Being a good neighbour demands we practice inclusion
Inclusion is an intentional process of unmarginalising people by infusing a culture where all enjoy privileges equally. Inclusion makes all people central.
By Rev Edward Buri 4 months ago
Being a good neighbour demands we practice inclusion
Kawira Mwangaza impeachment: Did the bishop save the governor?
Governor Mwangaza's haters have sworn severally that gender has nothing to do with Meru woes. But this is not true, given the unacceptable attacks on Mwangaza's womanhood.
By Rev Edward Buri 4 months ago
Kawira Mwangaza impeachment: Did the bishop save the governor?
The church should counter the narrative of youth as a problem
Young people must protest against being ignored and demand to be noticed and centred.
By Edward Buri 4 months ago
The church should counter the narrative of youth as a problem
'Innocence' should matter before making house owners homeless
In modern day Kenya, even God - the owner of the earth - needs a genuine title deed to claim anything! Without it, His church has to pack and go! Is God angry about this?
By Edward Buri 4 months ago
'Innocence' should matter before making house owners homeless
Turning our spirituality into a real saving force for the nation
Some powerful people fear the day when the church will rise to its actual value. A revolution would be inevitable. In the meantime, they let the sleeping giant snore.
By Edward Buri 5 months ago
Turning our spirituality into a real saving force for the nation
The church must not let the horrors of Shakahola fade quickly from memory
Shakahola wreaked damage on the practice of fasting. Fasting as a Christian practice expresses heightened devotion.
By Edward Buri 5 months ago
The church must not let the horrors of Shakahola fade quickly from memory
Rhema feast's success is a balm to the spirit after Shakahola horrors
Taking the tens of thousands in the Rhema congregation as a sample of response to mobilisation, there is still a level of faith in the men and women of the cloth.
By Rev Edward Buri 5 months ago
Rhema feast's success is a balm to the spirit after Shakahola horrors
Young athletes' prayer magnets for Kenya and inspiration for all ages
These medal-winning youths push back against their peers who perpetuate the image of young people as wild, carefree and with an unexplained expectation.
By Rev Edward Buri 6 months ago
Young athletes' prayer magnets for Kenya and inspiration for all ages
Time for Church to make Garden of Eden analogy an ambitious venture
A sincere memory of Eden would make one weep at the sight of the world today.
By Edward Buri 6 months ago
Time for Church to make Garden of Eden analogy an ambitious venture
Leaders should not discriminate by making others feel inadequate
We often fall into the temptation of setting demeaning boundaries. We categorise people in our personal lives as insiders and outsiders. There are the people we cheer for and those we sneer at.
By Rev Edward Buri 6 months ago
Leaders should not discriminate by making others feel inadequate
Spirituality devoid of character has no power to transform the nation
Few leaders who dare to cut a different cloth are lone rangers. They are intentionally kept on the backline. In the political song they are allocated the hum and never given the main chorus
By Rev Edward Buri 6 months ago
Spirituality devoid of character has no power to transform the nation
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A glimpse of what Kenya would be like under charismatic leadership
While the moral codes that charismatic followers are expected to fulfill could be rigorous, the founders are not necessarily bound by those instructions.
By Edward Buri 7 months ago
A glimpse of what Kenya would be like under charismatic leadership
Punctuality speaks volumes, while lateness sends message of disregard
When Ruto chastised the Executive for lateness and casual role knowledge, he was affirming that punctuality is to honour as lateness is to neglect.
By Edward Buri 7 months ago
Punctuality speaks volumes, while lateness sends message of disregard
Self centredness is the cancer ravaging our society's soul
Kenyan leaders and citizens alike -are suffocating under the weight of self-centeredness with only scattered pockets of compassion
By Rev Edward Buri 7 months ago
Self centredness is the cancer ravaging our society's soul
The dual nature of peace: Built by intent and nurtured by spirituality
Peace is never an accident. It is an outcome. Just like it takes intentional steps to upset it, it takes deliberate steps to set it up. Peace is built, just like it can be broken.
By Rev Edward Buri 7 months ago
The dual nature of peace: Built by intent and nurtured by spirituality
Kenya needs more truth lovers in leadership to run citizens' affairs
An open truth about Kenya's current administration and the opposition is that they both want power. Those in government want the power in full while the opposition wants to be powerful.
By Edward Buri 8 months ago
Kenya needs more truth lovers in leadership to run citizens' affairs
When wisdom departs foolishness rules
People associate leadership with wisdom. But unfortunately, it is not always so. Leadership does not insulate against foolishness. Even kings and presidents are susceptible to wisdom droughts.
By Rev Edward Buri 8 months ago
When wisdom departs foolishness rules
Money has crusaders while morality lacks evangelists
As a dangerously religious country, we must ask ourselves, "Where does our help come from?" The Good News is that God is using Okiya Omtatah to move mountains.
By Edward Buri 8 months ago
Money has crusaders while morality lacks evangelists
Moses Kuria: Courier of coarseness veiled as right to freedom of expression
Moses Kuria is not the kind to lose an argument. He does not apologise. He must make the point that he is not stupid - even when he sounds so.
By Rev Edward Buri 8 months ago
Moses Kuria: Courier of coarseness veiled as right to freedom of expression
Embracing love: The transformative power for leaders and citizens alike
Love looks like a senior officer resigning as a matter of principle when a scandal happens under their watch. Love looks like a president who leads the nation in truth, even when it hurts him.
