This morning, I woke up early, scheduled to commence writing this post. Twenty minutes later, I caught myself worrying about my life. Then I remembered the title of the post is: Don’t Worry. You can imagine how I immediately felt. The truth...
Read more
I’m not quite sure how to start this article; not because I’m bursting at the seams with ideas, but because the very mention of the word integral to this post often triggers an eye roll / dismissive won tun ti bere* sigh or...
Read more
I imagine there are veteran parents out there who do not only ‘talk the talk’ but have excelled at ‘walking the walk’ for much longer than I, and therefore may be better placed to speak authoritatively about parenting. As one in the trenches of...
Read more
Every society relies on some form of technology. From customary farm tools, to the universal needle and thread, right down to the plethora of digital applications today, human society has had to invent and rely on some form of technology. And our...
Read more
“Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “this is the way, walk in it”. Isaiah 30:21 This is one of the many verses used when it comes to discerning the will of God. Whether it is who to...
Read more
New Year’s resolutions – the sooner you make them, the sooner you break them or another chance for us to get it right? Cliché and tired. Those are the words that instantaneously spring to mind when I think of the phrase: ‘New Year’s...
Read more
Social Media is a disruptor… it has changed the face of commerce, advertisement, content creation/consumption and so much more… Social Media is the most ubiquitous phenomenon of our time! So, it only makes sense that Christians...
Read more
A recent Facebook post by the Zambian pastor, Conrad Mbewe, celebrating his domestic help of over 20 years, garnered over 4,000 likes and nearly 800 comments. Most responses commented not just on the lady’s rare dedication but also...
Read more
It’s not uncommon these days to find comics who have carved a niche for themselves in parody, inspired by Christian practices. From the outlandish to the revered, Christian eccentricities and clichés are fast becoming the butt of these...
Read more
There is a wedge in our thinking. We see reality as consisting of two sections: a ‘sacred’ part where we have God, the Bible, Worship, or Salvation, and a ‘secular’ compartment where we live our ‘real’ lives...
Read more
“Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.” (Matthew 5:44) Probably every believer knows that Jesus commands us to pray for our enemies. But how should we go about it? First, we should realize that as Christians we...
Read more
The story is often told of four people – Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody. There was an important job to be done, and Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it. Somebody got angry about...
Read more