“We Have Sinned…Please Rescue Us Now!”
“We Have Sinned…Please Rescue Us Now!”In Africa each village has a village god, each clan within the village has a clan god, each tribe has a tribal god and each family has a family god. Apart from this polytheism, there is ancestral veneration which often takes the form of ancestral worship. In any case the […]
“We Are One In Christ!”
“We Are One In Christ!”It is difficult to become a member of a different tribe and be regarded as one of them. Some of the members would always look at you with disdain and treat you as thrash. There are times you yourself would feel that you do not belong.Each tribe has an appellation for […]
“Jesus, Remember Me…!”
“Jesus, Remember Me…!”There is this pidgin English expression, “Na fine talk be helep thief man for cross.” It is true that he spoke good words about Jesus, challenging his friend who taunted Jesus.The other criminal’s words was full of venom as he told Jesus, “Aren’t you the Christ? Save yourself and us!” The criminal with […]
“Today The Lord Jesus Christ Wants To Be Your Guest!”
“Today The Lord Jesus Christ Wants To Be Your Guest!”“Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through…” This suggests that he did not intend to make a stopover in Jericho. But Zachaeus caused Jesus to stay in his house. By this the people of Jericho benefited from the teachings of Jesus. By Jewish categorization Zachaeus was […]
“You Give Them Something To Eat!”
“You Give Them Something To Eat!”There is a sarcastic indictment on us clergy in the form of a joke. It is something like, “When the pastor needs something the Christians are asked to contribute money, but when a Christian is in need, the pastor says, ‘Let us pray for her/him.’”This is not necessarily true, but […]