Is St TERESA of Kolkata a Saint According to the Bible ?

In Roman Catholic practice, the saints are revered, prayed to, and in some instances, worshipped (although this is vehemently denied by Catholics). In the Bible, saints are called to revere, worship, and pray to God alone.
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Scripturally speaking, the “saints” are the body of Christ, Christians, the church. All Christians are considered saints. All Christian are saints—and at the same time are called to be saints. First Corinthians 1:2 states it clearly: “To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be holy…” The words “sanctified” and “holy” come from the same Greek root as the word that is commonly translated “saints.” Christians are saints by virtue of their connection with Jesus Christ. Christians are called to be saints, to increasingly allow their daily life to more closely match their position in Christ. This is the biblical description and calling of the saints…………….


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Recently Pope Francis had good words to now St. Teresa according of the Catholic Church; he proclaimed Mother Teresa a saint on Sunday of 4^th Sep 2016, bestowing the Catholic Church’s highest honor on one of the most widely admired public figures in recent history.

**Catholic beatification and canonization not biblical …………………….

In his homily, Pope Francis recalled the new saint as “committed to defending life, ceaselessly proclaiming that the unborn are the weakest, the smallest, the most vulnerable.” But he also said she confronted the “powers of this world” with “their guilt for the crime of poverty they created.”

Mother Teresa was widely hailed as a saint even during her lifetime and won many worldly accolades, including the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979. Only 18 months after her death in 1997, St. John Paul II cut short the usual five-year waiting period to start the canonization process. He beatified her, bestowing the church’s highest honor short of sainthood, in 2003.

All Saints' Day is a solemn holy day of the Catholic Church celebrated annually on November 1. Who is a Saint?

According to Roman-catholic-saints.com and many other Catholic sites wanting us to learn and know the church's saints........ not left out is Pope(s) Francis deserves speedy veneration because 1^st  as a Pope he is assured to live in heaven as a saint, 2nd because he has bn active with Catholic regeneration and evangelism to a  dwindling church in numbers...... like St Teresa he is a living saint to many . Affirmed in his words while saying Mass, Pope Francis said “Saints are examples to imitate”. And noting that saints are not only those who have been canonized (against catholic teachings), but can be anyone from next door neighbors, to members of our own families or others we have met as we live our ordinary lives; the Pope said we must be grateful to them and to God for having given them to us as examples of how to live and die in fidelity to God and to the Gospel......... (Obviously he meant himself coz ordinary Catholics cannot and hv never bn canonized) .

The Catholic Church says throughout history the Church has produced great saints, proving that the Church is holy and able to provide us with what we need to reach sanctity..........

They say in reading the lives of the saints, we see that the saints each reflect, in a unique way, a special facet or virtue of God Himself. Learning about Catholic saints and their lives can inspire us to reach the summit of perfection that God wills for each of us.

A saint is also a person of remarkable holiness who lived a life of heroic virtue, assisted by the Church, during their pilgrimage on earth. They are as varied and exceptional as only God could create them, and each has his own distinct story....................REALLY!!



Question: "What are Christian saints according to the Bible?"

Answer: The word “saint” comes from the Greek word hagios, which means “consecrated to God, holy, sacred, pious." It is almost always used in the plural, “saints.” "…Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much harm he did to Your saints at Jerusalem" (Acts 9:13). "Now as Peter was traveling through all those regions, he came down also to the saints who lived at Lydda" (Acts 9:32). "And this is just what I did in Jerusalem; not only did I lock up many of the saints in prisons …“ (Acts 26:10). There is only one instance of the singular use, and that is "Greet every saint in Christ Jesus…" (Philippians 4:21). In Scripture there are 67 uses of the plural “saints” compared to only one use of the singular word “saint.” Even in that one instance, a plurality of saints is in view: “…every saint…” (Philippians 4:21).

The idea of the word “saints” is a group of people set apart for the Lord and His kingdom. There are three references referring to godly character of saints: "that you receive her in the Lord in a manner worthy of the saints …" (Romans 16:2). "For the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ" (Ephesians 4:12). "But immorality or any impurity or greed must not even be named among you, as is proper among saints" (Ephesians 5:3).

Therefore, scripturally speaking, the “saints” are the body of Christ, Christians, the church. All Christians are considered saints. All Christian are saints—and at the same time are called to be saints. First Corinthians 1:2 states it clearly: “To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be holy…” The words “sanctified” and “holy” come from the same Greek root as the word that is commonly translated “saints.” Christians are saints by virtue of their connection with Jesus Christ. Christians are called to be saints, to increasingly allow their daily life to more closely match their position in Christ. This is the biblical description and calling of the saints.

How does the Roman Catholic understanding of “saints” compare with the biblical teaching? Not very well. In Roman Catholic theology, the saints are in heaven. In the Bible, the saints are on earth. In Roman Catholic teaching, a person does not become a saint unless he/she is “beatified” or “canonized” by the Pope or prominent bishop. In the Bible, everyone who has received Jesus Christ by faith is a saint. In Roman Catholic practice, the saints are revered, prayed to, and in some instances, worshipped. In the Bible, saints are called to revere, worship, and pray to God alone.

Excerpts from **Gotquestions.org 

Question: "What is beatification and canonization and are they biblical?"

Answer: Beatification and canonization are acts of the Roman Catholic Church declaring that a deceased person led a holy life. People still living can then request the blessed (if beatified) or saint (if canonized) to intercede with God on their behalf. The blessed or saint is honored and revered due to their actions while living, but they are not worshiped as God is. Honors may include feasts and masses performed in their name, as well as images and relics displayed to inspire the worshipers.

