South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
On Thursday, May 29, 2014, some of the most influential Christian leaders from around the country met in Johannesburg to reflect on 20 years of democracy and in particular to discuss the current threat to religious freedom and the autonomy of the Church in South Africa. The meeting, which was convened […]
An American tourist has been detained in North Korea for allegedly committing an unspecified crime, the country’s official news agency reported Friday. The Korean Central News Agency said that authorities were investigating the American for allegedly committing acts inconsistent with the purpose of a tourist visit. It did not give […]
What is in a name? A great deal according to a group of prominent Cape Town Christians who are not happy that the mountain in the middle of the city is named after the devil. In a move that will be welcomed by many people who have been praying about […]
A campaign to bring the Mighty Men Conference back to the Western Cape has received the blessing of Shalom Ministries, which oversees the MMC movement in South Africa. The new MMC WC executive committee were scheduled to meet again tonight (Thursday, June 5, 2014), said Piperjames aka the War Piper For […]
A delegation of South African Christian leaders set out for India today (Thursday, June 5, 2014) to participate in a mass Global Day or Prayer (GDOP) event in India on Pentecost Sunday, June 8. Businessman Graham Power, who founded the international prayer initiative in South Africa in 2000 will be […]
The Apostolic Faith Mission (AFM) has called on financial institutions to show leniency and empathy to mineworkers and their families who are facing extreme financial pressure due to the protracted strike in the platinum belt. “The tragedy currently playing-out in Rustenburg and surrounds is not a natural disaster but a […]
Originally published in Gospel Herald Twenty five years ago, on June 4, 1989, Chinese troops violently reclaimed the square in Beijing which pro-democracy protesters had occupied for weeks. The Tiananmen Square massacre left thousands of people dead and all but snuffed out the democratic movement. While the country has seen […]
Music Review by Ellenor Lotter AARON SHUST — MORNING RISES I remember a few years ago when I heard the testimony of Mark Hall from Casting Crowns for the first time. He shared on how he thought that when you give your life to Jesus, the birds would be singing […]
By Open Doors The World Watch List (WWL) Research team of Open Doors International has released a Top 10 Violence List of countries in which Christians have experienced the most violent incidents for their faith in Jesus Christ. The World Watch Top 10 Violence List, which is based on persecution […]
Originally published in Fox News Boko Haram militants dressed as soldiers slaughtered at least 200 civilians in three villages in northeastern Nigeria and the military failed to intervene even though it was warned that an attack was imminent, witnesses said on Thursday. A community leader who witnessed the killings on […]