South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
When Jaco Burger was a young Jesus-follower — just two years out of school — the first three verses of Isaiah 61 were spoken prophetically over him. He was 43 and recovering his broken life in a Port Elizabeth alcohol rehabilitation centre, when Isaiah’s words about setting captives free first […]
[notice]Debbie Hemmens shares a story from a Johannesburg school which demonstrates that firm discipline can produce positive results. She calls for more education to help people see the value of discipline.[/notice] Recently we have seen many scenes on our screens of discipline gone horribly wrong in our South African schools. […]
His death was expected but the world’s reaction to it caught many of us by surprise. The measure of the person former President Nelson Mandela was has become clear even to those who consider themselves to be apolitical. Since his passing at 20h50 last week Thursday the name Nelson Mandela […]
Originally published in The Christian Post A recently released version of the Christmas carol, “Little Drummer Boy” by acapella singing group Pentatonix, is so good it’s getting praise from even people who admit they “don’t like Christianity”. The group released the video to the “soothing” version of the carol on […]
[notice]A monthly column in which KWAKANYA NDLELENI shares testimonies of young people who are radical for Jesus.[/notice] “Before you keep reading this I’d like for you to take a moment to pray that God gives you a reason each new day to hold on to Him and His goodness.” “I […]
Originally published in Charisma News Billy Graham and Nelson Mandela never met, but the two have been connected in many ways over the years. Both were born in 1918. Both have appeared countless times together on the USA Today/Gallup’s list of “Most Admired.” And the two corresponded with each other through letters during […]
A dream from God is coming to pass with the planning of a ‘Mighty Youth Conference’ in East London next year. The ambitious vision for the 5-day conference for young people from July 7 to July 11 was literally birthed in a dream he had more than two years ago, […]
Originally published in Christian Today Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) is calling for the release of 12 nuns and three young women who were taken from a convent in the Syrian town of Maaloula by Islamist rebels on Monday. The majority of the town’s Christian population fled when it was invaded […]
By World Watch Monitor The United Nations Security Council has authorised the expansion of an African military force inside the Central African Republic to counter a rising spiral of sectarian violence. Against a backdrop of fresh deadly violence in the CAR capital of Bangui, Thursday’s unanimous vote of the 15-member […]
Church leaders from all denominations and groups have been invited to an emergency meeting at the Johannesburg headquarters of the South African Council of Churches today to pray together and plan how to bury Nelson Mandela with dignity as international leaders and celebrities prepare to visit South Africa to attend […]