South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
[notice]Hugh Wetmore is a songwriter and student of worship trends. He invites you to join the worship conversation by commenting on his monthly column.[/notice] Worship all over the world will move onto a higher and richer plane when song-writers take First Corinthians 12:4-7 seriously: “Now there are varieties of gifts, […]
Did he or did he not? This is a question on many people’s mind following reports that Zwelinzima Vavi was accused of raping a 26 year-old woman. Vavi is the General Secretary of the Congress of South African Trade Unions and the young lady who made the allegations works together […]
When Boland businessman Frans Viljoen launched a company in 2009 with a vision to sow finance into the Kingdom of God he was not prepared for the refining fire that lay ahead. It was humiliating, his faith plummeted, and at one stage he even considered suicide. “But God was gracious […]
Church-based NGO providing living hope! A few weeks ago I wrote about Madiba Day, and whether 67 minutes of community outreach once a year is enough. I mentioned in the article that some NGO’s experience a negative attitude from some volunteers on this day. There are people who have their […]
South Africa’s premier ‘adult entertainment’ exhibition, Sexpo, has a new exhibitor this year – the Salvation Army. And does God approve? “It is His idea and He is fully on board!” said Major Margaret Stafford, national coordinator of the Salvation Army’s Anti Human Trafficking Desk. Through divine inspiration and extraordinary […]
Call for Government action on TV and Internet porn Senior Christian leaders who met in Pretoria yesterday (July 31, 2013) say that if ailing pay-TV provider TopTV goes ahead with its plans to launch three pornography channels they will intensify a nationwide boycott of the broadcaster and its supporters. TopTV […]
Originally published in Charisma News On May 14, in plain view of his wife and one daughter, the Rev. Faye Pama Musa, general overseer of the Rhema Assembly International Church and secretary of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Borno State, was gunned down by suspected Boko Haram Islamic […]
Originally published in Charisma News The conviction of Jesus by Pontius Pilate may be the most famous court verdict ever—and perhaps the most consequential, since it led to Christ’s crucifixion and the founding of a global religion. Now a Kenyan lawyer wants to overturn Pilate’s decision, though he wants to […]
By Nico Bougas — Originally published in Assist News Service Some 57 people from various countries were detained by local police in Greece last Saturday, July 27, 2013. The reason? They were distributing New Testament scriptures to the local population. This may seem bizarre, but a group of priests of the […]
Originally published in Morning Star News Suspected terrorists from the Islamic extremist Boko Haram group set off four bombs that hit two churches in Kano city on Monday night (July 29), killing at least 45 people, sources said. The Rev Ramsey Noah, chairman of the Kano state chapter of the […]