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Teaching "is" brainwashing.

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Every form of schooling shapes the mind. Whether it is a madrasa, Sunday school, university lecture hall, or nursery classroom, education always influences how a person thinks. In that sense, all teaching risks becoming brainwashing — not always intentionally, but naturally. Information comes with framing, and framing slowly becomes belief. Because of this, the responsibility of a teacher is heavier than simply passing information. A good teacher does three things: They present the available knowledge. They expose learners to the range of ideas surrounding it. They give their own understanding honestly. Then they step back and allow the listener to decide. This is difficult. Most teachers want agreement. We feel successful when students echo us. Silence feels like failure, disagreement feels like rebellion, and departure feels like rejection. So we subtly pressure decisions — through authority, emotion, or belonging. Yet there exists a model of teaching that worked in the opposite dire...
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Holiness now, Happiness later.

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In our Bible study this year, we're almost shifting to the book of Leviticus. On the onset, many people begin reading Leviticus and quickly feel overwhelmed. It seems full of rules about sacrifices, food, skin diseases, clothing, bodily discharges, and priestly procedures. At first glance, it feels distant and highly ceremonial. But when you slow down, something surprising appears: Leviticus is intensely practical and down to earth. Leviticus is about holiness — but not holiness in a narrow, religious sense. It teaches what we might call the wholeness of life. According to Leviticus, there is no part of life that lies outside God’s concern. Holiness touches health, diet, family relationships, sexuality, clothing, housing, work, and social responsibility. All this things matter to God and therefore they should matter to us. The body matters. What one eats matters. Clean and unclean foods are discussed in detail. Childbirth and bodily conditions are addressed openly. Even haircuts an...
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When the Bible Slows Down — and Finally Starts Explaining Itself

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Whenever people read through the Bible, they usually reach a point where it suddenly feels boring. At the beginning, the story moves fast. Genesis is full of life — creation, families, journeys, conflict, movement. You can retell it around a fire and everyone listens. Then Exodus becomes almost an action movie: a clash between God and the gods of Egypt, plagues, rescue, the sea opening, a nation escaping slavery. It is dramatic and memorable. But then we reach Leviticus… Numbers… and Deuteronomy, many readers slow down or even stop. The reason is not that the Bible has become less meaningful. The reason is that the genre has changed . The speed drops because God is no longer just showing power — He is explaining purpose . As I have been reading, I began to notice a pattern in the Pentateuch; In Genesis, God introduces Himself. In Exodus, God introduces His strategy of salvation. In Leviticus, God communicates His expectations for the people He has called. In Numbers, God divides those ...
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We Had to Redefine God, Salvation, and Belief

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Yesterday at Matunda Senior School, something important began. We launched what I am calling pulpit-based discipleship — teaching the whole CU (about 170 students) not through evangelistic preaching, but through careful explanation. Not sound, not hype, but foundation. The concern that triggered this series was simple but serious. A message from Mwalimu: “I feel like we need to take the whole church through topics like: What is salvation? Why does mankind need salvation? Who is the saviour? What does it mean to be saved? What are we saved from? New life after salvation. Growth in Christ as a believer. The church needs basic doctrine so that they believe with understanding and become true disciples.” Many students respond to altar calls again and again — but do they actually understand what salvation is? So instead of beginning with “Come to Jesus,” we began with three words: God — Salvation — Believer Because if those three are not understood, everything else becomes confusion. 1. Go...
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Exodus² - Chapter 1

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I recently began reading the book of Exodus, and I wasn’t prepared for how immediately  relevant it would feel. This book wastes no time. From the very first chapter, the themes are heavy, confronting, and strangely familiar; Power, Fear, and Oppression Verse 10 struck me hard. The language—“ let us deal shrewdly with them ”—carries uncomfortable echoes of black slavery, colonial systems, and even modern movements like Black Lives Matter. There’s a sense of calculated fear at play. The Israelites are growing, and the Egyptian king sees them not as people, but as a problem to be managed. What follows is chilling: enslavement, forced labour, and eventually infanticide. Racism and oppression are not modern inventions—they are ancient strategies born out of fear and insecurity. Lahaula! What stands out is that Egypt’s response is not open warfare. It is strategic oppression. Quiet. Systematic. Shrewd. That word— shrewd  —sent me to the concordance and the Bible dictionary, and eee...
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Exodus¹ - The parable.

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“These Are the Names.” That’s 👆 the original Hebrew title of the book we call Exodus. A record written by our brother Moses, it tells a story of rescue, relationship, and restoration. While we often read it as Israel’s story, it is just as much the testimony of every believer. Once, we were bound. God saw our captivity. He heard our cry. And He came down to rescue us. Exodus is not just history; it is a living picture of how God sets captives free. * It is God who sees people in bondage. * It is God who hears their cry for help. * It is God who sends deliverance. * It is God who defines the path of rescue. * And it is God who disciplines us when we refuse His way. In many ways, Exodus reads like a parable — an earthly story carrying a heavenly meaning. That has always been God’s language. Even when He walked among us, Scripture records that He taught in parables again and again. It seems woven into His way of communicating truth. In Genesis, we meet God as Creator, introducing Himself...
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Genesis⁸ 37-50 Josephites

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Some names in Scripture carry a story within them—an echo of what God intends to do in a life. One such name is Joseph , a Hebrew name meaning “ God will add ” or “He will increase.” When you look closely, you begin to see a pattern: the Josephs in the Bible were not loud, dramatic, or attention-seeking. They were quiet men who walked through deep struggles—and yet, God increased them in remarkable ways. Let’s walk through these Josephs. 1. Joseph, Son of Jacob — Increased After Hardship. He began as the youngest boy with big dreams, hated by his brothers and sold into slavery. From being falsely accused, forgotten in prison, and overlooked by people, Joseph’s life looked like a chain of disappointments. But God kept adding. God added favor in Potiphar’s house. God added wisdom in prison. God added interpretation of dreams. God added authority until he stood second to Pharaoh and preserved nations from famine. Joseph’s silence wasn’t weakness—it was the stillness of a man who trust...
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