As I grow older I became convinced that effective ministry requires less control than I once imagined. It requires sensitivity.
Tchui za Naivasha.
The city of Nairobi is remarkable in this regard. In that, in thirty minutes, you can move from streets where somebody is arguing with a neighbour over drainage water to avenues where silence itself appears to have a homeowners’ association.
Smelly Flasks
The danger comes when we become so accustomed to our flaws that we can no longer smell them. Human beings have an extraordinary ability to adapt. Spend enough time around a particular odor and eventually you stop noticing it. The same thing happens spiritually
Barbers: Standing Orders.
Suddenly I had evidence. I had receipts. I was no longer just another recruit getting randomly punished for hair. I was now an informed soldier. Sharp soldier defined. As for me and my hair, we shall intimidate the barracks & its dependants…
Wisdom for Life
A man may deny gravity all day long, but if he steps off a cliff, gravity will not suspend its operation to accommodate his disbelief.