What a pity if prayer is a means to achieve something, if it is just a “magic” way of using one’s spiritual power. I am convinced that, as we embrace the Lord in a loving relationship- totally based on HISRead more…
Bible Understanding:Text and Cultural Context
1. Bible Availability2. Bible Awareness3. Bible Use4. Bible Understanding5. Bible Engagement “Does Christ protect Christians from witchcraft? Can a Christian become a witch or do witchcraft without even meaning to?” This discussion at a Scripture Engagement workshop in CôteRead more…
Language Choice in Theological Education: Africa
Experience of working within Western Kenya quickly reveals the basic unpopularity of MT (Mother Tongue) in theological education, as also in other fields. In a fundamental way in people’s minds formal education has become associated with English and the learningRead more…
An Enchanted World in Africa (& Prosperity Gospel)
Africa is an enchanted place, said Nyende. He is right. To understand Africa, one has to realise this. It is enchanted in many ways. The past spills over into the present. The future hovers in anticipation. The earth seems toRead more…