Beatification is an administrative act whereby a nominee is authorized to have a “cultus” or a specific group of people who identify with, and request favors from, the beatified. The nominee can be a martyr killed in the service of Christ or a confessor. A confessor’s life and writings must be inspected for heroic virtue (bravery and distinction marked by godly motives and not human desire), sanctity, and adherence to Roman Catholic doctrine. The deceased confessor must also have had part in a verifiable miracle. The presence of an unauthorized cultus disqualifies both the martyr and confessor from consideration.

The formal process for confirmation has changed greatly in the last several hundred years. Originally, the church required fifty years between the time of the nominee’s death and the beginning of the investigation. This has been decreased to five years. After a long inquiry, the pope authorizes the beatification, the newly beatified person is labeled “blessed,” and people of the area identified with the beatified are allowed to perform limited actions in the blessed’s name.

Canonization is a decree announcing a person has qualified for sanctification. The decree publically declares the nominee is holy and in heaven with God. Where the veneration of the beatified is limited in scope, canonization binds the universal church to honor the saint. The qualifications include all those included in beatification plus another miracle occurring due to the intercession of the person, which is seen as God’s confirmation of the nominee’s sanctity. Additional honors include specific liturgies performed and churches dedicated in the saint’s name.

The core of beatification and canonization is in the belief that very good people of the church go straight to heaven, rule with Jesus, and intercede with God on behalf of the people on earth and in purgatory. James 5:16 is used to justify the practice: “Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.” But nowhere does the Bible encourage seeking the attention or favor of those who have died, and praying to the dead is strictly forbidden.

Beatification, singling someone out for special status among the deceased believers, is unbiblical. All believers, whether dead or alive, are called “saints” in Scripture (1 Corinthians 1:2; Acts 9:13, 32; Ephesians 4:12). All believers are equally holy and righteous, not by our own acts, but by virtue of the righteousness of Christ imputed to us at the cross (2 Corinthians 5:21). All believers are equally precious in the sight of God and there is none who can boast of any special place before Him. Finally, developing a “cultus” (from which we get the word “cult”) around a deceased person to whom we offer prayers and petitions borders on necromancy, (consulting the dead) which is also strictly forbidden in Scripture (Deuteronomy 18:11).

Beatification and canonization are rites and traditions of the Roman Catholic Church and are based on a misunderstanding and/or misinterpretation of Scripture. Saints are the body of Christ, Christians, the church. All Christians are considered saints. All Christians are saints—and at the same time are called to be saints. In Roman Catholic practice, the saints are revered, prayed to, and in some instances, worshipped (although this is vehemently denied by Catholics). In the Bible, saints are called to revere, worship, and pray to God alone. 

Excerpts from **Gotquestions.org  

KENYA BEGINS MEDAL HUNT AT RIO OLYMPICS

kenyan olympic track start today 2016 

Vivian Cheruiyot, the IAAF World Championships Beijing 10,000m champion, will chase a long distance double at the Rio 2016 Olympic .

"“I’ve always yearned for an Olympic title. I shall do my best in Brazil, because an Olympic title is the only gold I am lacking in my medal cabinet,”  she said after winning trials in Eldoret. 

Africa is not poor , it is poorly managed .

