As we decide who to vote for, we are inevitably voting for what is most important to us. This priority could be is a less corrupt government, “solving” inequality or the provision of basic services. It could also be our fears based on our apartheid past, a fear of the […]
Author: Tendai Chitsike
About that bucket list — Tendai Chitsike
A monthly column that reflects on living in the Kingdom of God. I was fortunate enough to overhear a short conversation between a mother and daughter. The daughter, eyes full of starry-eyed imagination, gushed forth with the priorities on her “bucket list”, including swimming with dolphins as a “must-do”. When […]
Why pastors are the new witchdoctors, spirit mediums and con-artists (and how to change that) — Tendai Chitsike
A monthly column that reflects on living in the Kingdom of God. Zimbabwean investigative journalist Edmund Kudzayi tweeted the following recently: “Zimbabwe needs a cleansing ceremony. Pastors, prophets, witchdoctors, spirit mediums, etc. Lock all of them up in the National Sports Stadium…” The tweet was undoubtedly his most popular in […]
Crossing the Jordan in flood season — Tendai Chitsike
Gateway News columnist Tendai Chitsike shares on the amazing world-impacting “student church” he leads in Grahamstown, and their daunting new challenge of acquiring a church building against unforseen odds. By the grace of God, in the year I arrived to study at Rhodes University in 1997, God used some wonderful […]
Thoughts on the compulsory teaching of history — Tendai Chitsike
A monthly column that reflects on living in the Kingdom of God. With the announcement by South Africa’s Education Minister that the teaching of history will become a compulsory subject up to and including Matriculants, history is in the news again. This move has been on the cards for some […]
Is Christianity a white man’s religion?
A monthly column that reflects on living in the Kingdom of God. A popular claim that is increasingly made insists that Christianity is essentially a white man’s religion. The assertion is often made for personal, academic or contemporary reasons, and it is therefore vital to find out why this claim […]
Will we pass the faith on to our kids? — Tendai Chitsike
A monthly column that reflects on living in the Kingdom of God. Perhaps my reason for writing this is the realisation that my oldest child is approaching adolescence. As a result, my wife and I are looking at what lies around the corner and how we can best prepare […]
The state capture I fear the most — Tendai Chitsike
A monthly column that reflects on living in the Kingdom of God. In his first address as President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa responded to the various commendations given him by various opposition party leaders. He mentioned the fact that he studied at what is now Limpopo University at the […]
Personal evangelism or social concern: Which is primary? — Tendai Chitsike
A monthly column that reflects on living in the Kingdom of God. Popular pastor and author Timothy Keller was in Twitter wars recently. It appeared that he made some comments that a lot of people found very controversial, so much so that it generated significant debate. Here was his comment […]
Smacking, schooling and screening: What’s the big idea and why should I care?
A monthly column that reflects on living in the Kingdom of God. The recent dramatic events in Zimbabwe and elsewhere in the world at various times beg the question: What is at the core of freedom? The well known story of the Exodus deals with just this issue. Here, Moses […]