Every Christmas holiday, my siblings and I congregate our families in one home to celebrate and fellowship together. During the 2011 celebration I overheard our children discussing an intriguing question: “Should a Christian listen to secular music?”
Of course similar questions may

I have seen a lot of people use this phrase, “Near  Church but far from God”. I was born in a Christian family. My Father is a Reverend Canon. I thought that was an automatic passport to heaven. But with time I realised that like any other person, I also fell short of God’s glory. This compelled me to give my life to Christ.

At a recent meeting, one senior staff member said something that really caught my ear. She had chaired a meeting where people were to do a SWOT analysis on a UCU document.
Now SWOT stands for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats in that order. It is commonly used for planning purposes.

Spiritual growth is a lifelong pursuit. We grow in spiritual maturity moment by moment. Just like physical exercise, if we stop exercise, our bodies may not show the results of inactivity for a while, but one day, we wake up and everything is sagging in all the wrong places.

The Director of Student Affairs Rev Milton Tweheyo was on the 19th and 20th of November  2011 on an official visit to Mbale Campus.
As the guest preacher at the Campus during Community Worship Hour, Tweheyo asked brethren to cease living saltless lives, and strive to be a light unto the world.
He was preaching under the theme: “Adding Value to Life.”
In this regard, Tweheyo shared from the book of Mathew 5:13-16.
Tweheyo also spoke at St. Andrews Cathedral, Mbale on the relevance of the message of the cross to those that are saved.
 He implored Christians not to waver from the teachings of the Bible, but stand firm in their faith in Christ.

We need to keep in mind what Martin Luther King Jr. said, “We must learn to live together as brothers. Or we are going to perish as fools.” 
It is impossible to work for peace where there is no love for the people among whom you seek to establish peace.
St. Paul now mentions two other building blocks for peace in society. Live in harmony with one another to make peace (Romans 12: 14-16).
This assertion must be put in its immediate context where he has just been discussing the role of spiritual gifts in building the oneness of believers in God’s church (cf Romans 12:3-8).

I have had the opportunity of examining my life with and without God by experience. And I have come to the conclusion that a life with Christ is way much easier and less complicated than a life without him.