PRAYER........... The Prayer of Jabez in the Holy Bible

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The Prayer of Jabez

And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow. And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.—1 Chronicles 4:9, 10
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The brief history of Jabez is dropped into the genealogy of Judah by the ancient Hebrew archivist. Frequently these short cameo appearances by seemingly unknowns reveal deeper insights into the word of God. We know virtually nothing about Jabez except what appears in these two verses, yet they reveal aspects of prayer and God’s character seldom examined.
The Birth of Jabez
All we know about the birth of Jabez is that he is from the tribe of Judah and that his mother named him because his mother "bare him in [her] sorrow." The Hebrew word here translated "sorrow" is not the usual word for this concept. In fact it is only used three times in the Old Testament, here and in Psa. 139:24 and Isa. 14:3. The Psalm reference reads: "And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting."
Professor James Strong gives as the definition: "an idol (as fashioned); also pain (bodily or mental.)" Cognate words are translated "idol" in Isa. 48:5 and Jer. 22:28. The thought therefore seems to be that of wickedness, especially connected with an idol; and, secondarily, the pain or guilt that comes from such an experience. Since the pain, or guilt, is associated with his mother’s birthing experience we may reasonably speculate that the pain was caused by the circumstances associated with his birth, perhaps illegitimacy. Analyzing his three requests this seems further borne out.
The first blessing he requests is the enlargement of his coasts. If we were illegitimate he would have no claim to an inheritance but would be dependent on his father’s generosity for sustenance. (Note Gen. 25:6 for a parallel example.)
The second request was that the Lord’s hand would be with him. If he was not a legal child he had no claims to protection under the law. Therefore this plea is also especially meaningful under such circumstances.
But it is the third request that seems to specially revert back to the circumstances of his birth: "that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me!" The word "grieve" here is directly related to the word "pain" in the preceding verse which described the circumstances of his birth. The logical deduction is that he wished to avoid the pain and grief of guilt which his mother experienced over his birth.
More Honorable
Whatever the circumstances that attended his birth, they evidently did not dictate the course of his life. Rising above the past, he gained a reputation for being "more honorable than his brethren." We are not informed as to the acts which demostrated this honorableness. They may have been acts of courage, or of simple honesty in everyday dealings, but they yield a sweet perfume wherever his name is mentioned.
Only too frequently do the instances of our past lives affect the course of the future. It is frequently said, "nothing can change the past." The Bible paints a different picture. Sincere repentance and conversion if we are the erring one, and forgiveness if we are the one sinned against, both have the power to alter our perception of the past. Thereby they also change the direction of our future.
It was the honorableness, in the case of Jabez, which brought about the favorable answer to his prayer. The same is true with us. Our course of conduct in life has a definite bearing on the answer to our prayers.
Enlargement
While the circumstances of Jabez’ birth may have made his inheritance questionable, it was perfectly proper for him to beseech an inheritance. Supported by the body language of a "more honorable" lifestyle than his peers, his request was granted.
So it is with mankind. Because they were born under a death penalty they have no right to claiming sonship with God. Yet those who seek it (Rom. 2:7) and back up their prayer with repentance, conversion and a "more honorable" life may receive "adoption as sons" whereby they may call God "Abba, Father" (Gal. 4:5, 6). Now, instead of receiving the opportunity for eternal life in the Millennium as a "gift," they, as sons, may lay claim to an inheritance, "the inheritance of the saints in light" (Col. 1:12), "joint-heirs with Christ" (Rom. 8:17).
Prayers for enlargement may include much more than larger borders. As the Christian progresses he needs growth in many lines. ENLARGED HEARTS: "O ye Corinthians, our mouth is open unto you, our heart is enlarged. Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own bowels. Now for a recompence in the same, (I speak as unto my children,) be ye also enlarged."—2 Corinthians 6:11-13
A large heart is an open heart, an honest one. As Paul had opened his heart to the Corinthians and beseeched that they open theirs to him, so every Christian should pray for an enlarged heart, one that communicates freely and honestly with all.
"I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart."—Psalm 119:32
ENLARGED VISION: "Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he."—Proverbs 29:18
Each of our journeys toward the Lord began with a vision. We saw an ideal in Christ we could find no where else. We saw a beauty to his plan that showed a breadth of love in his character. We desired to become more and more like him. As we progress in the ways of Christ we need to constantly expand that vision. The more we study his word to find the treasures hidden there the more we will react as the poet, "and still new beauties do I see, and still increasing light."
ENLARGED SCOPE OF ACTIVITY: "Take from him the pound, and give it to him that hath ten pounds."—Luke 19:24
As the most industrious servant in the parable of the pounds was given the stewardship of his more idle peer, so each faithful steward of the Lord is rewarded with further responsibilities. To successfully pray for increased service the Christian must accompany that request by zealously fulfilling then privileges he already has. "He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much" (Luke 16:10).
Divine Guidance
The second request of Jabez was "that thine hand might be with me." As aliens in a strange land, how we need the guiding power of Jehovah in our lives. Knowing not what he expects from us, how earnestly we must pray for a revelation of his will for our lives. The entrance into the Christian walk is with the same commitment made by his Lord and head, "I delight to do thy will, O my God" (Psa. 40:8). It becomes tempting afterwards to spend all our time deciding what the Lord’s will should be for us instead of seeking his guidance, "that thine hand might be with me."
That nobility of heart and life which commended Jabez to his God will also secure for the earnest Christian the desired guidance and protection. These go hand in hand. The more we follow his guiding direction the more we are assured of his constant protection. As we grow in the ways of Christ and in the paths of prayer our assurance of his guiding and protecting hand leads to the confidence which says, "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose". (Rom. 8:28)
Kept from Evil
How reminiscent is the last part of Jabez’ prayer, "that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me," to the conclusion of the prayer which Jesus taught his disciples to pray, "lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil" (Matt. 6:13).
The word translated "evil" in the case of Jabez is the Hebrew ra, a very general word for bad experiences, whether caused by a moral lapse or not, as in the case of calamities. The word translated "grieve" is, however, from the same root as "pain" in the previous verse, referring to the trauma his mother went through at his birth. It is unclear whether Jabez is praying to be kept from the guilt and chastisement that his mother went through, or from committing a similar type of sin himself.
The latter thought, especially, holds a strong lesson for the Christian. The Jewish proverb, "the fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge" (Ezek. 18:2), is true in more than a theological sense. Children are strongly affected in a practical way by their early environment and tend to copy the behavioral patterns of their parents. Studies have shown that our image of God is influenced greatly by our image of our natural parents. Not only do we need to be free from Adamic sin and condemnation, but to be kept from the wrong things we have learned from having imperfect family environments.
How necessary it is, therefore, to pray, like Jabez, for God to show us a better way and to keep us from duplicating the mistakes that we learned in our youth. The best way to avoid the pain of guilt is to avoid the act that causes the guilt. Seeking to do this without divine help is to attempt the impossible. As the hymn phrases it, "when I think of self I tremble; when I look to thee I am strong." "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me" (Phil. 4:13).
The Final Assurance
If we, then, pray the prayer of Jabez and if we live the nobility of life of Jabez, that we can expect, as with Jabez, "and God granted him all that he requested."
"If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you."—John 15:7.

Verizon buys Yahoo for $4.83 billion; Marissa Mayer says she'll stay

 LOS ANGELS TIMES REPORTED ........Verizon is buying Yahoo for $4.83 billion, marking the end of an era for a company that once defined the Internet.
The sale announced Monday marks the second time in two years that Verizon has snapped up the remains of a fallen Internet star as it broadens its digital reach. The nation's largest wireless carrier paid $4.4 billion for AOL last year.
Verizon won the Yahoo bidding after a five-month auction.
Yahoo Inc. is parting with its email service and websites devoted to news, finance and sports in addition to its advertising tools under pressure from shareholders fed up with a steep downturn in the company's revenue during the last eight years.
The deal is expected to close in 2017's first quarter.
It had been expected to end the four-year tenure of Yahoo Chief Executive Marissa Mayer, but she said early Monday that she expects to stay with the company.
"I love Yahoo, and I believe in all of you," Mayer said in a statement. "It’s important to me to see Yahoo into its next chapter."
Verizon was considered the front-runner to buy Yahoo.
The mobile and broadband company has the means to make an acquisition this large, and analysts have said Yahoo would complement Verizon as it continues to bolster its media efforts.
Yahoo properties such as Yahoo Finance and its online lifestyle magazines could be a valuable addition to the telecom company's portfolio, expanding its audience and reach and opening additional revenue opportunities as its pool of new potential mobile and broadband customers dwindles.
Like AOL, Yahoo boasts a sizable and sophisticated digital advertising business, which Verizon could use to develop new revenue streams.

