South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Gauteng church leader, author and television personality Pastor Enoch Phiri this week published an open letter to CRL Commission chairperson Mkhwanazi Xaluva expressing concerns with the commission’s proposals to regulate religion in South Africa. The CRL which wants laws to regulate faith-based organisations is expected to table a report next month […]
Originally published by Christian Today Franklin Graham has called Christians to stand against the global “Christian genocide”, saying that 100 000 believers are killed every year for their faith. Graham, president of Samaritan’s Purse and an outspoken conservative evangelical commentator, was speaking as he opened a four-day conference in Washington […]
Each week of the #50Dayd2BlesstheNation Alf James is interviewing a leader around the week’s theme. This week he spoke to Pastor Afrika Mhlophe about the week’s focus of “media and sport”. The media and sport are both important shapers of society, because they influence how we think of ourselves, how we […]
Originally published by Christian News The UK Supreme Court has agreed to hear the appeal of a Christian family that was ordered to pay damages to a homosexual rights activist for declining to write the words “support gay marriage” on a cake. “The fact that the Supreme Court is willing […]
Originally published by Christian Today Celebrated Christian apologist and speaker Nabeel Qureshi revealed he has terminal cancer with doctors giving him an almost zero per cent chance of survival. The Pakistani-American who converted from Islam before becoming an outspoken evangelist and bestselling writer asked for prayer as his latest round of […]
A monthly Christian sport column by Cobus Kruger, a professional triathlete who is passionate about evangelism, leadership and community development through sport. A lot of coaches would agree with me that one of the characteristics that any top sportsman or woman needs is competitive greatness. So what is competitive greatness? […]
Originally published in Morning Star News A court in Pakistan has sentenced a Christian to life in prison under the country’s blasphemy laws in spite of scanty evidence, an advocacy official said. Nasir Saeed said a trial court in Rawalpindi sentenced Zafar Bhatti to life imprisonment, even though conviction under Section […]
Originally published in CBN News.com. Actor Jim Caviezel became famous for his role as Jesus in Mel Gibson’s Passion of the Christ and although millions of people’s lives were changed by the 2004 film, Caviezel says his mission to spread the gospel has not stopped there. In an interview with […]
The ACDP strongly condemns and denounces the UNESCO resolution that calls Israel’s presence in Jerusalem “illegal”, the party says in a press release today. Despite mentioning the importance of Jerusalem to three monotheistic religions, the resolution ignores Jewish and Christian religious and historical ties to the city of Jerusalem. The […]
The idea and every detail of a Christian board game that was launched in South Africa in March was downloaded to him by God, said the game creator Garth Wilson, 38 of Randburg, Johannesburg. He said the game, which he was told “under the anointing” to call It is Written, was given […]