THE Pentecostal and prophetic movement undeniably remains the most talked ­about faith in Zimbabwe today which, nonetheless, has poignantly weakened the church’s standing on issues of national governance, depleting the ecclesiastical of its general societal influence. By the term ‘church,’ in this instalment, I refer both to formal denominations and ...

Zimbabwe has a long history of cherishing icons and heroes. Does Pastor Evan Mawarire belong in this pantheon? MBUYA Nehanda is a name that almost every Zimbabwean knows. A legendary woman who led resistance to British colonial rule in the First Chimurenga, Mbuya Nehanda was a spiritual leader who was ...

BAPTIST Pastor Evan Mawarire will go down in Zimbabwean history as one among a handful clerics who chose the least travelled and daunting route by eloquently shooting holes in government’s excesses and further, urging non­violent protests against the same before fleeing the country last year. The default tendency of the ...

I spent most of Thursday wandering in circles around the Harare Magistrates’ Court, on the aptly-named Rotten Row, waiting for police to bring Pastor Evan Mawarire to court. He never came. After arresting him at the airport on his return to Zimbabwe on Wednesday, the police are taking full advantage ...

THE Africa Cup of Nations is upon us now and one thing that has been conspicuous by its absence is the flurry of prophecies and predictions by the so-called Men of God of the likely outcome in this tournament. I “googled” and searched the web to make sure I did ...

THE issue of sacrifices in church has remained a contentious issue in modern day worship and recently, the United Family International Church came under criticism for calling for a crossover sacrifice of $77, $770, $7700 or $77 000 according to one’s ability. People should know that it has to be ...

FINANCIAL seeding is a controversial subject in religious circles with brickbats being thrown at church leaders that have been vocal on the subject. With the year still in its infancy, the call by UFIC founder, Prophet Emmanuel Makandiwa, for members of his ministry to sow seeds ranging from US$77 to ...

THE word of God is powerful and effective. The Bible says once it’s proclaimed, it doesn’t return to God void. The tragedy of our day, however, is that many people have turned away from the gospel with the belief that it doesn’t work. When you watch their lives closely, however, ...

Auctioning of blessings exposes modern­ day churches Gifts from God are incalculable. While Jesus preached, “repent ye and be baptized”, the ‘prophets’ say “‘seed’ and get a financial breakthrough.” No amount of money can be surety to God’s blessings. Jesus Christ himself the paragon of Christianity never had people of ...

Motivation and life/success coaching have been used in some quarters to replace preaching of the gospel. While motivation, success or life coaching are noble fields of human endeavour, they should never be used as shades of the gospel as much as engineering or astronomy cannot replace the gospel. Positive thinking ...