On 5th June 2010, a former old boy at the oldest and pre-eminent University in East Africa, Makerere University, called asking for help. He requested over a phone call for my support in his upcoming wedding preparations. I hesitated, but he insisted. After almost two years of no contact, this call came like a stranger. I appreciated the call and the request. To show his seriousness, that very evening he came to my office. We reminisced the University times and how we were buddies. He had been a close friend during our time at the campus in the MBA class.…

“John the Baptist appeared, preaching in the desert of Judea and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!” It was of him that the prophet Isaiah had spoken when he said: A voice of one crying out in the desert, Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths”, Matthew 3:1-12 This is the period of the year when the home is full. The children are back for the Christmas holidays. If you are still a parent who drives your children to school, now you can enjoy your bed and wake up at your pace without…

‘So stay awake, because you do not know the day when your master is coming. You may be quite sure of this, that if the householder had known at what time of the night the burglar would come, he would have stayed awake and would not have allowed anyone to break through the wall of his house. Therefore, you too must stand ready because the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.’ Matthew 24:37-44 It is an old wisdom that good luck is when preparedness meets opportunity. If you want to get lucky, you must…

“‘Have you no fear of God at all?’ he said. ‘You got the same sentence as he did, but in our case we deserved it: we are paying for what we did. But this man has done nothing wrong. Jesus,’ he said ‘remember me when you come into your kingdom.’ ‘Indeed, I promise you,’ he replied, ‘today you will be with me in paradise”, Luke 23:35-43 What is leadership? What are the qualities of a good leader? Get a piece of paper and write five names of people you consider as the best leaders in your opinion. What makes you…

Jesus said, ‘All these things you are staring at now – the time will come when not a single stone will be left on another: everything will be destroyed’, Luke 21:5-19. “Don’t get ready. Stay ready.” This is what our Football team coach always told us. You were to stay ready throughout the match. Looking at the ball, all the time. “Don’t get ready. Stay ready. Keep your eyes on the ball all the time”, our coach often shouted. Our coach, a short, dark skinned man, with a commanding voice,  was a talented leader and teacher. He had a way…

“Now he is God, not of the dead, but of the living; for to him all men are in fact alive,” Luke 20:27-38 There are days we all wish never came to pass. But that is outside our control. And so, you have to learn to accept events and things you cannot control to live a good life. One event in March 1994 stuck in my mind. A message came through a stranger that my sister, Atugonza Immaculate (RIP) was no more. They told us she had died giving birth – both baby and mother did not make it. My…