Reformed Living Room

What A Glorious Heritage!

2011-10-24T15:34:00.000+02:00

Let this be recorded for a generation to come, so that a people yet to be created may praise the LORD. (Psalm 102:18, ESV) My late uncle, Linda Makelele - freedom fighter, politician, and journalist On 8th September this year, we lost an uncle, Mr. Linda M. Makelele right here in Lusaka. He was the immediate younger brother to my mother, a noted freedom fighter, and one of the founder

"Til Death Do Us Part?" No!

2011-10-06T22:37:00.000+02:00

The octogenarian televangelist, author and businessman, Pat Robertson, is no stranger to many people for his outlandish statements. And as he has grown older, these statements also seem to have grown boldly outrageous that you are left shaking your head in utter disbelief that such comments should be coming from a man who is supposed to be an evangelical Christian, and one

A Weak Christian Who Knew a Strong Saviour

2011-09-01T23:10:00.000+02:00

“My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” (2 Corinthians 12:9, ESV) The 2nd of September marks exactly one year since I lost a cousin, Hellen Kamponge at Wusakile Mine Hospital in Kitwe. In our Kaonde and Zambian tradition, Hellen was my younger sister. Her mother and my mother are sisters, with my mother being the older one. News of her death reached

What Can Be More Precious Than Jewels?

2011-08-09T00:29:00.004+02:00

“An excellent wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels.” (Proverbs 31:10) From early childhood, many of us absorbed the idea that marriage is a natural and integral part of normal life. I remember the games we used to play as I was growing up in the mining town of Luanshya; games that conditioned our minds to the reality of marriage. As dusk set in, we gathered under the faint

Hope Springs Forth from the Land of the Ethiopian Eunuch

2010-10-11T18:09:00.025+02:00

“For as the soil makes the young plant come up and a garden causes seeds to grow, so the Sovereign LORD will make righteousness and praise spring up before all nations.” Isaiah 61:11 When the Christian world dropped the established Julian calendar in 1582, in favour of the revised Gregorian calendar, Ethiopia refused to follow the “crowd,” and stuck to the old Julian calendar. As a consequence,

Celebrating 10 Years of God's Precious Gift

2010-08-27T01:20:00.000+02:00

"Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows" (James 1:17). The birth of a baby in the family is often a source of great joy and celebration. And greater still is the joy if the baby is not only the first one, but also one that comes after the pain of losing two previous pregnancies. Such was the joy

Decent, Informed and Ethical Politics

2010-01-06T11:57:00.000+02:00

On 19th November 2009, Mr. Watson K. Lumba (photo below) was convincingly elected as new Solwezi member of parliament. He contested the same seat in the 2006 elections, and was beaten by the late Benny Tetamashimba by more than 4000 votes. This time around, it was a different story, as the UPND/PF pact demonstrated that it will not be a pushover in the 2011 elections. Lumba is a dear brother in

Christmas Then, and Now

2009-12-24T21:25:00.000+02:00

“For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.” (Luke 2:11)I have lived in many towns in Zambia, but no town holds a special place in my heart the way Luanshya does. Luanshya, that once beautiful garden town, and home to the first large scale copper mine in Zambia still remains my favourite, although the town is now a pale shadow of its former glory. What

Youth Conference at the Tent of Meeting

2009-08-25T11:11:00.000+02:00

Stand up, stand up for Jesus,ye soldiers of the cross;lift high his royal banner, it must not suffer loss.From victory unto victory his army shall he lead,till every foe is vanquished, and Christ is Lord indeed. (George Duffield)As the political and economic climate in Zambia continues to inspire less hope to many Zambians, there is much to disturb and grieve us, but when the well over 200 youths

Promoting Family Religion

2009-06-30T23:24:00.000+02:00