I discovered that this hugely popular novel, with sales now somewhere around a million, has caused a tempest in our community. And it’s left me wondering: is it just me, or is something fundamentally and horribly amiss in our courtyard?
“God is not a black woman.” Or is She? Read More »
Adultery is something I’ve never really thought about much. But the papers here in Uganda are full of it: adultery is no longer a crime.
Sexual turbulence rife in Christian Africa Read More »
Evil is never easy to look in the eye. So it’s no surprise that The Last King of Scotland is getting mixed reactions in this corner of the world, where the story, both its real and Hollywood version, unfolds.
Laugh, weep or run: Idi Amin on the silver screen Read More »
Good grief. Just when you thought you knew the rules around here, where it’s a given that cultural change is painfully slow, along comes a curve ball that really makes your head spin.
Be prosperous and multiply…water shortages? Read More »
I received an email the other day from a Christian in Ontario upset over, in his words, “the pantywaist liberalism” of his employer.
Christmas: the luxury to pick and choose Read More »
After 20 years of terrorizing northern Ugandans, Joseph Kony and his hoods in the Lord’s Resistance Army have made it to the big time. Their story, and that of the thousands of children they’ve killed or made into child soldiers, has made “Oprah.”
Doomsday diversions Read More »
We’re driving home with African radio on, and this is what we hear. Christian tunes. Nice.
Where is African spirituality heading? Read More »
My first image of God hung in my bedroom and watched over my childhood. You’ve probably seen the painting, known as Head of Christ, countless times yourself.
Images of Jesus span the globe Read More »
