Small Things Are Great

Not everyone is trending. Some are hidden, healing, and hearing. Elijah's story might just set your heart at peace. This year, while reading 1 Kings 17, I noticed something wild. That chapter is literally 3 years long.   You see, last year, as I was rushing through the Bible, the Lord gently told me that I was reading too fast and ended up missing key moments. It’s easy to miss these golden bits when we’re trying to finish a program , prepare a sermon, or prove a point. 🤦 So this year, I’m repenting by slowing down my reading. Niombewe nifaulu kwa hii safari. Now, back to chapter 17:   It kicks off with Elijah delivering a bold message to Ahab — that it won’t rain until Elijah commands it. Where does he get that confidence? It's grounded in God’s earlier word to Israel in Deuteronomy 11. Then when chapter 18 begins, it says, " …the word of the Lord came to Elijah in the third year… " — meaning, between 17 and 18, a whole 3 years pass! I noticed a few crazy things:...

Someone once joked and said that “Marriage is the number one cause of divorce.” No marriage, no divorce, right?😀🤦 But seriously, we live in wild times. People are marrying same gender, animals, themselves—even inanimate objects. And guess what? Some of these are legal in certain societies. But what did marriage originally mean? Biblically, it started with KNOWING  😉 — yes, sex. Adam saw Eve, liked her, and knew her. No priest. No parents. No papers. That got me thinking: when does marriage actually start? I've asked around — “ When did you get married? ” The answers are all over the place. To share a few, some say, “Wedding day.” Others, “When we paid dowry.” while others say, “When we started living together.” Again, is it either of them or some of them combined? But those factors didn't exist in Eden. So I turned to God with the same question. His answer? “ WHEN YOU COMMIT TO HER. ” Not when you sleep with her. Not when you sign papers. Not even when your guardians approve...

God desires that our hearts align with His, not just act in ways that look godly. It's easy — and very common — for us to desire good things like prayer, giving, tithing, fasting, and say, 'I am pleasing God.' But the real question is: Is this what He actually desires from me at this time? Psalm 37:4 says, 'Delight yourself in the LORD, and HE WILL GIVE YOU the desires of your heart.' Notice — He doesn’t promise to fulfill whatever desires we bring. He first plants His desires inside us as we delight in Him — then He fulfills those. The thin line is this: Our will done God’s way : I want to give; I make it look spiritual; I follow religious habits and feel right because it matches Scripture. Remember Ananias and Sapphira? God’s will done God’s way : God stirs me; I hear His whisper; I obey, even if it looks different, even if it’s quieter or less glamorous than religious expectations. Check the testimony prior to Ananias story. We see this even in Scripture: Saul o...

You know what I noticed this year that had me laughing and marveling at God all at once? In Acts 6:1, it's recorded:   "In those days when the number of disciples was increasing, the HELLENISTIC JEWS among them complained against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food." Complaints, chaos, and committees (sounds like church life, right?). To solve the issue, a team is set up, and guess who's among the team? Stephen — a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit. Fast-forward just a bit — Stephen, this same Stephen, is now preaching powerfully... and getting stoned to death. (no, not cannabis wannabe— we're talking rocks to the face.) Meanwhile, Saul (who we'll later know as Paul) is standing nearby, doing his best impression of a coat rack, holding jackets for the murderers, smiling approvingly like, "Yeah, you guys are doing the Lord's work." (Plot twist loading...) Now buckle up, because in Acts...

Thinking about this word BLESSING. What do we mean when we say "God bless you, I'm blessed, they're blessed..." Etcetera? Many times, we associate it with things. A house, good grade, a car, a job, a spouse, children... Occasionally, we associate it with feelings of joy, contentment, satisfaction... etcetera. Other times it's to situations; health, the return of a lost relative restoration/reconciliation of a home... among others. In my reading today and following a conversation I had yesterday with a Burji from Marsabit I see this... Psalm 29:11 The Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord blesses his people with peace. This affirms to me that the real blessing is the PEACE of God over a mans life. Looking back at how the priests were instructed to bless the Israelites, there's no mention of things, feelings or situations. It's like the blessing was all about God been happy when He looks at them and Him transferring His peace to them. It reads in Numbe...

Echoes of war, na bado mnacheka kwa viti vya serikali? Bridges burnt while babies beg for bread, U DA ndio wazito wanakula nyama, sisi tukimeza mate, T ears of youth flood the cracked streets of Kenya, E very promise tossed like trash on election day, R uto aka Kasongo, mkono wako sio msafi,   E choes of war, na bado mnacheka kwa viti vya serikali. Bila aibu mnauza ndoto za watoto wetu,  U kweli mnaubandika kwa propaganda za magazeti, T umechoka kupiga kelele hewani, E neo baada ya eneo linaungua kwa njaa na hasira, R isasi za bei rahisi, maisha kwa bei ya raisi,  E choes of war, na bado mnacheka kwa viti vya serikali. Bendera zinapeperusha uongo hewani,   U ma-skini umetundikwa kama bango za siasa, T umebaki kushangilia kwa miguu iliyofungwa pingu, E mbelezwa na ndoto zisizoamka, R udini nyuma mje muone mliyoharibu, E choes of war, na bado mnacheka kwa viti vya serikali.

Upon a hill where three trees stood,   Two thieves hung near what goodness could.   One mocked the Light, with hardened breath,   The other bowed, and found life in death.   Both near the Savior , arms outspread,   One turned his back, one bowed his head.   One clung to pride, to scorn, to loss,   The other clung to mercy's cross.   Both heard the words , both saw His face,   One chose despair, one chose grace.   Distance, you see, is not of miles,   But of a heart that dares or smiles.   We're all as near, we're all as far ,   From heaven’s gate or falling star.   The difference is not time or place—   It’s what we do with offered grace.

Ile season ya kukumbusha teenagers waoge imefika.🚿 (Yes, dear guardians—brace yourselves. The ‘Bathe-or-Perish’ season has landed.) I never used to get it—why Mum would walk in from work, bypass everyone, and go straight to fling open the windows like she’s chasing out demons. Then she’d leave the door open too, like she was giving " something " a chance to escape. 🏃 Kumbe kumbe, tulikua tunanuka. Not just ordinary nuktance— the kind that shifts atmospheres. That room had presence, my friends. Not Holy Spirit kind of presence. This one was... holy stench that can only be detected by adults. Sisi hatukua na house help BTW. You see, she was raising a small army—four boys, born back-to-back like a bad election cycle. My three elder brothers were born in consecutive years. Then came me, the lastborn, with a one-year breather. So yes, we hit teenagehood like a synchronized team—sweaty, smelly, and stubborn. Hapa ata mzazi anaanza kushuku if any of her children are born-again. W...

I'm thinking of something—let me know what you think. There are three men in the Bible who, let's just say, had a very unusual relationship with death. They didn’t exactly go the way of the grave like the rest of us expect to. You know them: Enoch, Elijah, and Yeshua . And when you think about it, these three aren’t just cool stories; they’re blueprints for how we ought to live. First, we have Enoch , whose name means dedicated  or consecrated . Genesis 5:24 drops a simple but profound truth: “Enoch walked with God, and he was not, for God took him.” No chariots of fire, no dramatic goodbyes—just a man who walked so closely with God that one day, God must have said, “ You know what, just come home with Me .” If that’s not life goals, I don’t know what is! Enoch shows us that a life fully dedicated to God makes death an afterthought. Then there's Elijah , the fiery prophet whose name means Yahweh is God.  You remember his exit—chariots of fire, whirlwind, the full cinematic ...