South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in Anglican Communion News Service. The Bishop of Johannesburg, Dr Steve Moreo, has criticised EFF leader Julius Malema after he appeared to call for the murder of white people. Malema said on Monday (November 7): “We are not calling for the slaughtering of white people – at least […]
Making this year’s 499th Reformation Celebration in Cape Town and surrounds unique was ministry in song by the 140-member Eurochoir with choristers from Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Romania and Switzerland. This international Christian youth choir thrilled audiences at the V and A Waterfront Amphitheatre, at the Reformation Sunday Service at […]
[notice]Pieter Pohl, founder of Innovation Films and marketing manager of CMD Entertainment Africa, sheds some light on the latest movies.[/notice] MOVIEWISE WEEKLY GIVEAWAY CHASING GRACE DVD! This week in partnership with CMD Entertainment Africa we will give away a copy of the CHASING GRACE DVD. To be in the running please […]
While it is disturbed by apparent abuses within religious communities, the cure proposed by the CRL Rights Commission — to regulate religious bodies and licence religious practitioners — would be a thousand times worse than the described disease, says the Christian Citizenship Network of the Baptist Union of Southern Africa. Calling on the commission […]
Prayer heals the broken heart [notice]Wenda Royster of Baltimore, United States launched a global 24/7 prayer ministry after she was ministered to through prayer during tough times. Now she is looking for South Africans to join the network by taking on shifts of an hour or half an hour — […]
‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit’, says the Lord Almighty (Zechariah 4:6) There is both excitement and anxiety concerning the Sacred Assembly, according to Reverend Moss Ntlha, general secretary of the Evangelical Alliance of South Africa and convenor of the committee of Pastors facilitating mobilisation for […]
Originally published by Sowetan Live The South African Council of Churches (SACC) has called for a process similar to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) to deal with corruption‚ potentially granting amnesty to those fingered in the state capture report. The organisation of church heads responded to the release of […]
Churches urged to screen movie which can be viewed or downloaded for free Originally published in The Gospel Herald A powerful, new short film sheds light on the modern day Holocaust and challenges the church to take a stand. Sing A Little Louder, a heart-wrenching short film based on the […]
[notice]A monthly column that reflects on living in the Kingdom of God.[/notice] In my line of work, I am approaching a very emotional time of the year. Leading a church that is mostly made up of university students, we are about to say our goodbyes to a good number of […]
The right of a terminally ill patient to request assisted suicide will be challenged by the Department of Health in the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) tomorrow (Friday November 4) in a case arising out of a High Court ruling last year allowing Advocate Robin Stransham-Ford to die with the assistance of […]