“There Is Nothing God Cannot Do!”
“There Is Nothing God Cannot Do!”(I Kgs 17:17-24).In Africa when you pass by newspaper kiosks you find some people gathered around reading the headlines on the FrontPages. In as much as the FrontPage is intended to carry the most important or remarkable news, it is not appropriate to conclude a story from the headline.FrontPage headlines […]
“By God’s Great Mercy We Have New Birth Into A Living Hope!”
“By God’s Great Mercy We Have New Birth Into A Living Hope!”(I Pt.1:3-9).Mungaka speakers call a successor “ndzù ndab.” A literal translation is “eater of the house”, well understood as inheritor of house. The pidgin English translation of successor is “chop chair.” Eater of chair – inheritor of chair.The understanding is that succession is about […]
“When The Lord Will Come Again!”
“When The Lord Will Come Again!”(Thes.4:13-18).At the death of somebody my village women sing in dirge, “Yi nu mi mù!” A loose translation can be “it is finished with him/her;” not in the sense which Jesus pronounced on the cross that “It is finished.” Jesus meant, his earthly work was accomplished, while my women folk […]
“God Shows No Favoritism!”
“God Shows No Favoritism!”(Acts 10:34-43).The conversion of Cornelius is more about the conversion of Peter. In those early days of Christianity the apostles limited their evangelization to Jews only. In a vision Peter was hungry, yet refusing what was lowered for him to eat because they were impure. A voice told him,“Do not call anything […]
“Repent And Turn To God!”
“Repent And Turn To God!”(Acts 3:12-20).The evagelistic speeches in Acts of the Apostles have this recurring theme: “You killed the author of life, but God raised him from the dead…” (see 2:23-24; 4:10; 5:30-32); 10:39-41); 13:28-29). But like in our text, it says, “Now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did your […]