Mugabe sleeping, urinating and falling...will he be regarded as one of Africa's finest presidents ?

Amb. (Dr) CS Amina Mohammed Elected President of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

#‎UNCTAD14‬ Congratulations to Amb. (Dr) CS Amina Mohammed for her election as the President of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). ‪#‎TransformingDiplomacy‬

DARE TO COMPARE , DISHEARTENING TO SEE THEM AGING.

DARE TO COMPARE ; IS LEADERSHIP PURPORTING TO FIGHT RAILA WHO IS WAY FAR IN ANOTHER LEAGUE ?

DISHEARTENING TO SEE THEM AGING AS THOSE AFTER THEM HAVE ABANDONED THE FIGHT AGAINST IMPUNITY , GONE TO BED WITH PERPETRATORS AND RESORTED IN CUTTING DEALS !

The latter-day self-proclaimed leaders have abandoned the Fight against Impunity in this country; they have rather defined leadership as a platform for cutting blindfolding deals to feed their stomachs .

They seem not to understand the long-term struggles and hard work against many forces at play; their predecessors have fought all long, because they placed value on the lives of the vulnerable citizens now at stake than any day in history of this nation.

Orengo, Gitobu, Late Wamalwa , Karua, Muite, Hon Raila and others quest to build and support national judicial mechanisms, equitable resource sharing so forth if the social fabric is to be repaired and trust to be restored is fought left center and right, can only be disheartening, seeing these champions aging and no one can take after them.

Makau Mutua a distinguished scholar's , application for the position of CJ has been rejected.

Makau Mutua's application for the position of CJ has been rejected by the Judicial Service Commission, which shortlisted six candidates on Tuesday.

The selected candidates are:

1. Justice Smokin Wanjala
2. Justice Alnashir Visram
3. Lady Justice Roselyne Nambuye
4. Justice David Maraga
5. Justice Mbogholi Msagha
6. Philip Nzamba Kitonga.

While Mutua is a distinguished scholar, who submitted a 71-page CV to support his CJ bid, concern has been expressed over his controversial weekly opinion columns in the Nation and Standard.

Distinguished Prof Makau Mutua, Judge Smokin Wanjala and Former Speaker Marende forward applications to be CJ

Who should clinch the crown .....Many are saying Prof MM is the man !

This man MAKAU MUTUA's CV in pdf of 84 pages ....go to link below ;

EDUCATION HARVARD LAW SCHOOL Cambridge Doctor of Juridical Science (SJD) June 1987 Student Representative Doctoral Candidates 1986-87 Associate Center for International Affairs 1985-86 Master of Laws (LLM) June 1985 UNIVERSITY OF DAR-ES-SALAAM Tanzania Master of Laws 1984 Bachelor of Laws (Honors) 1983 UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI Kenya Faculty of Law 1979-81 Finalist Moot Court Competition 1980 Secretary General University of Nairobi Students Union 1981

http://www.law.buffalo.edu/content/dam/law/restricted-assets/pdf/faculty/cv/mutua_makau_cv.pdf

Smokin Wanjala Education

1n 1984, Smokin graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B, Hons.) from the University of Nairobi.

In 1985, he graduated with a Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law.

In 1986, he graduated with a Master of Laws (LL.M) from Columbia University New York.

In 2000, He graduated with a Doctorate in Law (PhD) from the University of Ghent, Belgium.

 

Perennial Leaders are unnoticed while they are in their seed-seedling -young tree cycle days….Reason chap chap , GRAFTED LEADERS TRAMPLING PURPORTEDLY ALL OVER.

GRAFTED LEADERS WHO DESTROYED AND TRAMPLED OVER THE PARTY you see in the political arena without roots are as well found in churches ;  without complete cycle of the seed- tree –fruit process ; the kind of leaders piled in our midsts without traceable cycle of leadership germinated into trees before they even become seeds to have died in the soil thro’ a process of dormancy  are a big problem as you see. Such leaders are like popcorns ......pop here and there, but the worst bit they never aware if they are in error ! The reason they mess up good and established churches,Parties and everything they oversight !

The chap chap - pesa pap preachers are a traits even more irritating if they are found in Churches as secularly driven politicians  in positions of leadership or aspiring they can't handle but just purport. They have no roots, neither do they produce fruits with seeds as grafted trees indeed ; they depend on other plants for survival and therefore have no life circle unlike those which emanate from seeds and have followed all the leaders’ proper processes - seed-tree-fruits .

In the case of a tree that will grow from seed, which must first die, buried before it sprouts to a tree of its kinds. All trees apart from those grafted undergo thro’ a process that cannot be omitted all the way from germination to the time they start producing convincing fruits.

Different tree seeds will not germinate immediately after dispersal from their parent  trees, and the length of this delay depends on seed types and environmental conditions. During this time funny trees purport to sprouting this way and that way because of seasonal favorable conditions coupled with rains so forth and some education here and there.

Trees that will turn perennial take a long period of time in their dormancy period as seeds in the soil, but when they start to produce , farmers or the owners will eat the mangoes for a longer period…….

Leaders that are made up of seeds that become beans or peas germinate quickly; their process of producing fruits is chap chap and pap pap like pesa pap! Such leaders get weary quickly and their fruits do not last, they grow quickly causing a lot of ado and all gymnastics that don’t last …..Unlike trees like coconuts that remain for many years in their dormancy as seeds before they grow into serious trees and later into producing fruits that last perennially should be a lesson to these leaders and their supporters .

