South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
South Africa is burning at the hands of strong men. As strikes and protests persist around the country, violence and destruction is on the increase. Reports are flooding in of people being intimidated, assaulted and even killed. In the process property is being destroyed and the expenses to clean […]
Something is missing. It is missing in the speeches of the political leaders, it is missing on the celebrity tweets on Twitter and their Facebook status updates and it is definitely missing in the commentary and reports of journalists in the press. This something was certainly missing in the State […]
While the series of strikes, stone-throwing and general chaos continues in South African townships, farms and mines, the people are looking for direction. Standing at the valley of indecision are the hordes of the poor, homeless, unemployed, youth, masses, middle class and investors alike. In Matthew 9: 36, Jesus saw […]
This week I am visiting our church at Eluhewini in Ncora village. I am also here to do some missionary work in the area. Ncora is situated in the centre of a triangle between the popular Eastern Cape towns of Cofimvaba, Ngcobo and Cala. Ncora needs revival. I think we […]
In the blockbuster film The Chronicles of Riddick, Richard B. Riddick (played by Vin Diesel), says this on prayer, “Prayer is for those who think they can change the world on their knees.” Though intended to mock, Riddick’s statement couldn’t be more accurate. From 1977 to 1998, Cali, a city […]
At the beginning of the year a group of Christian leaders and intercessors facilitated a prayer for the Western Cape taxi industry. Taxi leaders had approached the Church to host this prayer after two of the senior leaders from the two biggest taxi associations were invited to a day of […]
[notice]Pastor Bongani Mgayi reflects on the recurring pattern of bad stewardship of South Africa — and on God’s response to successive governments that try to own His land rather than manage it for Him. [/notice] Humans are called to be stewards. They have a mandate from the Father to be […]
[notice]Pastor Bongani Mgayi warns that the Church should not become distracted from the one activity that it alone can fulfil.[/notice]In about AD 33, a senior government official enquired: “Quid est veritas?” His name was Pontius Pilate, the Prefect of the Roman province of Judaea. He wanted to know from Jesus, […]
[notice]Pastor Bongani Mgayi says the church can hold its head high in SA history. But it should not expect to be honoured by the world. [/notice]Exactly seven years after Hurricane Katrina, the Gulf Coast of America is again pummelled – by Hurricane Isaac. When things go bad for humans or […]
[notice]Pastor Bongani Mgayi exposes a lie of the devil that keeps many Christians from speaking out when they should.[/notice] Any Christian or pastor will regularly come across the catchphrase “don’t judge me.” This phrase in its various guises is both disarming and confusing, serving sometimes to emasculate, bind, humble and […]