By Andrew Selley (Founder of FOR SA, & Leading Apostle in Four12 global partnership of churches) & Advocate Nadene Badenhorst (Legal Counsel, FOR SA). In Gateway News the last two weeks, FOR SA published Part 1 and Part 2 of a 3-part series on why religion (and especially the Church) cannot […]
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Donald Trump controversy: Trip to Israel postponed amid Muslim ban fallout
Originally published in Christian Today US Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump on Thursday postponed his trip to Israel amid a controversy over his proposal to temporarily bar Muslims from entering the United States. Trump, who has come under heavy criticism at home and abroad over his plan, said on Twitter that […]
Former Muslim baptises believers on same Libyan beach where ISIS beheaded Christians
Originally published in God Reports After coming to Christ through Leading The Way’s television broadcasts and on-the-ground follow-up, Muslim convert Shahid has started a significant church-planting network across North Africa and Europe. Shahid has even baptized several new believers on the same shores where the Islamic State (ISIS) terror group, […]
Orthodox rabbis: Christianity a ‘divine’ gift to the world
Originally published in CBN News A group of Orthodox rabbis have issued a public statement calling Christianity a gift to the world. “We acknowledge that Christianity is neither an accident nor an error, but the willed divine outcome and gift to the nations,” read the statement published by the Center […]
Church smashes world record for largest ever Gospel choir
Originally published in Christian Today The world record for the largest gospel choir has been smashed by a church in the Philippines. Church of God International in Manila formed a chorus of 8 688 singers and reduced the Guinness World Records adjudicator to tears during the 15-minute performance. The Araneta […]
Bible mission family heading for Western Cape
The Grobler family of Despatch are getting ready to do what they love most — taking Bibles to people in remote areas who have a hunger for God’s word. On Saturday next week (December 19, 2015) Eben and Benita Grobler and their teenage children Chantelle and Ivan will set out […]
Pro-life ministries joining forces in walk across W Cape in early 2016
Several pro-life ministries will be joining forces in January to walk across the Western Cape teaching on the Sanctity of life and what we can do save lives and stop abortions, reports Africa Christian Action (ACA). This Walk for Life will also include preaching the Life-Giving message of the Gospel, […]
Government fails to respond to anti-corruption memorandum
By South African Christian Leadership Initiative Government has failed to respond to a memorandum of demands submitted to it during nationwide protest marches by the Unite Against Corruption (UAC) coalition, in spite of a personal commitment by Minister in the Presidency Jeff Radebe to come up with a detailed reply, […]
Hand in hand is the way to go
[notice]A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships.[/notice] If you were to closely follow a wedding procession you will realise that the bride and the groom come at different times. It is normally the groom who goes to the altar and waits for his bride. A wedding might take different […]
Male entitlement at root of Aids crisis and gender based violence
It was refreshing to hear Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa admit HIV thrives in “situations of unequal gender relations.” The trade unionist-billionaire businessman- politician made his remark as part of a speech at the country’s main World Aids Day event in KwaZulu-Natal. Although Ramaphosa pointed out that the virus infects and […]