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One minute a 23-foot-long, 2,200-pound dinosaur was chomping on a crocodile leg, the next minute it was catastrophically buried. Thousands...

In Zambia, a landlocked country in southern Africa with more than 70 different languages, owning a Bible in one’s own language is...

When I met Aileen Coleman, I was 18 years old, and I had not yet surrendered my life to Jesus Christ. My summer job was arranging tours of...

Awakening South Africa, Prayer and Repentance movement, extends an invitation to all believers in South Africa to 10 days of prayers...

For days, Charlie Kirk’s assassination and his extraordinary memorial service dominated news reports, social media, and personal...

Recently a national call was made to the South African government to immediately declare Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF)...

Italy, a land rich in religious history, is still in great need of living encounters with the Gospel. In partnership with local churches...

President Donald Trump penned a letter to his Israeli counterpart formally requesting a pardon for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...

How do you access the gospel if you cannot read? How do you hear the Good News when Islam dominates your daily life, and extremists...

The acclaimed South African band TREE63, will release “How Much Longer?” on Friday, 21 November 2025, marking their first new single in a...

FPI pro-family ally, C-Fam reports, “The UN’s independent “expert” on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) demands schools across...

Values are like a GPS – they guide us and are deeply ingrained. They help us make decisions and reveal who we truly are at our core...

For centuries, Protestants have stood firm on one simple, unshakable truth: Jesus Christ alone saves. His death and resurrection are fully...

On my 40th birthday, my husband brought me breakfast in bed, wearing nothing but an apron. He left me speechless – quite literally...

This November, YouVersion will celebrate an extraordinary milestone: one billion device installs across its family of Bible apps. From a...

In May 2021 I coughed non-stop, day and night, for two days. That Sunday my husband took me to casualty, where they immediately said I...

After a record year empowering thousands of children from under-resourced schools across the Western Cape, Bridges Retreat has announced...

Gaslighting is described as a “form of psychological manipulation where a person makes you question your own reality, sanity, and memories...

During more than 43 years of missionary work, I have had the privilege of serving persecuted Churches, including in Mozambique, Angola...

 Issued on behalf of SAFCEI Article source: Supplied A powerful continental call for justice is rising from Africa’s faith communities. Well over 600 faith leaders from...

GAFCON (Global Anglican Future Conference) issued a statement, announcing that it no longer recognises the authority of the Archbishop...

At times, critical moments arise that determine the future of our constitutional freedoms. This is one of those times. In a new video...

One of the greatest dangers facing the Church today is compromise. I often see Christians and congregations bending their values for the...

Her journey has been marked by brokenness, shame, and searching – but also by God’s relentless love. Lindy-Ann Hopley encountered Jesus...

On Oct. 15, a letter signed by some 30 U.S. Christian leaders was delivered to the White House. This letter urges President Donald Trump...

The global phenomenon of youth radicalisation is no longer confined to extremist groups operating in foreign lands or remote conflict...

JOY! is publishing a brand-new book that will help believers see the Bible with fresh eyes. Did You Know? Fascinating Facts from the Bible...

Charlie Kirk’s 22-year-old assassin, Tyler Robinson reportedly came from a conservative family. The FBI revealed Robinson was radicalised...

How often do we ask the question, “Lord, how could you let this happen?” This is a story that will renew your belief that God’s timing...

MSC Opera – MSC Cruises’ 2658 passenger vessel – will grace local South African shores from November 2025 for her second exciting season...

Hamakhan is a farmer in Mali, and for years, he was a very unlucky one. Whenever the rainy season came, it brought misfortune – illness...

Deep in the tropical rainforest of southwestern Central African Republic (CAR), a small group of hunter-gatherers is discovering the Word...

In 1947, in the barren wilderness near the Dead Sea, a young Bedouin shepherd named Muhammad edh-Dhib was searching for a lost goat...

The ink is drying on a new decree, yet the parchment smells of salt and old iron. Do you not hear it? The whisper of the chain—it is not...

Church management is not new, but it is more vital today than ever due to rapid political, social, economic, and technological changes...

“She says of herself, no one sees me...” When life falls apart in ways you never saw coming, how do you respond? For Jeff Lewis, a man...

On the early morning of Woman’s Day, 9 August 2014, tragedy struck. I was 29 years old when the driver of the car I was in lost control...

