Small Things Are Great

As we transition from studying the writings of Matthew to those of Mark, it’s good to remember—we’re still tracing the history of the same man, Jesus. Matthew highlighted what He said. Mark now shows us what He did. Ni kusema na kutenda. One big concern that often keeps people from fully turning to the Lord is this: Is it really possible to live a holy life in this world? Mark’s account gives us a loud “yes!”—proving that a man born of woman can lead a holy life and that a sinner can indeed become a saint. If Matthew was like the training manual, then Mark is the touchdown after a long rugby run—tackled, sweaty, in pain, but victorious. The teachings in Matthew were heavy. Jesus didn’t lower the bar for the new life; He raised it so high that it almost feels impossible. But then, He lived it. He walked the mission, embraced growth, built community, and lived in holiness. He proved that what is impossible with man is possible with God (Mark 10:27). He proved you can actually be holy as ...

In my continued discussions on matters corruption and careless living, I'm of the conclusion that it's not a lack of morals but rather the sin problem (Romans 3:23). You see, sin’s nature is to take the good and make it bad. Everything that God set up as good, man and the sinful nature collided and ruined it (Genesis 1:31; Romans 7:18). God, in trying to fix things, set up rules, but we kept on breaking them (Romans 8:3). He set up rulers, but we never bothered to follow them (1 Samuel 8:7; Hosea 8:4). So He changed tactic and reversed the order of creation. Initially, the order was: places (heaven and earth, Genesis 1:1), particles (occupants of the places, Genesis 1:20-25), and people (managers of the particles, Genesis 1:26-28). The problem started not with the places or the particles, but the people—our brother Adam and his girlfriend 😀🤦 (Genesis 3:6-7). Wasione hii blog please. So God changed tactic and decided to fix the problem from the root. His tactic became to trans...

Wouldn’t it be great if, instead of just casting out demons, we could also kill  them? Imagine rebuking them, binding them, then locking them up somewhere with no option for bail. Case closed, problem solved, forever! We could be counting down to victory. 358 demons to go and we're done. Searching for them, hunting them down and give them a kick to their death. That would be amazing! Unfortunately, that’s not how it works. Until their day of judgment, these evil spirits are free to roam and rule wherever they’re permitted. Yesterday, or was it jana, this thought crossed my mind and it hit me like a sad revelation: demons don’t die.🥺 Look at these reports: “When the demon was driven out, the man who had been mute spoke” (Matthew 9:33). “Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of the boy, and he was healed at that moment” (Matthew 17:18). “She begged Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter… Jesus said, ‘The demon has left your daughter.’ She went home and found the demon gone”...

In our yearly Bible reading, we’re now in the book of Matthew. The word that keeps leaping off the page for me is fulfill . Matthew uses it about 7 times.  To FULFILL is to bring to completion that which was incomplete — and this is where prophecy comes in. Last year, I learnt to study the Bible with a Jewish posture and this word gains new weight from that perspective. To a Jew, prophecies were spoken, yes, but not yet seen. They carried promise but also a sense of something missing. Matthew is putting every effort to show the Jews(Israelites) that every fulfillment is tied to prophecy concerning the Messiah. Words once carried by prophets now find their completion in Jesus. This man, Jesus — Yehoshua, meaning Yehovah saves — is truly the God who saves. Finally, salvation was delivered to the Jew first and also to the gentiles(Akamba, Ameru, Abagusii...all other nations) If you are still searching for salvation, you will only find it in Him. “All this took place to fulfill what t...

Last year, I realized something sobering: a good number of my friends either don’t believe the second half of Daniel or have never even read it. That discovery was both sad and eye-opening. Yet, it opened the door to some rich conversations. Here’s a reality I discovered in 2024: there are men who have dedicated their lifetimes to trying to prove that the Bible is not what it claims to be. Many of their doctorates and scholarly works are built on this premise. And one of their favorite strategies is to take individual books of the Bible and argue that the authorship is false. Daniel is one of their prime targets. Their reasoning? “It would be impossible for Daniel to describe future events with such precision. Therefore, this must have been written by someone else, centuries later, who simply used Daniel’s name.” Their evidence usually points to: * The presence of a few Greek words, * Some Persian terms, * And the fact that Daniel is written in both Hebrew and Aramaic. B...

There’s a film from our Indian friends titled 3 Idiots. It follows the lives of three college students, each on a journey to pursue their dreams of becoming engineers. They end up at ICE (Imperial College of Engineering), and their story is as icy as it is inspiring. The three boys — Rancho, Farhan, and Raju — each represent different struggles many of us can identify with. Rancho is an orphan who has embraced his situation. He lives life to the fullest, squeezing out every drop of knowledge and joy he can find. He thrives not on wealth or family connections, but on curiosity and courage. Farhan  comes from a comfortable family. He is loved and well provided for — but not in the way that feeds his soul. His father insists he must become an engineer, shelving Farhan’s true passion for photography. His life becomes a quiet misery: successful on paper, but starving for authenticity. Raju , meanwhile, comes from deep poverty. His sick father, worried mother, and sidelined sister weigh...

One of my most disappointing moments in ministry was having to witness the neglect of school ministry in our Day Schools(2017). And to be honest, this neglect came from two sides — outside and inside. From outside, I noticed how busy missioners were just trying to make ends meet in our economy. Some worked 8–5 jobs that gave them no room for midweek school services. Others were entrepreneurs whose hustles — especially if it was a shop — demanded their attention in the evening. This left CU patrons without seasoned, passionate ministers to serve alongside them. We all had our valid excuses whenever called: 1. Niko job. 2. Nikitokea itakua too late. 3. Niko na majukumu. The result? Most ministers were only available on weekends… but Day Schools don’t meet then. Slowly by slowly, these external challenges started affecting things internally. Patrons were left alone, with no minister, no present ministry team, and sometimes not even a fellow teacher to help. I’ve seen this first-hand — in ...