“The Lord Is With You…!”

“The Lord Is With You…!”(Acts 23:12-22).When we were kids, there was a popular dog name, “Fakeu mbanu” or so we thought. We later came to know that the true pronounciation is “Fakeh mbanu.” “Fakeh mbanu” in full reads, “U fa keh mbo mban u, i kù nta’ bò tu’u.” Whatever you give to your enemy, […]

“Fulfil Your Duty To God With All Good Conscience!”

“Fulfil Your Duty To God With All Good Conscience!”(Acts22:30-23:11).The late John S. Mbiti said, the missionaries did not bring God to Africa as they claimed, rathet, God brought them to Africa to enable Africans to name Christ.Mbiti was not saying anything new. Most times human beings plan the worst for some people and claim to […]

“Whatever The Evil Plans Of Man, It Is Always In God’s Plan!”

“Whatever The Evil Plans Of Man, It Is Always In God’s Plan!”(Gen,45:1-15).The psalmist rejoices that his cup overflows and that God prepares a table for him in the presence of his enemies(Ps.23). As a matter of fact, God even uses the enemies to prepare the table and he makes sure that they share the table […]

“Let Your Faith Rest On God’s Power And Not the Wisdom Of Men”

“Let Your Faith Rest On God’s Power And Not the Wisdom Of Men!”(I Cor. 2:1-5).There are two groups that read the Bible in Africa: The academic readers and the ordinary readers – the pew, including scholars in other disciplines. These two groups are often in tension, yet they exist for each other.The academic readers are […]

“Fix Your Eyes On Jesus…!”(Heb.12:1-3).“O Cameroon, thou cradle of our fathers, holy shrines where in our midst they now repose..” is a strong remembrance of the ancestors. The fathers here mentioned are the ancestors of that land mapped out as the cradle of their holy shrines.Ancestors must not necessarily be consanguineous. The founders of a […]