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Rev Edward Buri

Medics' strike litmus test of State's sincerity in revamping healthcare

Government's pride and acting mighty and immovable towards solving the current doctors strike is unnecessary, unwise and time-wasting.
By Rev Edward Buri 19 days ago
Medics' strike litmus test of State's sincerity in revamping healthcare
Kill the lies in our politics, for there is no development without morality
Kill the lies in our politics, for there is no development without morality
By Rev Edward Buri 1 month ago
Betrayal in the city: The Bishop's double-edged identity is blunted
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Betrayal in the city: The Bishop's double-edged identity is blunted
By Rev Edward Buri 1 month ago
10 ways the Kenyan church is stunting its growth, influence
10 ways the Kenyan church is stunting its growth, influence
By Rev Edward Buri 2 months ago
Contemporary Kenya lacks resolute pastors who can speak truth to power
Living in a heavily religious country means that pastors are a key part of the community. It helps, therefore, to understand pastor typologies as it guides expectations and affiliations.
By Rev Edward Buri 2 months ago
Contemporary Kenya lacks resolute pastors who can speak truth to power
Root of all evil: Money is taking man away from God, the way serpent did
Money is a major factor in our day-to-day living. It dominates conversations. In social gatherings, people are always talking about how to make money, how money was lost or how to spend it.
By Rev Edward Buri 2 months ago
Root of all evil: Money is taking man away from God, the way serpent did
Silencing the 'E' story perpetuates warped thinking that failure is bad
"E" scorers are nowhere to be heard. But the day they turn around their story and become winners, they will earn access to the microphone and the newspaper.
By Rev Edward Buri 3 months ago
Silencing the 'E' story perpetuates warped thinking that failure is bad
As long as Christmas is about Jesus, it cannot be reduced to secular hype
The church has failed in its creativity to assemble a universal symbolic experience to capture the mystery of the entry of its Lord into the world.
By Rev Edward Buri 4 months ago
As long as Christmas is about Jesus, it cannot be reduced to secular hype
The Kenya we want lies hidden in our moral sense, but do we care?
Kenya at sixty is a begging giant and a moral dwarf. We are crying about the debt burden while remaining silent about the moral crisis that led us here and keeps us here.
By Rev Edward Buri 4 months ago
The Kenya we want lies hidden in our moral sense, but do we care?
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 5 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 5 months ago
Kawira Mwangaza impeachment: Did the bishop save the governor?
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 7 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 7 months ago
Young athletes' prayer magnets for Kenya and inspiration for all ages
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 7 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 8 months ago
Spirituality devoid of character has no power to transform the nation
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 8 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 9 months ago
The dual nature of peace: Built by intent and nurtured by spirituality
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 9 months ago
When wisdom departs foolishness rules
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 10 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 10 months ago
Embracing love: The transformative power for leaders and citizens alike
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 10 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 11 months ago
Why Kenya needs more graft spirits exorcists in the mould of Health CS
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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 11 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 1 year ago
Politicians have killed patriotism through consistent finger-pointing
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 1 year ago
The spirit of Easter lies in reputable leaders drawn to serve in humility
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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 1 year 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 1 year ago
A phone call lasting five minutes can avert months of political disruptions
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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
How Luther King's ideals can help us realise our quest for Kenyanism
King's life should be mirrored in communities to allow his spirit breathe life into situations of oppression and fuel imagination in creating practical paths to freedoms.
By Rev Edward Buri 1 year ago
How Luther King's ideals can help us realise our quest for Kenyanism
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The church will need to reform if it's to have any impact this year
Preach but do not offend. Meet the needs of the people but hold back any radical call for reform. Stagism presents a Christ on brakes!
By Rev Edward Buri 1 year ago
The church will need to reform if it's to have any impact this year
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Empty holy noise from churches is a nuisance and ought to be muted
For the Church to justify its blaring sounds, it must work on loading them with a contemporary "Jericho effect".
By Rev Edward Buri 1 year ago
Empty holy noise from churches is a nuisance and ought to be muted
Earth's eight billion people, many with empty plates, need love to live
The Garden of Eden began with one human. Earth was fresh - succulent with plenty. But the planet was obviously too big for just one person. Its sheer size told it was made for many.
By Rev Edward Buri 1 year ago
Earth's eight billion people, many with empty plates, need love to live
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Speaking truth to power not enough in dealing with excesses of the State
The pulpit must provoke the people to alertness and call them to action. The pulpit is endowed with a transcendent status that no State ear can ignore. A distracted pulpit is a politician's joy.
By Rev Edward Buri 1 year ago
Speaking truth to power not enough in dealing with excesses of the State
Church must be outdoors not in enclosed arenas where fans meet for performances
To the challenge of an identity crisis, the church must name itself based on its mission and intended impact in the present times. A rudderless church takes its members in circles.
By Rev Edward Buri 1 year ago
Church must be outdoors not in enclosed arenas where fans meet for performances
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Church in identity crisis, risks getting assimilated by powerful State
The church is facing an identity crisis relating to its positioning in the new political administration. As it pulls in different directions, some are happy insiders, others are stranded outsiders.
By Rev Edward Buri 1 year ago
Church in identity crisis, risks getting assimilated by powerful State
Woman's Guild and the power of compassion
There is space for women religious movements to grow into significant lobby groups on policy matters.
By Rev Edward Buri 1 year ago
Woman's Guild and the power of compassion
In politics, standing with people is good, but standing out is better
People embrace the ordinariness of the person as they vet their extraordinariness. Different aspirants will struggle differently.
By Rev Edward Buri 2 years ago
In politics, standing with people is good, but standing out is better
God cannot be used as a pawn to serve people’s ambitions
Ruto’s speech demonstrates how spiritual narrative can be tuned to serve political expression. This affirms the versatility of spiritual language.
By Rev Edward Buri 2 years ago
God cannot be used as a pawn to serve people’s ambitions
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Captured priests diluting gospel by adding ‘Hail money’ to sermons
President Uhuru Kenyatta has critiqued the church before. But his Sagana 3 speech went beyond a critique to a judgment, “You will go to hell!”
By Rev Edward Buri 2 years ago
Captured priests diluting gospel by adding ‘Hail money’ to sermons
More Tutus needed! A man of the people
We may not all be commissioned to give up our lives in his fashion, but we all need a serving of Tutuism.
By Rev Edward Buri 2 years ago
More Tutus needed! A man of the people
Spirituality is a potent asset for our crucial and radical transformation
Rev Linnet Muraya is a loud exhibit of the potency of the church and spirituality.
By Rev Edward Buri 2 years ago
Spirituality is a potent asset for our crucial and radical transformation
Civility must be the new currency of our fire starters and stone throwers
Adolescents are no longer playing with fire–they are speaking with it. ‘Kondele-scents’ are supposed to be speaking the peace language by now, but...
By Rev Edward Buri 2 years ago
Civility must be the new currency of our fire starters and stone throwers
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