Originally published in The Christian Post Two Christian brothers in Pakistan were arrested and charged with blasphemy on Tuesday after they were accused of desecrating pages of the Quran, sources said. Tabish Shahid and Kalu Shahid, 18-year-old sons of Shahid Masih of Kalay Wala Tehsil, Kasur District, Punjab Province, were […]
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Former Miss SA, Miss Universe Demi-Leigh Tebow on discovering your identity and purpose
Demi Leigh Tebow, wife of former US football star Tim Tebow and winner of Miss South Africa and Miss Universe titles in 2017 speaks to Relevant magazine about her new book A Crown That Lasts: You Are Not Your Label and her personal life journey Originally published in Relevant In […]
Why are several African countries attacking freedom of religion?
By Massimo Introvigne and Rosita Šorytė — Originally published in Zenit In April 2023, media all around the world carried the news that a Kenyan religious movement they called a “cult”, led by a local pastor called Paul Mackenzie, was responsible for the death of hundreds of followers, who had starved […]
Christians among victims of ‘unprecedented’ attack in Burkina Faso
Originally published in Christian Today Christians are among the 150 people killed in an “unprecedented” attack by Islamist terrorists in Burkina Faso. The attack happened last Friday when soldiers and civilians were digging defensive trenches to protect themselves in Barsalogho, central Burkina Faso, according to reports received by Catholic charity […]
Finding the balance between work and life — Vivienne Solomons
Life can sometimes be a juggle. Managing work and our personal lives while trying to hold it all together can leave us feeling like we are failing in one or the other. This was brought home to me a few weeks ago when my husband and I visited a family […]
Nearly 32m Nigerians facing acute food shortages, report warns
Originally published in Worthy News More than 31.8 million Nigerians, including Christians, are acutely short of food due to attacks by Islamic fighters and the removal of fuel subsidies, while deadly flooding also contributed to the crisis, Nigeria’s government and others said on Tuesday. The announcements indicated a sharp rise […]
JULITA EXPLORES: Kindness that stops you in your tracks
A monthly column in which Julita Kok shares on living adventurously with God I like to write about current journeys and experiences when I write to the Gateway readers. I have thousands of stories to tell on the goodness of God and the list keeps growing. More and more encounters on my […]
Africa persecution spotlight: Pastor Barnabas’s story
This week we publish the first of two articles by Open Doors SA ahead of the Amka Afrika Prayer Event for persecuted Christians in Africa on September 14 See also: Mary’s story In sub-Saharan Africa alone, more than 16 million Christians had been driven from their homes by the end […]
Australian government under fire over religious protections climbdown
Originally published in Christian Today Australia’s Labor government has come under fire from both sides of the ideological divide after comments earlier this month that indicated it was abandoning its controversial proposal for a Religious Discrimination Act. While addressing a press conference in Western Australia, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was […]
Men’s stories: ‘Don’t be like Jonah. Your time is now’
In this podcast with Ethan Black, Pastor Gilleam van Zyl shares how his walk with Jesus started soon after a man who worked for him told him twice in one day not to wait like Jonah to be swallowed by a fish but to change his ways “now”. Because of […]