It is on record that changing the name of this country from Rhodesia to Zimbabwe is regarded as landmark. There had to be a distinction, after the blacks had taken over from white rulers. The change made everyone feel that, indeed, there had been some new dispensation in Zimbabwe. But,…
Happiness and influence on other people
Everyone wants to experience happiness in this life. But happiness is illusive, as most people pursue the opposite of what leads to happiness. They spend their energies on concerns that lead to unhappiness—yet dreaming that such endeavors are what leads to happiness. The saddest thing is that such people cannot…
Ancestral Spirit worshipers and God Almighty.
In the Ndebele culture, the worship of God is through the ancestral spirits. In other words, in that religion, humans are considered as dying physically, but spiritually, they do not die. The ancestral spirit religion belief is as real as anything considered as such—though not proven physically. The origins of…
Where to, Zimbabwe? It’s time to distinguish the Suppressor
Problem is that a suppressor is not easily distinguishable. A reckless driver is the one with a tendency to blame someone else, rather than accept responsibility for wrong driving. When accepting responsibility, two possible developments could take place. Either the driver corrects the wrongness, or accepts being not the right…
What consecrates Christianity is Allegiance to Jesus
Christianity is characterized in various denominations, administered according to the patterns and directions of the respective authorities. None claims not to follow the teachings of Jesus. However, adherence to a particular denomination disqualifies allegiance to Jesus. The early Church also faced the phenomenon of allegiance to individual characters, rather than…
Misinterpretation of ‘politics’ causes confusion
The definition of politics implies the ability to exercise good judgement in managing people in public affairs. It is intended for the welfare of ordinary humans, when conserving and manipulating the country’s available resources. Politicians are, therefore, highly necessary—when effective. It is impossible for humans to survive optimally, without proper…
Collectivity makes a difference in survival game
In jungle life, lions take advantage of the inability of its prey to reason and appreciate that unity is a powerful fortress. A herd of buffaloes fails to reason that the other buffalo’s problem should be taken as their own. Those brute animals think in terms of individual survival—though moving…
Truth is established by verification.
Possibly, ninety-five percent of problems in this world come from failure to take trouble to verify things believed—whether true or false. This includes information coming from our own biological parents. The tendency is to believe everything said, without verification. Where did all this folly come from? Skepticism also has a…
Adam is not the first Man to be created
Most Christians consider declaring that Adam was not created first as absurd. But those with analytical minds would seek to prove before denouncing. There are many factors revealing Adam, not, necessarily having been the first human. Of course, Adam was first, according to common narrative. But not according to the…
Secrecy in parables and the mission of Jesus
The majority of sincere Christians assume that the three-and-a-half-year ministry of Jesus was to convert as many people as possible. But, if carefully analyzing Scriptures, the mission of Jesus was not focused on converting everyone. The miracles, including healing and the profound knowledge of Scriptures, revealed Jesus as the Messiah—according…