South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Scripture: Ephesians 5:14 — “Wherefore he saith, awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.”Scripture: Psalm 8:6 — “You made Him ruler over the works of Your hands; You put everything under his feet.”Prayer:Lord, awaken Your people to possess this land. We call […]
Scripture: Luke 10:19 — “Behold I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you.” Prayer: May the Church rise in knowledge of her authority, even as the word declares that Jesus made […]
Scripture: John 8:32 — “And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” Prayer:Lord, let truth, transparency, accountability, and lawful process prevail in every election preparation and result. It is for freedom that You have set us free: free our nation from every yoke of oppression, […]
Scripture:Lamentations 3:22-23 — “It is of the LORD’s mercies that we are not consumed… They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.”Prayer: Father, let Your mercy cover South Africa and restrain violence, lawlessness, bitterness, and revenge. Proclamation: We proclaim new mercies over our nation every morning. It is Your […]
Scripture: Micah 6:8 — “He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good… to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?” Prayer: Lord, establish justice for the poor, vulnerable, unemployed, elderly, children, women, and marginalised communities, as Justice and Righteousness are the foundations of […]
South African-born pastor, author, and Bible teacher Joseph Chetty has released a memoir, The Anchor Holds: From Apartheid to Purpose: A Journey of Faith and Grace, a deeply personal account of faith, adversity, ministry, and the sustaining grace of God through more than six decades. Born in Durban in 1959, […]
Originally published in The Christian Post The aunt of Christa Pike claimed in a recent interview that God willed the recent botched execution of her niece, who had been sentenced to death in Tennessee for torturing and murdering a young woman in 1995. Carrie Ross, who helped raise Pike and […]
Originally published in My Christian Daily A Christian charity volunteer who was charged over silently praying near an abortion clinic in England has pleaded not guilty to five new charges, as her case continues to test the boundaries of the country’s abortion clinic buffer zone legislation. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce entered the […]
Scripture: Proverbs 11:3 — “The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.” Scripture: Proverbs 11:11 — “Through the blessing of the upright, the city is exalted, but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed.” Prayer: Father, guide the upright, favour […]
Have you ever felt that sharp, tight knot in your chest when you realise that someone has completely misread your heart? Perhaps an honest boundary was labelled as coldness. Perhaps a decision you made in good faith was misconstrued as selfish, ambitious, or critical. Or maybe someone passed judgment on […]