As the New Year starts, churches in my country roll out themes for the year. Most of these themes are rolled out in vigils as churches cross into the New Year together. The themes are often things that God is saying to the local church …
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Do Prayer Mountains Carry Special Power? Here’s What Scripture Says
Several months ago, a friend asked if I could write about prayer mountains. They’ve become a very common concept here in Africa, and he specifically wanted me to explore the growing tendency to idolize them, as if these locations possess a unique spiritual power that …
Are You Interpreting Omens? Examining ‘Reading Signs’ in the Church
Have you ever noticed how often Christians today talk about “seeing signs”? Maybe you’ve heard someone say, “I keep seeing 11, God must be speaking to me,” or perhaps, “I keep coming across the word ‘transfer’ everywhere I turn, so I know God is trying …
Don’t Trade God’s Word for the Man of God’s Stories
“I was on the expressway in Kampala, it wasn’t a dream. I was going, and then the car got lifted up mid-air and then I found myself in a place full of light and in abundance. And I was then told that this is heaven. …
Reclaiming Critical Thinking: Is Christianity Supposed to Be Mindless?
“The mind cannot comprehend the things of the Spirit.” “Too much thinking will quench the Holy Spirit.” “Faith believes in what doesn’t make sense.” Phrases like these have become all too common in many churches today. They sound spiritual, even pious, but they have created …
Rethinking Miracles: Examining the African Church’s Obsession with Them
For many African believers, the attraction to miracle healing crusades runs deep. Eyes once blind now seeing, limbs long paralyzed rising with strength, and cancer dissolving like mist, evoke both awe and hope. And few pastors encapsulate this appeal like Benny Hinn, the televangelist whose …
