the write stuff
"Should guilty people be punished?" is too abstract a question.If someone asked me such a question, I will need more information. What was the nature of the crime? Did the person do it ignorantly? Was he malicious? What damage did his actions do to other people? Has the person owned up to the crime? Is he … Continue reading The Problem With God’s Goodness
I came across this interesting comic on the web (below). A teacher gave her students the following assignment: What is the "Golden Rule" and its source? The answers she got from her students are quite telling. In fact, many atheists use this example to illustrate why they think the Bible is not the Word of God but … Continue reading Is the Bible a Work of Plagiarism?
Guilt. It is a joy sapping, energy draining and hope crushing feeling. Guilt can imprison you in the past and make you unable to move forward. It will make you doubt yourself and even write yourself off. I know this because I have been guilty. Or rather, I have felt guilty. To BE guilty is a statement … Continue reading To Forgive or Not to Forgive (Yourself)?
FOLLOW ME. Two words that sound so simple yet are so radical. Actually, they sound foolish. If someone came to me and asked me to leave my job and family and "follow me", I would first like to know what he is offering and whether it, not he, is worth following. The sages of history gave … Continue reading FOLLOW ME
The year was 2006, I was in my first year of college and just a few months into salvation. My friend, Mark Masai, was visiting me at the "Prefabs" hostels. On this particular day, he needed a data cable to transfer some photos from his phone into my computer. I had lent mine to another friend. … Continue reading Why I Don’t Believe in Miracles
In a way, we are all Public Relations officers. We spend most of our time managing and manipulating appearances. We care too much what people think about us. And of course it is not wrong to care what people think of us. Jesus calls us to be a light to the world. The salt of … Continue reading Lights, Camera, Action!
Kamau wa Kibe does not believe in God. In fact, He doesn't believe there is such a thing as a god. He is an atheist and he believes he can do good all by himself. Mary Wangari is a Christian and she believes human beings can only do bad by themselves. She believes that you need … Continue reading You Don’t Need God to be Good [By a Christian]
On this day five months ago, I got down on one knee and asked her to marry me. She said yes, and I placed the rock on her finger. A few weeks later, at the beginning of this year, I stood before a group of fellow Christian journalists at our monthly Inter-Media Fellowship meeting and … Continue reading The Storm Rages On…
Sex sells. There is no doubt about that. Let a semi-nude (semi-naked?) woman pose next to a car and men will suddenly be interested. Ensure your TV show has some steamy scenes and a romantic (lusty) storyline or two involving the protagonist, and your audience will be hooked. Use a sexually tantalizing image to advertise … Continue reading What Does Sex Sell?
Joy at a funeral, this is the most important post I have ever written.
After topping the 2013 charts with his collabo with Mwenyehaki, Wanajua, Pitson started out 2014 by releasing another catchy tune in Lingala ya Yesu (The Lingala of Jesus). I may be three months late in reviewing the song, but the mark of a great song is its timelessness. The lyrics to Lingala ya Yesu are self-explanatory. … Continue reading Lingala Ya Yesu: A Song About Music
Nowadays, it seems more important to please the world than to please the church (please note I said please the "church" not please "God") -- even though the Bible says we should prioritize those in the household of faith. We don't care if our conservative brothers are stumbling all over our creative freedom. The important thing … Continue reading Reaching the Lost at Any Cost
Muslims are dying in Central African Republic (CAR). Actually, people have been dying in the country for weeks now. Nothing new there, people die all the time. But reports say that these Muslims are dying in the hands of Christians. Innocent men and women are being massacred, not because of any crime they have committed, … Continue reading Pray for Persecuted Muslims
It is an assumption we always make when we read bible passages about loving our enemies, turning the other cheek and blessing those who persecute us. We assume that we are always the victims. When we read such passages, we tend to see ourselves as the innocent target to the slap or the accusation or … Continue reading Loving the Enemies We Make
'If I find in myself desires which nothing in this world can satisfy, the only logical explanation is that I was made for another world.' - C. S. Lewis That is the mystery clouding this man’s vision as he disappears into the shadows tonight. He needs answers; answers to questions his scholarly mind cannot provide; solutions … Continue reading Behind the Sins (Part 1)
I was 17, she was 16, and her smile drove me crazy. Every moment spent with her was magical, even the mundane was memorable. She meant the world to me. We delighted in the most insignificant things; a replied letter; a wink across the classroom; even an insult was considered a tease – romantic. She … Continue reading Why I No Longer Believe in Angels
Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, "Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain." And God granted his request. [1 Chronicles 4:10] If God did it for Jabez, God will do it … Continue reading The Superpowerful Prayer of Jabez
First, I apologize for taking long before updating the blog. It's been crazy at the office, especially the past one week, but I'll be back. Meanwhile, enjoy these wonderful reads. IS IT TIME FOR THE CHURCH TO RE-EVALUATE LECRAE? Addison, "In his attempt to reach and engage today's hip hop culture, the popular rapper has made … Continue reading Great Reads (28-01-14)
How do you decide what books to read and which ones to avoid? With so many stories written and so little time to read, how do you know which book is worth your time? For some of us, we have a few trusted "followees" on Twitter whose book recommendations act as our guides. At other … Continue reading How Many Stars Would You Give this Book?
I just finished reading Ravi Zacharias' Why Jesus? Rediscovering His Truth in an Age of Mass Marketed Spirituality, and I found his thoughts on pleasure interesting. This was especially more insightful when compared and contrasted to the problem of pain: Although I agree that the problem of pain may be one of the greatest challenges … Continue reading Ravi Zacharias on the Problem of Pleasure
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