By Rev Edward Buri 9 months ago
Embracing love: The transformative power for leaders and citizens alike
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Ruto requires the Omtatah-Kwame voice of truth in running his affairs
Now that President Ruto takes a Socratic approach to dialogue, someone should put him with his passion, Kwame with his logic and facts and Omtatah with his law in one conversation table.
By Edward Buri 9 months ago
Ruto requires the Omtatah-Kwame voice of truth in running his affairs
A country's true worth is measured by its values, not economic whizzes
A country's true worth is less in its economic whizzes and more in its values champions. A country is doubly blessed when the economic gurus are also 'value freaks'.
By Edward Buri 9 months ago
A country's true worth is measured by its values, not economic whizzes
Stop being defensive when Kenyans remind you of the weight of an oath
Kenyans have been described often as they of a short memory. They either forget the wrong done to them and move on or forget the wrong they did and repeat it.
By Rev Edward Buri 9 months ago
Stop being defensive when Kenyans remind you of the weight of an oath
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Why Kenya needs more graft spirits exorcists in the mould of Health CS
There is a kind of evil that cannot be removed "apart from prayer and fasting." Such defies regular catharsis. This defiant type is the Kemsa variant.
By Rev Edward Buri 9 months ago
Why Kenya needs more graft spirits exorcists in the mould of Health CS
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When Caesar knocks, his appetite for more taxes knows no bounds
Jesus described the legitimacy of what belongs to Caesar by saying "Give....." This implies a proactive duty.
By Edward Buri 10 months ago
When Caesar knocks, his appetite for more taxes knows no bounds
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President should be a walking specimen of his national vision
President Ruto's intellect is vivid. By all means, he is a good mind and wears his doctorate well. His thread of thought is systematic and his positions are well-reasoned.
By Edward Buri 10 months ago
President should be a walking specimen of his national vision
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When faith kills: From church farm to the deathly graveyard
The devil is alive and well. He masquerades as an angel of light - even dresses in impeccable white. Just like a lizard finds its way into the palace, demons find their way into church.
By Rev Edward Buri 10 months ago
When faith kills: From church farm to the deathly graveyard
Politicians have killed patriotism through consistent finger-pointing
Playing a blame game is lame. The blame game necessitates hiring name-tarnishing experts. But more is required of the ruling administration than name soiling and "toboa " chants.
By Rev Edward Buri 10 months ago
Politicians have killed patriotism through consistent finger-pointing
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Hustler movement - Hustling government
Former hustlers arriving in big cars in the camp of actual hustlers and waving banners of love is suspect. Were it not for their desire for power, the visit may not have happened.
By Edward Buri 11 months ago
Hustler movement - Hustling government
The spirit of Easter lies in reputable leaders drawn to serve in humility
A handful of our national leaders are reflective enough to come home to sense. But the majority are arrogant, do not care to conceal it and even proceed to be proud of the arrogance.
By Rev Edward Buri 11 months ago
The spirit of Easter lies in reputable leaders drawn to serve in humility
Attackers may destroy holy places but they cannot flee God's presence
Sacredness pervades all aspects of life - even scientists in the grandest of secular laboratories have ethical cautions not "to play God."
By Edward Buri 11 months ago
Attackers may destroy holy places but they cannot flee God's presence
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Here is why politicians should never downplay the real value of dialogue
What if dialogue was the only way to Kenya's salvation? Would we still reject it? What would that mean to our nation? Naaman had to dip himself in a river he considered dirty.
By Rev Edward Buri 11 months ago
Here is why politicians should never downplay the real value of dialogue
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A phone call lasting five minutes can avert months of political disruptions
When people are already teary out of hunger, to add tear gas into their eyes is grave disservice. To suffer poverty and suffer peacelessness is to die twice.
By Rev Edward Buri 11 months ago
A phone call lasting five minutes can avert months of political disruptions
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Church and gayism: the paradox of challenging while loving
The writer says as the Church forbids homosexuality, love should always be the constant.
By Edward Buri 1 year ago
Church and gayism: the paradox of challenging while loving
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Why prosperity gospel should not be condemned but redeemed
By its structure, the prosperity gospel does not take a bottom-up approach. The pastor has to prosper first so that they earn the authority to speak prosperity into the lives of others.
By Edward Buri 1 year ago
Why prosperity gospel should not be condemned but redeemed
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Praying for rain: How the church is dancing its sure way to irrelevance
When the Israelites were in the desert, God did not respond to the desert situation by supplying rain. Manna - not ran - was the intervention.
By Edward Buri 1 year ago
Praying for rain: How the church is dancing its sure way to irrelevance
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Mobile phone: Be wary of the new doubled-edged sword
Phones have evolved into crime scenes. The gadgets of communication have become gates into transgression. So we hold and hide them. We obey the "strong password" instruction.
By Rev Edward Buri 1 year ago
Mobile phone: Be wary of the new doubled-edged sword
Character is the human symbol of God's image, always appreciate it
Even when spirituality is convenient, you will clap your hands and sing Halleluiah! But that does not mean that you will not take your spot at the club.
By Rev Edward Buri 1 year ago
Character is the human symbol of God's image, always appreciate it
Young people are crying out for help, here is how we can uplift their lives
Many young people are confidently confused. They have no sure place to locate their identity. They are not discerners but copiers. This copying often turns crippling.
By Rev Edward Buri 1 year ago
Young people are crying out for help, here is how we can uplift their lives
Young people are crying out for help, here's how we can boost their lives
Young people perceive themselves as drastically different from other generations. This creates what can described as an "island illusion" where they push everyone to a calculated distance.
By Edward Buri 1 year ago
Young people are crying out for help, here's how we can boost their lives
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