South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in Gospel Herald A popular pentecostal megachurch recently took to one of New York City’s most frequented platforms to proclaim the name of Jesus. Hillsong Church, which has campuses all over the world, used 21 of the digital screens in Times Square to loop a video made of […]
Originally published in Charisma News John Paul Jackson, perhaps best known for his prophetic dream interpretations, has been diagnosed with cancer. Doctors found a large, aggressive cancerous growth in his leg that needs immediate treatment. “I have said on many occasions that I do not always understand God’s ways, especially […]
Originally published in Yahoo News A court in Saudi Arabia has sentenced the editor of an Internet forum he founded to discuss the role of religion in the conservative Islamic kingdom to 10 years in jail and 1,000 lashes, Saudi media reported on Wednesday. Raif Badawi, who started the “Free […]
Christians charged for following their conscience By Andrew Selley, Founder and CEO of FOR SA In 1946 Martin Niemöller, a Protestant pastor who narrowly escaped execution at the hands of the Nazis, wrote this provocative poem: “First they came for the Communists and I did not speak out because I […]
Originally published in Jerusalem Post The South African Zionist Federation on Sunday disputed an Israeli media report that it endorsed the African Christian Democratic Party, a conservative Christian party. According to the report, which appeared in Haaretz several days ago, ZionFed had endorsed the ACDP in an email to members, […]
Writing in his blog, South African farmer evangelist Angus Buchan, calls on Christians to stand up an be counted at the polls tomorrow. In a post written on April 25 he says: “As I write this letter the Lord Jesus has impressed very strongly on my heart that we, as […]
Please tune into “Watchmen on the Wall” on TBN Africa on Tuesday May 6 at 8pm for the repeat of our ‘Pre-Election Special’ with African Enterprise Founder and International Leader, Michael Cassidy. Michael shares valuable insights from his considerable experience in Christian leadership in South Africa during which he played […]
Two prayer venues have been made available in Cape Town for election prayer over the next two days, reports intercessor Ashley Cloete today (Monday, May 5, 2014). The venues are the Woodstock Baptist Church and the prayer room at the Civic Centre (Cape Town House of Prayer) where a small boiler has […]
With only a few days left before South Africans go to the polls, the ACDP is alerting Christians to the alarming threat to religious freedom in South Africa, urging Christians to vote for a party that will protect and uphold their freedom of religion and freedom of religious speech. The […]
[notice]’n Getuienis deur Lara Roux van Gonubie, Oos London.[/notice] Ek en my gesin gaan tans deur die moeilikste tyd ooit. Deure wat toegaan en finansies wat eenvoudig nie meer klop nie. Ons voel daagliks die aanslae van satan. So erg dat ek dae beleef waar ek eenvoudig net wil moed […]