Recent Columns
Doomsday diversions
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."
Read More Where is African spirituality heading?
We're driving home with African radio on, and this is what we hear. Christian tunes. Nice.
Read More 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.
Read More 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.
Read More 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.
Read More 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.
Read More Ugandans choose peace over honesty
Ugandans are happy with leaders who allow them to go to bed without getting shot or raped before morning.
Read More 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.
Read More Defying the ‘African Way’
Ugandan President Museveni celebrated 20 years in power this year — and he wants another seven . Critics want change.
Read More Students seek solutions, while guns in Brazil continue to kill
Here's a thought for today: BANG! You've been shot. Shot through the heart. Can you imagine it?
Read More A face only a mother could love
Nowadays you just gotta love the skin you re in no matter what it s made of.
Read More Finding direction in Christmas
The spirit of the age is ambivalence, not skepticism, and into this comes a special time to worship.
Read More Violence erupts after Uganda’s leader muzzles rival
In the mysterious game of African poker politics, you have to wonder if even a seasoned fox like Yoweri Museveni is not overplaying his hand.
Read More This hairdo is a special order from Uganda
Getting a hair cut in Africa for a man comes without the comfy chair, the warm lather or the sense of style.
Read More It’s tough being a cop in Kampala
Burglary and theft are rampant across Uganda. Police are underfunded, disrespected and overburdened.
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