South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
The Gender Desk and Diocesan Youth Council of the Anglican Diocese of Port Elizabeth are hosting the “I’M THE ONE” Seminar on Saturday, May 10, from 08h30 to 12h30 at St Mary’s Cathedral, Central. Canon Ethel Pittaway describes the theme based on Ephesians 2:8-10 as “I’m the one saved by […]
[notice]A monthly column by Michael Cassidy, evangelist, author, Christian leader and founder of African Enterprise whose ministry in Africa and the world has spanned more than 50 years.[/notice] I believe the South African church is caught up in a civil war. This is not a shooting war, but a civil […]
By Afrika Mhlophe — Pastor, author, Gateway News columnist [notice] See More articles in the ‘How should Christians vote?” category[/notice] As we stand in the eve of one of the most important elections in South Africa I consider the issue of loyalty to be very important for Christians right now. […]
Religious tensions exposed Originally published in Newsmax The destruction of a towering church by Chinese authorities has sown fear in a thriving Christian community and highlighted tensions between a rapidly growing number of worshippers and the Communist state. Massive slabs of concrete on a hillside were all that remained Wednesday […]
Music Review by Ellenor Lotter PLAYLIST: THE VERY BEST OF ISRAEL AND NEW BREED Have you ever been in a battle and you wished you had a weapon in your hand that would not only inspire you to stick it out till the end but trample the head of the […]
[notice]A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships.[/notice] What will our vote mean to our children? This past Sunday South Africa celebrated 20 years of freedom. It is indeed a huge milestone for our young democracy. Those who were part of the apartheid South Africa know full well the legacy […]
[notice]A testimony by Everall Taljaard whose heart was changed at the Karoo Mighty Men Conference last weekend. [/notice] I am an ex Policeman who was an alcholic and drug addict for nearly 30 years. At the age of nine I was sodomised by an older man and from that day I […]
“There is such a calm and contentment over me, a wonderful, wonderful joy,” said a Cape Town man last night as he began to receive thank-you emails from men whose lives were deeply impacted by God at the Karoo Mighty Men Conference after he sponsored their weekend travel. The man […]
Last year he was reborn at the Karoo Mighty Men Conference (KMMC). This year he walked 500km to the conference carrying a cross. But now he says: “It’s a new phase with the Lord — as a child of God”. I was talking to Vlooi Terblanche, 60, on the final […]
By Mogoeng Mogoeng, Chief Justice of South Africa — Originally published in Mail & Guardian Freedom of religion and belief is a constitutional right to be enjoyed by all who live in South Africa, including Christians. However, concerns were raised about my suitability for judicial office after I had openly […]