In a nutshell , when leaders who germinated into trees before they even become seeds to have died in the soil thro’ a process of dormancy  are a big problem you see, who have not taken time to learn, and gone thro’ the stress down in the soils , stepped over, experienced all manner of surface heat and such strains before they were ready to start becoming like Mugumo trees……are always a problem not only in the secular world but even in the Church.

Grafted Leaders are even worse because they will never produce sweet fruits besides without complete cycle of the seed- tree –fruit process are the kind of leaders piled in our midsts without traceable cycle of leadership .

I know it’s difficult to identify the trees that have deep roots reason grafted seedlings sprouting without deep roots are not perennial, and now rowdy all over.

Do you think it’s easy to identify the trees that are ready to produce long living fruits from a biennial plants - with glossy flowering plants that take two years to complete its biological life cycle from these chaotic leadership traits , good for nothing left people they ought to have worked for and  served languishing as they hop , skip and jump thinking they are so clever ?

NOTE: Most perennial leaders are unnoticed while they are in their seed-seedling -young tree cycle days….and therefore all good leaders must showcase to their followers the maturity that confirms they are coconuts and not grafted mangoes or oranges without seeds and roots or if they are just like blackjacks that perish after short life span are leaders who’ll never take you anywhere for lack of deeper roots and purely processed trees .....or dont you now see the mess for yourselves . !!!!!!

Foremost literary icon, Elechi Amadi of “The Concubine” fame IS DEAD - LITERATURE.

ONE of Africa’s finest novelist, poet and dramatist Captain Elechi Amadi died Wednesday 29th- 6- 2016 at the Good Heart hospital in Port Harcourt at the age of 82.  He was the foremost literary icon, Captain Elechi Amadi (rtd), of “The Concubine” fame.

Born in 1934 in Aluu in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State, Amadi attended Government College, Umuahia (1948–52), Survey School, Oyo (1953–54), and the University of Ibadan (1955–59), where he obtained a degree in Physics and Mathematics.

He worked for a time as a land surveyor and later was a teacher at several schools, including the Nigerian Military School, Zaria (1963–66). Amadi served in the Nigerian Army, remained there during the Nigerian Civil War, and retired at the rank of captain.

He held various positions with the Rivers State Government: Permanent Secretary (1973–83), Commissioner for Education (1987–88) and Commissioner for Lands and Housing (1989–90).

He was a writer-in-residence and lecturer at the Rivers State College of Education (now Ignatius Ajuru University of Education), where he also held the positions of Dean of Arts, Head of the Literature Department and Director of General Studies.

In his lifetime, he was severally honoured by institutions and writers. On May 13, 1989, a symposium was held at the University of Port Harcourt to celebrate his 55th birthday while in May 2004, a conference was also organised by the Association of Nigerian Authors, Rivers State branch, to mark his 70th birthday. MAY HIS SOUL RIP .

Kenya signs a better oil pipeline concordat with Ethiopia after Uganda‘s President Yoweri Museveni Rebuff .

Well done Mr President after your purported friend Yoweri Museveni frustrated you……you managed to strike a better deal for Kenya.

Kenya and Ethiopia have signed a deal for an oil pipeline that will run from Lamu to Addis Ababa under the Lapsset project ……we are now good to go .

President Uhuru Kenyatta and Ethiopian Prime Minister Haile Mariam Desalegn signed the pact during bilateral talks at State House, Nairobi, on Thursday.

At a joint press conference that followed the talks, Uhuru said Kenya is working closely with Ethiopia on the Lapsset project.

Is Museveni  Kenya’s  Jubilee’s ruling govt  friend  as  portrayed ?

STOP EMBARRASSING LUHYA COMMUNITY THAT IS SOLIDLY BEHIND ODM ; DEPUTY PARTY LEADER NOW SHOOTS DIRECT TO HON ABABU NAMWAMBA .

HON OPARANYA SHOTS DIRECT

STATEMENT BY GOVERNOR WYCLIFFE OPARANYA ON ODM MATTERS:


As Deputy Party Leader of the Orange Democratic Movement, I take great reservations to the utterances attributed to the party’s Secretary General Hon Ababu Namwamba to the effect that the Luhya community is being persecuted and undermined in ODM.

These utterances are unfortunate indeed and not befitting of a leader in the position Hon Namwamba holds. They are an embarrassment to the party and to the Luhya community that is solidly behind ODM.

Hon Namwamba’s utterances are dangerous to the extent that they seek to create non-existent divisions in the party along ethnic lines.

I wish to assure all ODM supporters that the party remains strong in Western Kenya and beyond and nobody should panic over Hon Namwamba’s utterances. The Luhya community is equally well represented and catered for in the party, holding key positions like that of Deputy Party Leader, Vice Chairman, Deputy Organizing Secretary and chairman of Disputes Tribunal, among others.
At the beginning of the 11th Parliament, the party was also kind enough to reward our support with the chairmanship of the powerful Public Accounts Committee, which went to Hon Namwamba and which we lost through reckless arrogance and selfishness.

It is not a secret that the Secretary General has been missing in action and failing to provide leadership at critical moments. He was missing as the party prepared to welcome its leader Hon Raila Odinga back into the country after a three month sabbatical in the US. The SG was missing throughout the Okoa Kenya pro-referendum campaign and lately he has been missing from all effort to disband and reform the IEBC. Yet reform of the IEBC is critical to ODM’s plans for ascending to power.

As we approach elections, many leaders will be seeking excuses for their failure in an effort to find their way back. ODM supporters must remain alert to such maneuvers and hold individuals to account for the positions they held.

