Category: The Africa Review In Five

–– Brino Kumwenda The audio version of this article is available here: YouTube, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. A Church Growth Movement article lists the top pastors in Africa. Among others, the list is peppered with the name-brand false teachers such as Shepherd Bushiri, AKA Major 1 and Enoch Adeboye, AKA Daddy G.O, standing for General […]

–– Ntumba Katabua The audio version of this article is available here: YouTube, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. Genesis 4 records the world’s first murder.  Brother against brother. Xenophobic attacks and acts of intimidation against African and Asian migrants in parts of South Africa have surfaced again. Xenowatch reports a total of 697 deaths in South […]

–– Neil Kruger The audio version of this article is available here: YouTube, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. James K. A. Smith, in his book You Are What You Love: The Spiritual Power of Habit (2016), observes how shopping malls have become modern-day cathedrals that subtly train our desires, shape our worldviews, and teach us what […]

–– Matt Floreen The audio version of this article is available here: YouTube, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. In today’s African dating scene, many single Christians find themselves caught between cultural expectations, modern pressures, and the timeless call to holiness. From Johannesburg to Lagos, the pursuit of love often feels more like navigating an overcrowded marketplace […]

–– Paul Schlehlein The audio version of this article is available here: YouTube, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. Recently, Die Gereformeede Kerke in Suid-Afrika (GKSA) opposed another push for female leadership in their denomination. In their decision, they wrote: “The GKSA are convinced the Holy Scripture does not permit women to serve in the office of […]

–– Tim Cantrell The audio version of this article is available here: YouTube, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. Parents and pastors are being asked this question, which begs a few prior questions:  ‘Should a believer be a fan of Michael Jackson at all?  Should Christians even listen to secular pop music?  What does it mean for […]

–– Charles Russell The audio version of this article is available here: YouTube, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. Another weekend passes by, packed with hundreds of sporting events on which to gamble away hard-earned income. Whether the vice of choice is English Premier League, PSL, IPL, Super Rugby, Racing or Golf, statistically speaking South African’s gamble […]

— Joe Shoko The audio version of this article is available here: YouTube, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. The Zimbabwean economy is somewhat of a roller coaster, maybe even a conveyor belt of never-ending outward hardships and trials. One recent addition to the pile was the expected but untimely increase in fuel prices. In Southern Africa, […]

— Brino Kumwenda The audio version of this article is available here: YouTube, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. Christians in Northern Nigeria have been facing perennial persecution. According to a report by Intersociety, over 52,000 Christians have been murdered and 18,000 churches and 2,200 Christian schools have been attacked by Islamist militants in the last 14 […]

— Ntumba Katabua The audio version of this article is available here: YouTube, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. Ever since the legal recognition of same-sex marriage in 2008 in South Africa, social activists have been pressuring the church to do the same.  This raises the question: Does the category of “gay Christian” have biblical warrant?  Is […]