John 20:19. In the evening of that same day, the first day of the week, the doors were closed in the room where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews. Jesus came and stood among them. He said to them, ‘Peace be with you’, and showed them his hands and his side.” She looked at me and said “Mustapha, I need your help. I have this great job, but I am not happy. I have a loving husband, but I am not happy. I have a fantastic car, but I am not happy. I have a one square mile land in the village, farm where we have planted trees and another part…
The sister temptations, part 3
How Hot is Your Love Life? Take a Survey Today to find how to make your relationships magnetic by clicking this link She looked at me and kissed me. I enjoyed the warm kiss. I put off the light in the sitting room; and left only the television on. I held her tightly. And she too. And as they say the rest is history. “Let me know if you need a massage. Your shoulders look stiff. This is holiday. You need to relax”, she said. “You have never watched a movie with me. Why?” She added, as she moved away from me. Usually, I avoid such temptations by leaving the house and going…
Tool #34 of 104 is to be a mentor, a God parent who does not betray trust
Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it. One of the readers of the Mbuya Church Sunday Bulletin wrote to me. “I am a baptism father for one of my friend’s son. He is in primary one. I would like your advice on how fulfill my responsibilities.” Some people we bring into our lives have different motives. As we learn on this Palm Sunday, the same people who we trust. They praise us today may be the same people who seek for our heads the next day. As it happened to Jesus Christ, why should we presume…
Tool #33 of 104 is to pray for strength to endure tough times
Luke 13:1- 4 Some people arrived and told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with that of their sacrifices. At this he said to them, ‘Do you suppose these Galileans who suffered like that were greater sinners than any other Galileans? They were not, I tell you. No; but unless you repent you will all perish as they did. Why does love and trust fly out of the window within just two years of marriage for some couples? What is the secret to a happy and loving marriage? Why are some families happy while others not? What makes a wonderful family? Following several letters in response to my first article…
Tool #31 of 104 is to accept and carry your own cross
What is your personal cross? Have you accepted to carry it without complaining or you are working hard to have others carry it for you. At family level, people don’t want to carry their own cross. At any slightest of a challenge, they want an easy way out. On 5th June 2010, a former old boy at Makerere University called asking for help in his wedding preparations. He requested that I support him as his best man. I hesitated, but he insisted. That evening he came to my office and we reminisced the University times and how we were buddies. He had been a close friend during our time at campus in the…
Tool #29 of 104 is to forgive
Luke 6:27-29 “But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. If someone slaps you on one cheek, turn to them the other also.” He was sacked at the height of his career. September 12th 2004, one of the managers, a 48 aged Engineer, working in a government Ministry then, was subject of an investigation because of a malicious tip-off from a colleague. The victim, had used personal savings to buy a piece of land in Bugolobi in preparation for retirement. He wanted to build rental units for the middle class to provide the needed income…