H.E GOV. WYCLIFFE A OPARANYA

DEPUTY PARTY LEADER

ODM

22.06.2016

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Soccer lovers Euro 2016 is here .

Only the FIFA World Cup surpasses the European Championship in terms of stature among international competitions.

Europe has been described as the world soccer’s center of money, power and prestige, and now its best national teams descend on France to contest for this year’s biggest prize.  Which one is the group of death and your preferred teams likely to light up the stage at the finals in this tournament?

Former president Daniel Moi is not dead

Former president Daniel Moi is not dead, his spokesman Lee Njiru has said, dispelling rumours.

Social media reports indicated Moi had died from cancer at his home in Kabarak Nakuru.

"Mzee is well and busy. Those spreading such rumors are sick in the head," Njiru told the MNR on phone on Thursday.

Uganda’s new cabinet is made up of old hands and family ties.

Weeks after promoting his son to major-general, Ugandan President Yoweri  Museveni has handed his wife a lucrative post in his new cabinet amidst complains he was  pushing a family agenda in Ugandan politics.

      Father President, Mother Minister for Education and Son a Major General is purely a nation run backward just to say list !

Uganda has 81 ministers, the largest cabinet in East Africa, mainly compromising of old hands (the President’s old friends), others as old as 81 years old without portfolio.

Could it be for impending succession politics sending Uganda’s 71 years veteran President to act weirdly because the constitution will bar him from contesting in 2021 and making sure family will be well positioned? Who knows even the Wife could vie for Presidency ….

                             

Africa's Sagacious Zimbabwe President Mugabe was born in 1924 , ‘Bob is a legend.’

President Mugabe of Zimbabwe

The world’s oldest head of state Mugabe has been Zimbabwe’s leader since its independence from Britain in 1980 and has said that he plans to rule the country until ‘God says come “

.......surely  a certain demon must have bn assigned to control the Africa Continent  alone ! Must he rule till death isn't he tired ?

Hon Raila should be CORD's flag bearer .

Who amongst CORD Co-Principals; the Wiper leader Hon Kalonzo Musyoka, Ford Kenya Boss Sen Wetangula and ODM  Baba yao Hon Raila aka Amolo Tinga , Agwambo should be the coalition’s Presidential flag bearer ?

A section of leaders from Ukambani have demanded that Mr Musyoka be the Cord presidential candidate in the 2017 general elections. Hon Wetangula from Luhya community says he has what it takes to be the best President who will unite this country for better, while Hon Raila commands a larger following  than the other Principals, with the latter's unwavering support spreading across the Country. Political analysts see it differently, experts say going with intrigues in Luhya land for Wetangula , his party without a commanding grip ,  and Ukambani shaky for Kalonzo respectively , both  Sen. Wetang'ula and Mr Kalonzo cannot hold their own people together; a divided house, as they say cannot stand .

This will take place in the backdrop when more than ever before, people have demanded the Opposition must stick together,  have no choice to give the country hope of a different government in 2017. The sensation that Jubilee would frolic home unchallenged in 2017 courtesy of a disjointed Opposition is causing gloom in at least half the Kenyan population calling for careful evaluation of this exercise.

Their supporters though agree unanimously  there shouldn't  be falling away by the three Principals in the event one of them is chosen to lead , shades hope of a stronger CORD coalition for the coming general elections .

Kenya’s Njoroge best Governor in Africa 2016 ; is an Opus Dei a Catholic 'secret society' ; Dr. Roche described as “an Orwellian world employing much doublethink and internal and external deception”..

Kenya Central Bank governor Patrick Njoroge was voted the best governor on the continent 2016. 

He was rewarded for managing to navigate a tough economic climate and credited with cleaning up the banking sector in Kenya.

How better do you know this officially recognised Catholic secret society that produced not only Kenya's Central  Bank Governor but many qualified wmen and women across the globe ? 

To better understand all about the secret society please read ...this exposition by Dr John Roche at " http://churchandstate.org.uk/2015/03/the-inner-world-of-opus-dei/ " 

 A fellow of Linacre College of the University of Oxford in the UK,brought about a change in Opus Dei working practices after writing the following critical report on his time with the group from 1961 to 1974. Dr. Roche describes Opus Dei as “an Orwellian world employing much doublethink and internal and external deception”. www.http://churchandstate.org.uk/2015/03/the-inner-world-of-opus-dei/

