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THE SHOCKING REALITY

THE SHOCKING REALITY Daily the decease of someone brings to mind a shocking reality – “death is real; we shall die one day.” The time of one’s death is uncertain. Death is a necessary end and…

WHEN LOVE TURNS SORE: IS MURDER THE ANSWER?

In 2003, The African News Digest, a Weekly Newspaper published in four consecutive weeks my article titled: When the head becomes the bottom . That was a wake up call but fell on the rocks. Following that publication, some women met me at…

TRADITION: – Its merits and limitations – Part 1

TRADITION – Its merits and limitations As part of her yearly tradition, the Christian faith world -wide observes ‘Lent’ period, which commenced on Ash Wednesday through Easter Sunday. It’s a forty-day period of deep reflection on…

EMPTY PLACES

Human beings are created with vacuums that only God, the Creator fills. These empty places make some try to fill with pleasures, riches, greed and earthly treasures as well as idols yet they feel still empty and desire for more. They are…

AN END IS A NEW BEGINNING

AN END IS A NEW BEGINNING.   Early in life, in primary school, I was thought in General Studies that the world is round. The teacher used an orange to illustrate the lesson. She turned the orange to show that the world is not…

CLOSED DOOR CATASTROPHES

Closed doors catastrophes People tend to see marriage outside in while the couples see themselves inside out. They admire and judge couples by what they see in public settings but do not know what obtains behind closed doors. Some pretend…

WEAR A MASK, EVEN IF YOU HATE IT

by Brett MccrackenI don’t like wearing face masks. They fog up my sunglasses and make my beard itch. It’s hard to talk intelligibly through them and nearly impossible to pick up nonverbal facial expressions that add vital texture…

Has Christianity Failed? – Part 2

In July 2014, Discipleship Digest reflected on the topic: Has Christianity failed? The answer was nope, nay and never!!! The foundation of Christian faith rests on Christ, who never fails. However, the practice of it has failed. In July…

WHEN NO IS THE ANSWER

When “No” is the answer. One of the greatest struggles facing this age is that of choice. Before you ask why it is a big deal. It’s a problem because we live a life of option. Let me restate here that the purpose of learning and acquiring…

A TIME FOR REDEDICATION

A TIME FOR REDEDICATION As the year 2008 ends, a new year 2009 kicks in because the end of one year is the beginning of another. It’s a time of the year for stock taking, self appraisal and re-examination. Some organizations hold…

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