South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
[notice]A monthly column by Michael Cassidy, evangelist, author, Christian leader and founder of African Enterprise whose ministry in Africa and the world has spanned more than 50 years.[/notice] With Easter in the air it is worth recalling that the Cross of Christ set in motion a whole series of revolutions. […]
[notice]A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships.[/notice] I met my husband Rest while we were students at the University of Cape Town in 1996. We were friends throughout our remaining years at university. He is from the Bushbuckridge area in Mpumalanga while I am from Port Elizabeth in the […]
[notice]A monthly column by Michael Cassidy, evangelist, author, Christian leader and founder of African Enterprise whose ministry in Africa and the world has spanned more than 50 years.[/notice] I must say, whoever he was, X started something pretty unusual. In three short years, the length of an undergraduate’s career, he […]
[notice]A monthly Christian sport column by Cobus Kruger, a professional triathlete who is passionate about evangelism, leadership and community development through sport.[/notice] Rugby World Cup is starting this weekend. I am excited to follow this Rugby World Cup. I think it is an exciting World Cup to follow because of […]
Originally published by Breaking Christian News Forget the grilled cheese sandwich or the tree bark bearing the likeness of Jesus of Nazareth, a historical researcher claims to have discovered what appears to be a representation of the crucifixion “in the stars” on the day he is believed to have died. […]
[notice]UK-based South African-born journalist Charles Gardner reports from the UK at the Crossroads conference in Manchester.[/notice] “If we don’t understand Jesus in his Jewish context, we will fail to see him fully as he really is.” So said Rev David Pileggi, an expert on the Hebraic roots of the Christian […]
The Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday (holy)days observed this past weekend again focussed the world’s attention on mankind’s greatest triumph – Christ victory over sin, death and the grave! Jesus Christ, the Son of God, defeated sin and death at the Cross – and by so doing – overcame the world. […]
Originally published in Christian Today Grammy award-nominated Christian singer Kari Jobe said that her song “Look Upon the Lord,” which is taken from her album Majestic, is all about the positive impact Jesus Christ has on people. “There is something powerful, something life-giving, something miraculous and transforming about turning our […]
Jefferson Bethke the 20-something spoken word poet and speaker whose 2012 YouTube video “Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus,” has at this time been viewed more than 28.5 million times, will be visiting South Africa in 2015. Quintis Jacobs, youth pastor of Spirit Word Ministries which is organising the SA tour […]
Originally published in The Christian Post It’s been almost 35 years since that fateful day on Dec. 8, 1980 ,when Mark David Chapman fired shots that echoed around the globe as they killed one of the world’s most beloved singer-songwriters in ex-Beatle, John Lennon. But in Chapman’s eighth parole board […]