Some of his excerpts ...... " I joined Opus Dei as a numerary, or full member, in 1959 while I was a graduate student at Galway University. In 1961 I was asked to go to Kenya to set up and run the physics department of Strathmore College, a pre-university school owned and administered by Opus Dei. I gradually took on further responsibilities, eventually becoming the Warden of the College, and director to most of the members of Opus Dei involved there. I also organised the work with married members of Opus Dei, and set up a boys club. "
" In the summer of 1973 I began to draw up an internal report about Opus Dei. When news of this got to Rome I was asked to discontinue my report, and to hand over what I had written. I refused, and after various admonitions to withdraw my criticisms (not being allowed to see the Constitution of Opus Dei to discover my rights), I was requested to resign from Opus Dei. This I did in November 1973. Before I left I secretly xeroxed or transcribed about 140 editorials of Cronica, which is the chief internal magazine of Opus Dei, and which constitutes the main spiritual reading of members of Opus Dei. I made various efforts to draw the attention of the Church to the dangers of Opus Dei but without success. "" It is easy to be impressed by Opus Dei, with its beautiful buildings, its energy, its sense of purpose, its likeable, well-dressed members, and its apparent loyalty to traditional catholicism. But this is only one face of Opus Dei. Internally it is totalitarian and imbued with fascist ideas turned to religious purposes, ideas which were surely drawn from the Spain of its early years. It is virtually a sect or cult in spirit, a law unto itself, totally self-centred, grudgingly accepting Roman authority because it still considers Rome orthodox, and because of the vast pool of recruits accessible to it as a respected Catholic organisation. While its founder, ‘the Father’, J.M. Escriva, was alive he was the object of an almost hysterical personality cult deliberately fostered by himself and by the organisation in various ways which included the spreading of whispered stories that he received visitations from the Virgin Mary, the elaborate staging of ‘get-togethers’ with him, and through Opus Dei’s internal publications. As a condition of membership he demanded acceptance that ‘The Work’ was Divinely revealed to him, that it was therefore ‘absolutely perfect’, and that he was infallible in matters of the ‘spirit of the Work’. It is easy to understand why, therefore, it could happen, in 1973, that a senior member of the Work told me that if a choice had to be made he would follow the Father rather than the Pope, since the Founder himself at that time frequently stated that the ‘Church was rotten’ and that ‘he no longer believed in Popes or Bishops.’ "" Opus Dei has a grotesquely inflated opinion of itself, calling itself “everlasting,” the “predilect of God,” the “Mystical Body,” referring to “the beauty of the Work of God … which is more luminous than ‘the dawn, fair as the Moon, bright as the Sun, terrible as an army with banners’.” Opus Dei believes that it is the new chosen people, that its founder is a new Abraham, and that it has an “‘imperative command from Christ” to recruit the rest of the human race, including the Catholic Church, into the organisation. It should be no surprise therefore that its almost exclusive goal is its own aggrandizement through religious, political, and economic influence within the Church and in secular society, and above all by recruitment. "" Members are tightly controlled financially, handing over their salaries and being effectively persuaded to make out their wills to Opus Dei seven years after they have joined. Their letters are read, they are subjected to frequent “classes of formation,” weekly “confidences” with their director and a priest, and are coerced into submissive obedience. Some are pressed, against their wills, into becoming priests. Members are trained to appear joyful in their encounters with the public, to declare that they are very happy in Opus Dei, and that Opus Dei is a wonderful family. In fact Opus Dei is harsh and unbalanced, its members are locked into the strange mentality of its founder, and live in a world totally insulated from outside criticism. Many of the ordinary members are sincere though misguided, but the higher the level of government in Opus Dei the more reprehensible its conduct. Most alarmingly, members are cut off from the life, thought, and protection of the Church by the closed self-sufficiency of Opus Dei, by its hostility and contempt for just about every element in the Church, by its effective prohibition of anyone consulting a priest outside Opus Dei, and by its siege mentality. "

For complete story pls visit ....www.http://churchandstate.org.uk/2015/03/the-inner-world-of-opus-dei/.

President Barrack Obama managed to put racial differences in a lockpot against the wishes of Donald Trump and those the latter represents, and now Africa lives fearfully in case the Republican becomes the President of the most powerful USA . .

President Barrack Obama managed to put racial differences in a lockpot against the wishes of Donald Trump, and those the latter represents confirmed in his outbursts during his campaign,  and  now Africa lives fearfully in case the Republican becomes the  President of the most powerful USA .

Trump has not hidden anything under the carpet as his perception about  Africa is concerned, going with his outbursts about the continent in  his nomination for republican ticket campaign which has  been characterised by racism and divisiveness. He described  Africans as lazy fools who are only good at eating, lovemaking and thuggery.....that not only sounded irrelevant but vividly showed how conservatives still view others as slaves against the Masters.....silly mentality .

His  hate card against  those he sees as less people in the world did not end at Africa a lone but to other " less beings " , the master said the only thing Mexico can do is to send rapists and other criminals to the United States and they would not be allowed in the super power nation if he became the president , and that Muslims should be barred from entering the US completely .

Am a Kenyan could not hide my furry at him while commenting on Kenyan athletes – who swept the medals’ table to beat the rest of the world at last year’s IAAF Olympics in Beijing, China – called them cheats and con-men.  “Look at them, all of them, don’t you see frauds?” . Hehe laughing in pain.....does he feed on Opium or any illicit substance ;  who is this man ? Is his attitude shared across the US that's why he thinks by taking this like trend , he would win the world friendly democrats  ?

Kenyan Daniel arap Moi was the second Country's President .

Daniel Toroitich arap Moi    MOH-ee - is a former Kenyan politician who served as the second President of Kenya from 1978 to 2002. He removed Kikuyu ministers and replaced them with ministers from his own Kalenjin tribe. He was forced to allow multiparty elections in 1992. Prior to 1978, he served as the third Vice President of Kenya from 1967 to 1978.

Human rights advocates condemned the closure of World's largest Refugee Camp at Dadaab as a violation of international law. Do you support Kenyan Government's plans to close the Camps considering refugees have lived in Kenya for close to 25 yrs , and the reasons for their stay in Kenya are not yet solved in their respective nations ?

No reverse gear to close the largest camp said the Kenyan officials. The decision that has elicited criticize from international community and human rights advocates. Kenyan officials cited economic issues with keeping the camps operating and security concerns stemming from the terrorist group al-Shabaab.

The government without mincing words said “The government of the Republic of Kenya, having taken into consideration its national security interests, has decided that hosting of refugees has to come to an end,” Dr. Eng Karanja Kibicho, Kenya’s interior ministry principal secretary, said a statement. He said the timeframe for the closures will be “within the shortest possible time” because of these security issues.

This decision was condemed by the Human rights advocates , they expressed concern that Kenya’s move could be a violation of international law that puts hundreds of thousands of people in harm’s way.

“This reckless decision by the Kenyan government is an abdication of its duty to protect the vulnerable and will put thousands of lives at risk,” Muthoni Wanyeki, Amnesty International’s regional director in East Africa, told  the Mbiu News  . “It could lead to the involuntary return of thousands of refugees to Somalia and other countries of origin, where their lives may still be in danger. This would be in violation of Kenya’s obligations under international law.” she said.

