South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in The Christian Post American megachurch pastor, Bob Rodgers, has defended Pastor David Yonggi Cho after the pastor of Yoido Full Gospel Church in Seoul, South Korea, was convicted last week of embezzling $12 million of the church’s funds. Cho, 78, was sentenced to three years in prison […]
Originally published in Persecution.Org At least 58 students were killed after Islamic militants attacked a secondary school in northeastern Nigeria late Monday night. The militants, suspected to be connected to Boko Haram, blocked the exits of a boys’ dormitory, set it on fire and killed the boys who tried to escape the […]
Thousands of South African women are expected to join Christian women in 170 countries by participating in the Women’s World Day of Prayer on Friday, March 7. Women from all the mainline churches, a number of independent churches, various schools and retirement centres, certain police stations and army units, and […]
Originally published in All Christian News.com A bus driver in Dayton, Ohio, is crediting the fact that he is still alive, to a miraculous intervention from God. The man was attacked, on his bus, by three teenagers last Monday. Reportedly, the 49-year-old Christian bus driver, Rickey Wagoner, was experiencing electrical […]
Bestselling Christian romance author, Francine Rivers, talks to her publishers in a Q&A interview about her highly anticipated new novel, Bridge to Haven, which is due to be released in April. The epic story of temptation, grace and unconditional love looks at the life of a rising 1950s Hollywood star and […]
Music Review by Ellenor Lotter THE DIGITAL AGE — EVENING MORNING This week I will start with a quote from my 16 year old hero, my son! “This doesn’t sound like ordinary Christian music mom, these guys are great!” This made me sit up straight and listen from a different […]
The Democratic Alliance (DA) says it has not changed its stance on the Israeli-Palestinian question and does not support a biased anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian declaration that was made at a Parliamentary Conference on Palestine on February 7. Responding to an inquiry from a Gateway News reader about media reports speculating about […]
Book Review by Allan Verreynne HIS CALL, MY ALL: AN AFRICAN DRUMBEAT, A MISSIONARY’S HEARTBEAT by HENNIE KEYTER with JANET RODRIGUEZ Published by Tracey McDonal Publishers, 2014 Pioneering the Gospel into AfricaHennie, in my humble estimation, is a modern day general in the mission field. He and his family have […]
Much brouhaha has been made concerning the passing of pieces of legislation in Nigeria and Uganda that criminalise acts of homosexuality. These two countries have stirred the ire of Western nations who consider their actions to infringe on rights of LGBT individuals. Governments around the world pass laws all the […]
Political reaction in South Africa Compiled from various news sources including Mail&Guardian, Business Day Live, Politics Web, and ACDP Media Days after President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda passed a law that expands the legal punishment for homosexuality in the country at least three European countries — Holland, Norway and […]