Category: culture
Profound Change
Eph 2 is a wonderful parallel text to the first half of Romans 8. Christ fit both the old and the new together. He is the cornerstone of the kingdom of Heaven. Everything hinges on Him. He fulfilled the law and made it possible for us to do the same. Only through His Spirit and…
Where is Your Heart
There are times in your life when you spend time thinking about what your priorities are and what you want out of life. Sometimes those times come unexpectedly and other times they come after an event that reminds you that life on earth has an expiration date. This week some of my family went to…
The Battle of Humanity
1. Memories of his father with his face hidden behind a camera. The present and the real are distorted by the preparation for the future. Time is distorted by time. Memories of memories. The reality of the future constantly and starkly stares one in the face. Choices, paths, diversions, and surprises are normal and required.…
The Rules
“The game is played, not to protect the rules; rather, the rules are made to protect the game.” – Ravi Zacharias in Recapture the Wonder Often when people are confronted with rules, especially rules that do not make sense, they rebel against them in some fashion or another. It is also a nearly universal problem that if…
What Lies Beneath
Things have not changed here. Everyone is hoping that the peace talks will succeed. Hoping and praying for a miracle. No one is sorry for what has taken place so far. The same people that have been chased from their own homes are not hesitant to chase others from their homes. If there is nothing…
A goat for a slap
Sun 17 Feb 2008, 11:55 GMT NAIROBI, Feb 17 (Reuters) – Kenyan elders have demanded a goat from President Mwai Kibaki as compensation for an alleged assault by First Lady Lucy Kibaki, local media said on Sunday. The government denies the allegation by member of parliament Gitobu Imanyara who had threatened to sue Kibaki’s wife.…
Quiet in Kenya
For the last several days, things have been generally quiet here in Nakuru. But there is no reason to believe that things are peaceful. Everyone is on edge, scared, wondering what the next disaster will be and where. Rumors of planned violence abound. There was another Minister of Parliament killed on Thursday. He was shot…
Unrest in Kisumu
Here is a riveting account by a missionary in Kisumu, Kenya on January 31, 2008.Dear all, I feel indebted to all of you who have shown interest and concern to at least brief you on some of the details of what happened today. This morning I picked up Evans at 7:00 and took him and…
War in Kenya
What happened in Kenya is that the elections were flawed and there are currently two men who claim to be the rightfully elected President of Kenya. The incumbent (Kibaki) is from the largest tribe in Kenya which are the Kikuyu. The opposition (ODM) is led by a man by the name of Raila. ODM is…
Kenya elections
There was a lot of fear coming up to the elections that the situation would become very volatile and that there would be a lot of violence. But I am writing this on the morning of the second day after and there is not much happening. It looks like the previous president will be “unseated…
Bhutto killed in suicide bombing
Bhutto Killed… (paywall) BBC story Wow, looks like the extremists are not above killing their own countrymen in this perverse way. Of course, I knew that they do stupid stuff like that but it still amazes me. I wonder if the bomber will still get his 70 rewards? He didn’t kill any infidels. It’s amazing…
World view of Pres. Bush
The world thinks that Bush is a gun slingin’ cowboy that wants to have his own way. The witch doctors in Guatemala are planning to purify the ancient site that he is planning to visit, because of the evil spirits that he will bring. Is he really all that? I mean, c’mon guys, do you…