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] If you keep in touch with trends in Worship, especially congregational singing, you’ll be aware that Christmas carols and songs are disappearing from the December worship […]
Originally published in Times Live Just hours before the resumption of the Western Cape farmworkers’ strike, farmers in the Hex River Valley gathered at the gates of their farms to ask God for help. Their prayers, it seems, were heard. The area was calm yesterday, in stark contrast to last […]
Testimonies and photos of the day [notice]On Sunday (December 2) Christians gathered at the Union Buildings, Pretoria, to dedicate Gauteng and South Africa to the Lord in prayer. The event was the climax of a countrywide prayer campaign that was launched after the African National Congress dedicated South Africa to […]
Originally published in Contact Online Weblog Attempts to silence the free speech rights of a Christian provincial member of parliament in South Africa have been condemned by the Christian Peoples Alliance (CPA), a Christian democratic political party in Britain. The Hon Jo Ann Downs faces prosecution by the South African […]
DVD Review by Andre Viljoen 2012 PASSION: DVD MESSAGESGenre: Inspirational MessagesDistributed by Christian Art Media “You don’t need to wait to participate fully in the plans and purposes of God. It’s now that God can use you,” Louie Giglio says in his closing message in this collection of six, powerful […]
[notice]TARYN HODGSON of Africa Christian Action reports on an evangelistic outreach to Lady Gaga fans outside the Cape Town Stadium yesterday.[/notice] As thousands of Gaga fans descended on Cape Town Stadium yesterday (December, 3), an Outreach Team of 35 people from Christian Action Network, Concerned Young People and Christians for […]
Lawyer says no proof, accusers produce no evidence at appeal hearing By Open Doors News Accusers who say an Algerian Christian insulted Islam provided no evidence to a judge hearing the Christian’s appeal of his original sentence. Karim Siaghi, a convert to Christianity, was sentenced in May 2011 to five […]
Judgment has been reserved in a case in which the City of Cape Town has charged Christian pro-life activist Peter Throp with damaging municipal property by placing pro-life stickers over illegal abortion advertisements in Voortrekker Road, Bellville. Parow Municipal Court Magistrate Phakama Madina yesterday reserved judgment until January 28 in […]
[notice] Iraqi Christians, once the focus of great concern among the worldwide Christian community, now feel forgotten in their ongoing sufferings. Canon Andrew White, a missionary minister serving in Iraq, shares his feelings and experiences from within Baghdad. From InContextMinististries‘ A World in Motion, Issue 65.[/notice]As the Middle East continues […]
Originally published in BBC News The UN General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to recognise Palestine as a non-member observer state – a move strongly opposed by Israel and the US. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said this was the “last chance to save the two-state solution” with Israel. Israel’s envoy to […]