“On Being A Good Shepherd!”
“On Being A Good Shepherd!”(Ez.34:1-10).In the days of old some fathers with may sons used this simple way of determining their successor. In those good old days children ate from one dish; notwithstanding the number of children in the compound. During meals a father would ask one son to share the meat to his siblings.Those […]
“Listen To The Prophet!”
“Listen To The Prophet!”(Dt.18:15-19).In Bali Nyonga when a successor is presented the people say, “It is only bent, it has not been broken.” This is to say there is assurance of continuity. Assurance of continuity means nobody is indispensible. The best as well as the worst leaders still exit the stage at God’s own time.So […]
Jesus Christ: The All-Inclusive Good Shepherd!”
“Jesus Christ: The All-Inclusive Good Shepherd!”(Jn.10:11-16).“We and them” was the unwritten code of Judaism. Any religion that is exclusive sets boundaries of extension. Family or tribal religion belongs to the family or tribe. New converts can only be by consangenious births or by marriage.The Lord Jesus Christ challenged such exclusivism and made it clear that […]
“Hope In The LORD!”
“Hope In The LORD…!”(Is.40:27-31).Have you ever had a dead-end experience? Dead-end experiences come in different shapes and shades. As such there is no respect to status.Let us take the COVID 19 example. The scare of COVID 19 is kind of comatose, but there was a time when it was like a dead-end to humanity. The […]
“A New Name!”
“A New Name!”(Gen.32:22-32).After years of exile, Jacob, through his uncle and with God on his side, became a prosperous man. Though he had been well established in a foreign land, he was nostalgic for home. Home was where he belonged. Home was the promised land. Home is home.But home had some bitter mememories. He had […]