October 31 is upon us, it is that time of the year once again. It has been a bit of a worry that most of the good ministers on this African land care very little, if any at all, about the history of the Christian faith. The chief danger of that (I mean being disconnected from believers that have come before us), is that we are bound to repeat the mistakes they made, even more, we can't appreciate their contributions and sacrifices they have made for us to be what we are today; to have the good things we have today. One such good thing is the reformation, which brought a recapture of the true Gospel we are still in possession of today. Just a quick summary: Martin Luther was a Roman Catholic priest somewhere in Germany, about 500 years ago. After being part of the system, and having observed the way things were done, he came to a conclusion that something was wrong. The church was deep into corruption and manipulation, at worst, the true Biblical Gospel was completely out of sight.

It is a bit of a bother that I have to repeat the same teachings again and again. Nevertheless, it seems like that is the learning method of every human.  To get the same truth again and again or as the Lord says to Isaiah, “…precept upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, here a little, there a little,” until people get it. Nothing concerns me as the fact that a vast number of believers still find it hard to understand the basics of the Gospel message –  in this whole continent of Africa! No matter how clearly the Gospel has been explained, it still happens that somebody can pop up from nowhere and start telling believers that they are going to hell because of makeup, artificial hair and every other thing they are doing to their bodies . Personally, I am never moved by such things because I know what and who I have believed in. I have also assumed that Christ’s sheep are wise enough to discern the error of such teachings. However, believe it or not, those s

I can only think about the last five years that there has been a shift in the way the public views Pastors in society. They have moved from being respectable heroes in the communities they lived into being villains who are known for sexual scandals, fake miracles and financial exploitation. Perhaps we can rightly say that it is these leaders who are to blame for the lack of trust because there rose among them crooks and deceivers whose job was to do that damage and runway with money bags. Even the faithful ones somehow allowed this through the sin of silence.  In the end, every Pastor gets the blame or as they say in my favorite language, “ zonelwa mvuyinye .” Regardless, I wanted to take this time to remind my Christian brethren that there are still good local Pastors who are still holding on to that trustworthy calling. That good steward is right there at your local church; faithfully laboring for your soul every Sunday . Therefore, beware lest we get carried away with the Christian

I am not the kind of a person who easily gets scared, but that day I felt genuine fear. In fact, for a moment I regretted that I was even in that place. I looked around and everyone was either screaming or shaking, rolling on the floor or running aimlessly. I looked right in front of me and saw a grown woman rolling on the floor while groaning pitifully. What’s she feeling? I asked myself. “More fire!” bellowed the prophet through the microphone, before another group on my left stampeded upon each other as they fell to the ground.  All the hard workers in the church, I noticed, were the ushers. Whose job was to make sure that they caught up with everyone before they fell to their injuries. I was already saved by then, and was right in the middle of my preaching ministry. As far as I was concerned, that church was a false church, led by a false prophet. What then was I doing in that place is a long story for another day. The point is that what I saw that day wasn’t anything new. I had s

October 7 2023 is the day when Hamas militants launched a surprise attack on Israel, killing around 1200 civilians including babies, and kidnapping at least 250 more. In response, the Israeli army launched an all-out invasion on the Gaza Strip, bombing everything in this way; killing thousands more innocent civilians; including children. The rest of the world also responded with outrage at this violence, some siding with Israel for its retaliation, claiming “Israel has a right to defend itself.” Others, however, would have none of the Israeli aggression, claiming that “Israel is an apartheid nation that continues to oppress and commit genocide against Palestine masses. The war is still ongoing today (at the time of this writing). My major question today is: what should be the Christian's attitude about this whole issue? Which side shall we join and which shall we condemn?   Just to repeat, I am aware that our opinions are already shaped by our political affiliations, emotional expe

Let’s imagine that you have finally found that chance to study your Bible. With enthusiasm, you randomly open that book, lo and behold! It falls to the book of 1 Corinthians the 14th chapter, and the first thing that catches your eye is this...  As in all the churches of the saints, the women should keep silent in the churches . For they are not permitted to speak but should be in submission, as the Law also says. If there is anything they desire to learn, let them ask their husbands at home. For it is shameful for a woman to speak in church - 1 Cor 14:35-36 So, this is the knockout punch that has ended many Bible studies before they even start. You know, some things are so intimidating that you either run from them or confront them head-on. I mean there are some topics; some Bible verses that are so hard to understand that God’s people either run from and ignore or they just have to deal with them. Believers, throughout history, have found clever ways to dismiss this verse. One of t