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“Ba Mirriam” has become a celebrity!
The whole clan—parents, children, spouses, grandchildren and dog—with "ba Mirriam"Two weeks ago, our family held a surprise party for our house keeper (maid). She is popularly called “ba Mirriam” by...
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Birdwatching around Lake Victoria, Uganda
Last year in November, Felistas & I were in Uganda for a few days of ministry. Our hosts gave us a day off to visit Lake Victoria & the River Nile. No prize for guessing what I was looking...
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“Jesus Died for Sinners”: Do Your People Know What This Actually Means?
The longer I pastor, the more I’m convinced that pastors should regularly preach the unsearchable riches of Christ not only for the salvation of the lost but also for the believers’ growth in grace.But...
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Well done Birdwatch Zambia on GBD success!
(I took most of the bird photos below last year during our 30th wedding anniversary at Chaminuka Nature Reserve)- - -I joined Birdwatch Zambia (BWZ) last month, on 19 September 2019 to be precise....
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COVID-19 Series: 1—What’s God got to do with it?
(19 Pastoral Thoughts On COVID-19)“I am the LORD, and there is no other. I form light and create darkness; I make well-being and create calamity; I am the LORD, who does all these things” (Isaiah...
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COVID-19 Series: 2—Pain is God’s megaphone
19 Pastoral Thoughts On COVID-19Megaphone icon (vector PSD) from 365psd.com“Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them: do you think that they were worse offenders than all the...
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COVID-19 Series: 3—Oh that you would shut the doors!
19 Pastoral Thoughts On COVID-19“Oh that there were one among you who would shut the doors, that you might not kindle fire on my altar in vain! I have no pleasure in you, says the LORD of hosts, and I...
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COVID-19 Series: 4—We truly are frail children of dust
19 Pastoral Thoughts On COVID-19“Is not this great Babylon, which I have built by my mighty power as a royal residence and for the glory of my majesty?” (Daniel 4:30).These words were spoken by...
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COVID-19 Series: 5—Share the world’s only good news
19 Pastoral Thoughts On COVID-19“The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shone” (Isaiah 9:2).I hear that in only 3...
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COVID-19 Series: 6—Be responsible: Do not bear false witness
19 Pastoral Thoughts On COVID-19“You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not bear false witness, honor your father and mother” (Luke 18:20).Of the various...
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COVID-19 Series: 7—There, but for the grace of God, go I
19 Pastoral Thoughts On COVID-19“For I am the least of the apostles, unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace...
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COVID-19 Series: 8—Love your neighbour as you love yourself
19 Pastoral Thoughts On COVID-19“You shall love your neighbour as yourself” (Romans 13:9).One of the greatest challenges in life is learning to strike a balance between loving yourself and loving...
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COVID-19 Series: 9—Trust in God and keep your powder dry
19 Pastoral Thoughts On COVID-19“The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but the victory belongs to the LORD” (Proverbs 21:31).As we wage war against the coronavirus, we need to live with a...
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COVID-19 Series: #10—Do not be afraid
19 Pastoral Thoughts On COVID-19“Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go” (Joshua 1:9).The imperative “Do not be...
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COVID-19 Series: #11—Our past sufferings should make us sympathetic
19 Pastoral Thoughts On COVID-19“Love the sojourner, therefore, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt” (Deut. 10:19).One reason why God allows us to go through trials is so that we can...
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COVID-19 Series: #12—How can a God of love allow COVID-19?
19 Pastoral Thoughts On COVID-19“Cursed is the ground because of you; in pain you shall eat of it all the days of your life; thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you; and you shall eat the...
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COVID-19 Series: #13—Calamities call for times of self-humiliation
19 Pastoral Thoughts On COVID-19“And when he humbled himself the wrath of the LORD turned from him, so as not to make a complete destruction” (2 Chronicles 12:12).Self-humiliation. This is what...
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COVID-19 Series: #14—Our reaction to COVID-19 must be different
19 Pastoral Thoughts On COVID-19“Do all things without grumbling or disputing, that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation,...
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COVID-19 Series: #15—Let us shout, “O COVID-19, where is your sting?”
19 Pastoral Thoughts On COVID-19Jesus said, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die”...
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COVID-19 series, #16: Faith healers—the elephant in the room
19 Pastoral Thoughts on COVID-19“And Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, ‘I will; be clean.’ And immediately the leprosy left him” (Luke 5:13).I know I’ll get into trouble for saying...
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COVID-19 series, #17: Do not waste your COVID-19 experience
19 Pastoral Thoughts on COVID-19COVID-19 series, #17: Do not waste your COVID-19 experience“When a scoffer is punished, the simple becomes wise; when a wise man is instructed, he gains knowledge”...
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COVID-19 series, #18: Are you ready to die?
19 Pastoral Thoughts on COVID-19“For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain…My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better” (Philippians 1:21,23).My penultimate pastoral thought...
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COVID-19 series, #19: A pastoral prayer in the midst of COVID-19
19 Pastoral Thoughts on COVID-19“Lord, I have heard of your fame; I stand in awe of your deeds, Lord. Repeat them in our day, in our time make them known; in wrath remember mercy” (Habakkuk 3:2).I end...
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Irving Steggles (1945–2020)—The Sun That Never Set
(A tribute on behalf of the directors of the African Pastors Conferences)On April 22, 2020, Irving Steggles left the sphere of his earthly labours and went to glory from a hospital bed in South Africa....
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Precious Butterfly, Spread Your Wings and Fly!
(My speech at my daughter Mwape’s wedding)My wedding speech is entitled, “Precious butterfly, spread your wings and fly.” Three nights ago, I lay awake at night. I could not sleep. There was one...
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