South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
US authorises operations to prevent genocide Originally published in The Independent Christians from the town of Qaraqosh were fleeing today (Thursday, August 7) after it was taken by fighters from the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Isis) on Wednesday night. The town had previously been a safe haven […]
Originally published in God Reports An Iraqi news anchorwoman working for the Iraqi cable TV Sumaria, headquartered in Beirut, has begun wearing a cross in support of Assyrians/Christians in Mosul, Iraq. Dalia AlAqidi, a Sunni Muslim from Iraq, says that this as not a “religious initiative but an uprising against […]
Originally published in CBN The death toll is still rising from the Ebola virus in West Africa, with health experts calling it the worst outbreak of the disease the world has ever seen. Ebola has killed nearly a thousand people in four West African countries. But a doctor working in […]
Music Review by Ellenor Lotter PASSION: TAKE IT ALL (DELUXE EDITION) PASSION: What are you passionate about? What drives you to pursue something beyond your own ability? What inspires you? What does this word even mean to ordinary people like you and me? Is this a word exclusively reserved for […]
Originally published in The Christian Post Lecrae made history with his brand-new single “All I Need Is You” this week, becoming the first Christian hip-hop artist of all time to ever reach the number-one spot on iTunes. The rapper spoke with The Christian Post about the achievement this week and […]
Originally published in Charisma News Matthias Haghnejad, a pastor from the Church of Iran denomination, has been charged with “Moharebeh,” enmity against God, a crime that can be punishable by death. Haghnejad was arrested on July 5, after Iranian security forces raided his home in Karaj about 8:30 a.m. and confiscated […]
What started out in August 2011 as a prayer ministry to the long list of prostitutes advertising in the local East London newspaper, has grown to something much bigger and now Alabaster Jars has a variety of functions to help women out of prostitution. The primary aim of the ministry […]
A brave South African missionary couple, Dale and Natalie Smyth, who set sail for Greece in their yacht, Shining Star, 14 months ago lost their vessel and their possessions as they were nearing their destination. They were traveling with their two small children, Jack and Jamie who are now four […]
Book Review by Allan Verreynne THE POWER OF CHARACTER IN LEADERSHIP by DR MYLES MUNROE I have been involved in the development of church leaders for the past 40 years that I have been in ministry. This book is undoubtedly one of the finest that I have come across in […]
Joan McKenzie’s first novel: ‘Mary of Bethany’s Dream’, was launched on August 2, at Shalom Church, Witbank. An appropriate venue to the storyline of the novel, Shalom’s building was formerly home to the synagogue. Pastor Jen Andrews opening in prayer before McKenzie explained how, “after a night in deep prayer,” […]