South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in OneNewsNow Today (Thursday, September 26) marks the one-year anniversary for an American pastor imprisoned in Iran. Saeed Abedini was imprisoned after returning to Iran for a visit and was sentenced to prison for eight years because of his faith. His wife, Naghmeh, has been seeking his relief. […]
The Global Leadership Summit (GLS) 2013 has launched a smart phone app designed to enhance delegates experience at the summit which gets underway at 12 venues in South Africa and Namibia from next week. “It’s called Global Leadership Summit South Africa and it is available on all platforms : android, BB […]
Be at the Conference & Academy from 9 to 10 October South Africa faces many challenges and many of these revolve around inequality, unemployment and poverty. To meet these needs and to fulfil the Great Commission it is important for Christians called to the market place to acquire the necessary […]
[notice]Revivalist Shannon-Leigh Barry shares her wit and passion and the pursuits of her 20something heart in a new monthly column that speaks to the desires of young adults in today’s Christian society. [/notice] The quarter life crisis can be summed up as the period when an adolescent transitions into adulthood and, […]
Bryan Nix, the assistant director of the Beautiful Dream Society in Lesotho, and Palesa Mafisa, a third year law student at the University of the Free State (UFS) are both involved in curbing the modern slavery of human trafficking. While they are engaged in different facets of the struggle against […]
Originally published in Charisma News Open Doors USA is calling for prayers for the victims and families of a massacre at a church in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Sunday and for the ongoing attack and hostage situation at a mall in Nairobi, Kenya. According to Reuters, a pair of suicide bombers […]
By Dr Patrick Sookhdeo — Originally published in barnabasfund Pay the jizya, convert to Islam, leave or be killed. That is the impossible choice facing Christians in parts of Egypt that remain Islamist strongholds over two months after the ouster of President Mohammad Morsi. The jizya is, on the face […]
Dirk and Petra Wunderlich’s children were returned to them after a court hearing today (Thursday, September 19), three weeks to the day after their four children were seized during a police raid. The Wunderlich children were returned after the parents promised they would send their children back to a state […]
Tough economic times can lead people to desperation, but they can also show us what a person is truly made of. Glen James has been homeless for many years. Living on the streets of Boston, he often encounters tourists who are taking in some of the city’s historic areas and […]
In its most symbolic conciliatory gesture yet, the new Iranian regime released at least 11 political prisoners this week, including two renowned human rights advocates, according to government sources. The move, likely intended to signal a new, moderate approach from Tehran, comes just before new President Hassan Rowhani’s upcoming address […]