The Ownership Conference 2025, hosted by Apostle Felix and Pastor Bulelwa Okoh of House of Treasures Ministries, concluded on a powerful...

What happens when faith meets economists, entrepreneurs, and artists to wrestle with South Africa’s future? Leon du Preez, Founder of...

The ministry organisation Open Doors Africa was shocked by the latest deadly series of attacks on Christians in Napala Village, Mozambique...

Every day in South Africa, men and women put on their uniforms, leave their families at home, and step out into a world where danger is...

The story below is about Adam Mickleburgh. Now a qualified law expert, Adam once believed his brain was damaged due to drug abuse...

There is something about the Word of God that cannot be compared to anything else in this world. The Bible is not just a book of good...

The ANC’s crumbling criminal empire now appears irreversible. Its massive debt problems and the exposure of its dark and putrid web...

The dedicated “Israel Night” at this year’s International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (ICEJ) gathering for the Feast of Tabernacles was...

I recently spoke to Vivienne Myburgh South African director of the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (ICEJ), who was once again in...

One of the things that came out of the recent Time2Rise annual gathering at Camp Unity, near Bloemfontein, is an understanding that South...

At the age of 15, Mmathabo Sukati’s innocence was abruptly ended when she was forced into an arranged marriage. What should have been...

It is commonly thought that BC stands for “before Christ” and AD stands for “after death”. This is only half correct. BC does stand for...

Thousands of churches across the United Kingdom may close within the next five years as financial hardship, maintenance costs, and...

On Wednesday 3 September 2025, my daughter was brutally attacked on Table Mountain, where she had been walking the Pipe Track alone...

Earlier this year, we shared the story of Reini Coetzee as he began his 10 000 km journey, wheeling a wooden cross from Cape Town to...

I was only 18 when I was diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). The doctor’s words cut through my heart like a knife, “You might...

Following Jesus in all things is not only the best thing in the world — it is the best thing for the world. But are we ready to stand for...

“The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such...

Three weeks ago, thousands of Christian Zionists and Jewish South Africans gathered at the City of Mercy Church in Katlehong, raising...

When I received the invitation to the Prayer and Repentance event on Table Mountain, I thought it would be just another prayer gathering...

God answers prayer. Despite all that is happening in South Africa and the world today, those who believe in the God of the Bible have this...

When a cathedral built to glorify God becomes a stage for theatrical mockery, one must ask: is it still a house of worship--or merely a...

More than 14,000 people recently gathered at the ING Arena of Brussels, Belgium, for the Festival of Hope, organised by by 620 Belgian...

Something historic has just happened. After years of war, Israel and Hamas have agreed to move forward with a U.S.-brokered peace plan...

On October 3 2025, believers from across South Africa and beyond ascended Table Mountain, Cape Town, for the closing event of Awakening...

It is 14:00 in Ntaja, Malawi, when a group of people gathers around a small radio. One of them – the moderator, who is responsible for...

Prison Fellowship International (PFI) and Bible League International (BLI) have announced a new five-year agreement to distribute 620,000...

A new movement is taking root--one that many are beginning to call "The Charlie Kirk Effect." It is more than just a headline, more than a...

In Germany, there is growing concern about the effects of companies such as TikTok, Instagram and the gradual digitisation of all aspects...

The systematic killing of Christians in Nigeria by Islamist groups like Boko Haram is being ignored by both media and student protesters...

More than 30 Christians have been brutally executed in northern Mozambique in a wave of attacks carried out by Islamic State-affiliated...

Evangelist Franklin Graham said he was “encouraged” to learn that American actor, comedian, and bestselling writer Tim Allen has forgiven...

The South African Community of Faith-Based Fraternals and Federations (SACOFF) has reaffirmed its ongoing commitment to constructive...

Charlie Kirk was a father, a husband, a friend to many, and now has become a martyr for the truth. At 31, his life has been stolen, but a...

The South African Friends of Israel (SAFI) proudly announces that 120 pastors from South Africa have departed for Israel to participate...

If you are praying for South Africa – continue praying fervently, asking God to free the nation from the clutches of the corrupt and the...

A survey conducted by the market and social research institute INSA-Consulere (Erfurt) on behalf of the Protestant news agency IDEA, shows...