South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
A Port Elizabeth man who was depressed, stressed, oppressed and facing a threat of divorce if he did not change his ways, encountered his Heavenly Father for the first time at the recent Karoo Mighty Men Conference (KMMC) and is now feeling more happy and complete than ever. Gideon Scheepers […]
Paul Mbongelo — better known as Paul from the Congo — has started a nationwide journey to proclaim 2013 as a Year of Jubilee in South Africa and the year of the birth of a national revival in the country. The Bloemfontein-based intercessor, who left the Democratic Republic of Congo […]
[notice]In this week’s Righteous Rant DIANNE STEVEN sounds an alarm about a sinister force that she believes is attempting to eradicate the Christian worldview from the public arena in South Africa. Gateway News invites you to email your rant to news@gatewaynews.co.za for possible publication in this occasional column where readers get […]
[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] The ‘Sons of the Pioneers’ captured the essence of Cowboy life on the Western Plains with songs like ‘Cool Clear Water’ and ‘The Last Round-up’. Their […]
Special Report by International Christian ConcernOriginally published in Persecution.org After more than 200 days in Iran’s Evin Prison, known for its brutal treatment of prisoners, letters from American-Iranian Pastor Saeed Abedini reveal that he is clinging to joy in the midst of intense persecution. Since his imprisonment in Evin Prison, […]
Via Grens Pos Nr. 15 2 Mei 2013 — Originally published in Beeld.com Ongelukkigheid en klagtes uit vele oorde, onder meer die sakesektor en verskeie godsdiensgroepe, oor die bestaande vakansiedae, het gelei tot ’n ondersoek deur die Kommissie vir die Bevordering en Beskerming van die Regte van Kultuur-, Godsdiens- en […]
Originally published in Lifesite News Progressive think-tank Australia21 has released a report that calls on Australia’s parliaments to embrace euthanasia and assisted suicide. The report’s authors do not recommend any particular form of legislation, but seek to ‘broaden understanding of the difficulties which current Australian law causes for patients and […]
Originally published in Charisma News North Korea sentenced US citizen Kenneth Bae to 15 years hard labor on Thursday for what it said were crimes against the state, a move that will likely see him used as a bargaining chip in talks with Washington. Bae, 44, was born in South […]
Originally published in Morning Star News Sudan has stepped up its arrests and deportations of Christians, with interrogation including threats to bury them alive, sources said. Besides the deportation to South Sudan of the secretary general of the Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference on April 12, other Christians have been targeted […]
Originally published in Charisma News Irish government ministers agreed to draft legislation on Tuesday to allow for limited access to abortion where a woman’s life is in danger, including the threat of suicide, a proposal that has already divided the country’s ruling coalition. Ireland’s two-decade-old debate over how the government […]