme park south of Cincinnati will celebrate its first anniversary, continuing to welcome thousands of guests each day to the massive 510-foot-long (155 meters) reproduction of Noah’s Ark. On the completion of its excellent first year of […]
By Eno Adeogun — Originally published in Premier Religious leaders in Nigeria have called for Christian students to boycott compulsory Arabic classes introduced by the government. Bishop David Oyedepo of the Living Faith Church and other religious leaders claim the compulsory lesson is an attempt to convert secondary pupils to […]
By Efrem Graham — Originally published in CBN News Worldwide box office numbers for Transformers: The Last Knight are climbing to more than $600-million (R8.7-billion). The film’s popularity is helping to make actor Remi Adeleke a household name, along with his personal transformation story. In an interview with The Gospel […]
Verena Salzwedel is a retired teacher and has attended the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown for many years. She is always intrigued by the amazing range of God-given talents employed at the biggest arts festival in the southern hemisphere. And this year she found God intentionally on display in various […]