South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in ANS Images of the unrest and demonstrations in Egypt, where President Mohamed Morsi is reportedly under house arrest, are deeply concerning to people worldwide. Media reports say the military’s actions that deposed Morsi have been denounced by his supporters as a “coup,” and lauded as a “correction” […]
Originally published in Assist News Service One of the leaders of the shuttered Central Assemblies of God Church in Tehran has been released from prison after spending 43 days in custody. According to a story by Mohabat Iranian Christian News Agency, Pastor Robert Asserian was arrested by security authorities in […]
Originally published in The Telegraph A Christian street preacher has been arrested and questioned about his beliefs after saying that he thinks homosexuality is a “sin”. Tony Miano, 49, a former senior police officer from the US, was held for around six hours, had his fingerprints and DNA taken and […]
Archaeologists say they have found the remains of the Biblical Israelites’ Tabernacle at site of ancient Shilo. The Tabernacle precedes the Temples and dates to the period between the conquest of the Land of Israel by Joshua and the rise of King David. According to a report in Yisrael Hayom, […]
Originally published in Christian News The Obama administration has replied to a request for rehearing of a case involving a Christian homeschooling family seeking asylum in the United States, asserting that the couple has not been able to prove that they have been persecuted by being forced to send their […]
Book review by Val Viljoen VANISHED by Irene HannonGenre: Christian thriller This suspense novel gets off to a good start in the opening scene. Moira is lost on back roads in the rain on the way home from a work assignment. Suddenly she is confronted in her headlights by a […]
A Google search of the name Nelson Mandela yields 186 million pages. It is staggering how much information about this man exists out there. As an exercise I also googled my name and I was disappointed at the results. My consolation is that the former president is more than twice […]
Nelson Mandela Bay church leaders are hosting a workshop aimed at empowering church and NGO leaders to make informed decisions in order to address socio economic challenges in their wards. Professor Deon Pretorius, a development analyst, will conduct a morning workshop to teach participants how to use data from the […]
Tamryn Klintworth could have stepped into any prestigious law firm after completing her LLB degree cum laude, at the top of her class. But her heart was already on fire with a vision to win souls for Christ across Africa. She recalls how on her university awards evening in 2007 […]
BILL HYBELS Founder and Senior Pastor, Willow Creek Community Church Founded The Global Leadership Summit, now in 530+ cities and 90 countries Senior Pastor of Willow Creek Community Church, a pioneer in contemporary church strategy and one of America’s largest churches with more than 24,000 weekly attendees Committed to developing […]