Dadaab Refugee Camp -Kenya

Do you agree with the decision by Kenyan Government , considering refugees have lived in Kenya for close to 25 yrs , and the reasons for their stay in Kenya are not yet solved in their respective nations ?

Is Polygamy the way to go even to the Bible believers in this deceitful world ? Why is Polygamy allowed in Islam and way forward?

Polygamy can end the hurt caused by husband's cheating ......and Islam goes ahead to stipulate very strict equality in the treatment of wives. If a man cannot treat his wives equally, the Koran says he should have only one. How practical can this be, without jealousy , envy and all the ills associated with polygamy ? 

One Muslim said how he  couldn't  see why in the liberal 21st century must we live a lie in relationships? " And why do we continue to maintain a facade that monogamy is a perfect institution, when studies consistently reveal that most men admit to having affairs? Monogamy is great, but it is clearly not for everybody. "


Islam openly acknowledges this fact of human nature and stipulates a regulatory framework for plural relations. But he noted modern Western society, suspicious of all things Islamic, fails to recognise the qualities of Muslim marriage and family. When asked if they would accept Polyandrous marriage ....they state that  by its very nature polyandry creates an overwhelming burden for a woman in long-term relationships.....really than a man with 5 wives ?

In the Bible, 1n Matt. 19:4 we are told by Jesus that God created one “male and one female” and joined them in marriage. Mark 10:6-8:"But from the beginning of the creation, God 'made them male and female.' 'For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, 'and the two shall become one flesh'; so then they are no longer two, but one flesh.
The two as one is the pattern on how marriage was to be conducted from the start. NOT three or four as one.
Hebrews 13:3-4: “Marriage is honorable among all, and the bed undefiled; but fornicators and adulterers God will judge.”
God never condoned polygamy but like divorce he allowed it to occur and did not bring an immediate punishment for this disobedience. Deut. 17:14-17: “I will set a king over me like all the nations that are around me,' “you shall surely set a king over you whom the LORD your God chooses; one from among your brethren you shall set as king over you; you may not set a foreigner over you, who is not your brother. But he shall not multiply horses for himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt to multiply horses, for the LORD has said to you, 'You shall not return that way again.' “Neither shall he multiply wives for himself, lest his heart turn away; nor shall he greatly multiply silver and gold for himself.” This is the command of God, and he has never changed it.

1 Kings 11:3 says Solomon had 700 wives and 300 concubines violating the principle of monogamy that he was given through the law of Moses. Consider that Solomon at one time was the wisest man in the world. In I Kings 11:4: “For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as was the heart of David his father.” Notice Solomon became a polytheist because he was influenced in polygamy. In his case many wives, became many gods. Scripture has always commanded monogamy (Ps.128:3; Prov. 5:18; 18:22; 19:14; 31:10-29; Eccl. 9:9).

The fact is that God never commanded polygamy or divorce. Scripture says (Bible) He only permitted it because of the hardness of their hearts (Deut. 24:1; Matt. 19:8). Matt. 5:31-32: “Furthermore it has been said, “Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce. But I say to you that whoever divorces his wife for any reason except sexual immorality causes her to commit adultery; and whoever marries a woman who is divorced commits adultery.” God hates divorce as well as polygamy, since it destroys the family (Mal. 2:16). Whatever the patriarchs or any Christian did wrong does not change the fact the Bible condemns it.

There are some stipulations in the law that are connected to this subject. Matt. 22:24: “Teacher, Moses said that if a man dies, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife and raise up offspring for his brother.” This is based on the commandment found in Deut. 25:5-6: “If brothers dwell together, and one of them dies and has no son, the widow of the dead man shall not be married to a stranger outside the family; her husband's brother shall go in to her, take her as his wife, and perform the duty of a husband's brother to her. “And it shall be that the firstborn son which she bears will succeed to the name of his dead brother, that his name may not be blotted out of Israel. ”

Multiple wives was tolerated but never with God's approval. Jesus told the Jews, "Because of your hardness of heart, Moses permitted you to divorce your wives; but from the beginning it has not been this way" (Matthew 19:3-8). The Mosaic law aimed at mitigating, rather than removing, evils that were inseparable from the state of society in that day. Its enactments were directed to the discouragement of polygamy; to prevent the injustice frequently consequent upon the exercise of the rights of a father or a master; to bring divorce under some restriction; and to enforce purity of life during the maintenance of the matrimonial bond.

The Bible says adultery is not a choice, one does not have to acquire another wife to solve his urges. Jesus said if you look upon another woman with desire (married or not) it is adultery, a sin.
Paul insisted that a leader in the church should be “the husband of one wife,” a deacon or elder must have one wife... Titus 1:6.

The New Testament teaches that, “Each man [should] have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband” (1 Cor. 7:2). Monogamous marriage teaches us the type of the relation Christ has between himself and His bride, the church (Eph. 5:31-32). The church is called the bride, collectively as one (singular) each person is not a bride, as in plurality of wives and marriages.

How many wives did Adam have in Gen.2:24? One, God did not take two wives out from his side. Monogamy has always been God's standard for the human race. From the very beginning God set the pattern by creating a monogamous marriage relationship -one man and one woman, Adam and Eve (Gen. 1:27; 2:21-25). It cannot be interpreted he became one with “each wife”; then this would mean he would be a husband to each, committing adultery. God certainly could have made two or more wives for Adam, this would have endorse the idea of polygamy, but he made only one.

The Bible clearly and decidedly states that God does not condone or allow the practice of polygamy over and over again.

.....some excerpts from  " let us reason " .............