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Decolonizing Christianity Part 1: Africa & Christianity
Over the past several months, a few friends and I have been discussing Africanness. Specifically, we have been thinking about, reading up on and discussing the place of Black Africa […] More
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THE POISON IN THE CHURCH
Few things poison the church, and sully her reputation in the world, like arrogant and proud leaders. Arrogance in the pulpit is a great blight on the church and in […] More
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10 thoughts I had watching the first Prophet Mbonye Interview
As I waited for my body to suddenly find the energy to leave my bed this cold morning, a friend sent me this clip of the leader of Zoe fellowship, […] More
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Decolonizing Christianity Part 2: What is Christian about ‘Christian Weddings?
OK, before we go on, I need to make a few things clear. I was wed in church. Namirembe Cathedral no less. It was the 17th of December 2011 at […] More
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AFRICAN SPIRITUALITY AND CULTURES ARE NOT RELIGIONS
My name is Kwadwo Agyei Yeboa, I was born into a religion, I practiced religion, I believed in religion until I decided to go a bit further beyond just ‘believing’ […] More
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Can We Please Learn To Take Credit Whenever It's Due?
I once read, from the newspapers, a story of a man, as old as a dinosaur, who had defiled a six year old girl. As if defilement had not been […] More
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Alyvea – Passion and Purity
When I got onto the night train, I looked for my seat, praying to God that it would be a window seat. I walked down the aisle looking at the […] More
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An Incident in Kawanda
Inspired by a tale from the life of St. Gertrude. Dear Mother Abbess, It is not with a little discomfort that I address this letter to you, regarding the matter […] More
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ARE YOUR (SPIRITUAL) CHOICES THE SAME IN BROAD DAYLIGHT, AS THEY ARE BY NIGHT FALL?
While in the hills one day, on my trod for revelation and research, a man came in and looked at me intently; to be exact, at what I was wearing […] More
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I hope; like nothing happened
I was young when I discovered nostalgia – maybe 5 or 6 or thereabouts. It is around then that the hymen to my eyes was shed; around then that I […] More
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ON BOOKS, FAITH AND THE PATRIARCHY
When Netanya was born, one of the things I was looking forward to was reading to her. So an overly excited father went shopping for books. As a child, I […] More
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WHO'S CALLING DID YOU HEED? WHO DO YOU SERVE? (HOLINESS IS "MADNESS")
A man once told me to pay close attention to the people we consider mad, or lunatics eating from garbage pits. He was quick to add that not all of […] More
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ON BOOKS, FAITH AND THE PATRIARCHY CONTINUED…
So, by way of comparison, here is the contents table of the bible stories book our church gave our daughter. From comments on my last post on this (and other […] More
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in Family, Friends and Relationships, Fiction, General or Other, Identity & Culture, Law, Crime and Justice, Religion and Spirituality, Writing and LiteratureATYAP: A fair fight.
Two more seconds and poor Umar would have soiled his clothes with the watery mess of bad beans he had eaten for lunch. He dashed across the grass fields of […] More
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The Only Way, Ekene Eziagulu
The Only Way Every night in Kwacha, Malinta put up a spectacle in the village square. She invited everyone to join in her game with her friends: friends no one […] More
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A call for help is an opportunity to serve
Today was yet another mysterious day to live ,A new chance at life I sleep-in these days,so I wake up at around 10am.This time round,I was aroused earlier than planned […] More
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TWO WITCHES
Two witches came by my shop last night. They were dressed in the old European fashion – tall pointed hats, black gowns with ragged hems, and black boots. “I’m Murogi,” […] More
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The Hive Mind (Thoughts on the afterlife)
In the past few years, the idea of the afterlife in my mind has oscillated between varied opinions from the common religious dictates of Heaven(s) for the worthy, righteous do-gooders […] More