Where is African spirituality heading?
We’re driving home with African radio on, and this is what we hear. Christian tunes. Nice.
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Images of Jesus span the globe
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.
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Africa’s image split between beauty, despair
Image sells, even in Africa. And so Nokia’s annual Face of Africa contest, a shameless commercial venture now in full swing, will again make some young African woman very wealthy, at least by her parched continent’s standards.
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Following God through life’s changing seasons
Getting up in the morning and putting on the sandals of everyday life is not unlike what Jesus did.
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The lessons of the Lunatic Express
It’s not the Glacier Express climbing through the Swiss Alps. It’s not Vietnam’s Reunification Express winding into the more exotic jungles of the world. And it’s certainly not the Orient Express, that legendary locomotive of opulence and intrigue immortalized by Agatha Christie.
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Ugandans choose peace over honesty
Ugandans are happy with leaders who allow them to go to bed without getting shot or raped before morning.
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Power struggles
Drought has caused huge cutbacks in Ugandan electricity generation. Businesses will close and thousands will be left jobless, causing an exodus from cities.
Defying the ‘African Way’
Ugandan President Museveni celebrated 20 years in power this year — and he wants another seven . Critics want change.
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