South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in Fox News The murder Tuesday of an elderly priest inside a church in France during Mass shocked and sickened the West, but Christians in Africa have long known there is no sanctuary from radical Islamic terrorism. In 2015, more than 2 000 Christian churches in Africa were […]
Christians should pray before giving a mandate to a party and then they should vote — not out of fear, but in accordance with their values, said ACDP MP Steve Swart in Port Elizabeth this week. “Make sure that you know the policies of those parties that are mainly secular […]
[notice]Special Report by Desiree Joubert principal of Fountain of Life Christian School in Uitenhage[/notice] Feedback from the 10 students and 7 teachers who signed up Towards the end of May, I met two of the Logos Hope Advance Team members at our local Ministers Fraternal meeting. Hearing them share about the […]
A mighty covering of prayer, fasting, worship, and prophetic declarations God is stirring up His people to respond to the local government elections on Thursday August 3 with prayer, and fasting and worship initiatives. Here is a roundup of national campaigns as well as initiatives in Johannesburg, Cape Town, George, […]
By Doctors For Life South Africa successfully hosted the latest International AIDS Conference in Durban last week — this time, having a track record of rolling out the largest HIV treatment programme in the world. Indeed, we have come a long way from those disastrous days of Government AIDS denialism […]
Originally published in Christian Concern In a victory for both freedom and the family, the widely-criticised Named Person scheme has been ruled unlawful by the Scottish Supreme Court. Judges today said that the plans breach the right to privacy and a family life, under the European Convention of Human Rights. […]
Originally published in Breaking Israel News A delegation of African Christian leaders visiting Israel granted an award to Jewish Agency Chairman Natan Sharansky and echoed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s call for Israel and Africa to return to each other. “As Prime Minister Netanyahu said recently, Israel is returning to Africa […]
Originally published in Christian Headlines.com Tim LaHaye, the co-author of the popular Left Behind series, passed away on Monday July 25 after suffering a stroke at the age of 90. LaHaye was a well-known figure in Christian circles, and even beyond. Not long after his death, tributes to him poured […]
Originally published in CBN News Researchers have discovered an ancient illustrated Bible in an Ethiopian monastery, revealing a rich tradition of Christianity in the African country. They are called the Garima Gospels, named after a monk who came to Ethiopia in 494 AD from Constantinople. Beautifully illustrated, the pages are […]
[notice]A monthly Christian sport column by Cobus Kruger, a professional triathlete who is passionate about evangelism, leadership and community development through sport.[/notice] It is August 2008. There are a lot of exciting things happening in my life: I’m in the third year of my Theological study degree; I have been […]