God created man in his own image? No! Man created God in his own image! To understand the important difference between these two diametrically opposed statements is to understand the problem with today’s church. Christians have an imagination of God: He is the Old Man who lives in an idyllic ...

“A true prophet will be 100% accurate. There is no margin for error.” There is no time in history that Africa in general and Zimbabwe in particular have experienced an upsurge in the number of churches and prophets as today. Zimbabwe finds itself in the grip of a religious frenzy ...

Back in the village, in the land of milk, honey and dust or Guruve, if you like, prophets are like village girls, each time they come up with new cosmetics to outbid each other, all to win the heart of the suitor. With time, the cosmetic beauty disappears and reality ...

A people’s norms and values are contained in their cultural expectations. Religion has a regulatory effect on society as it moulds the national consciousness. However, culture and religion seem to be oppressive to the individual as his/her aspirations may be thwarted due to societal expectations. Women especially find themselves at ...

I just don’t understand why nuns and priests should practice celibacy because human beings are born with urges that have to be fulfilled; they have to eat, drink and procreate so as to guarantee that life on earth goes on. But why then suppress these urges in the name of ...

Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age. —Mathew 28: ...

When rulers obsessed with power and addicted to “lording it over us” realise that “organised religion” represents another centre of power , they want a share of it, in fact a big bite of it, want to invade it and take possession of it, “control-freaks” that they are. Their approach ...

It is natural at this time of the year to look at the list of your goals for the year that is coming to a close and tick those that you achieved. The unachieved are sometimes revised and carried over to the coming year or discarded as you feel you ...

It is natural that in life we have role models from the time we are very young. Often these are our parents or other people very close to us. This, however, is not confined to the domestic space. People also have role models in their teachers or in prominent public ...

Sights of a motley of people resplendent in the best from within their wardrobes and even borrowed outfits while clutching bibles, tambourines and stools are not new in the communities in which we live, especially on Sundays. Sounds of these same people singing songs of adoration either in unison or quartets ...