Ministry beyond preaching
Disability is not inability. Gone are the days when people with disability would be looked at as objects of pity. Rose Nangwale, 35, from Mpoto Village in Area 7 Machinjiri Blantyre rose above her...
View Article‘Call them Mount Olive’
Naotcha CCAP in Blantyre has changed its name to Mount Olive, effective June 1. A source, who asked for anonymity, said the church might have decided to change its name after discovering that the...
View ArticleThe Kingdom Leadership Summit to protect the church
With the mushrooming of Pentecostal churches and so-called apostles, prophets, bishops, pastors and evangelists, there is need for church leaders to protect their members from mongering around...
View ArticleTracing theology and place of music in worship
As people drift in into Msamba Catholic Parish church in Lilongwe, one can notice the brightening up of their countenances as they respond to the melody and rhythm that soar from the choir. Phillimon...
View ArticleIslamic NGOs preach peace during Ramadan
Executive director for Muslim Forum for Democracy and Peace (MFDP), Sheikh Jafaar Kawinga has said his forum is wishing all Muslims a peaceful fasting and unity in this holy Month of Ramadan. “We...
View ArticleWhat do single women do wrong?
One of the most common reasons people choose wrong partners is that they do not really know themselves. This is according to an article on Oprah.com titled; Single Ladies: What Do You Really Need in a...
View ArticleTeem, Veritas graduate 78
Moderator of Michiru CCAP Reverend Paul Mawaya has urged 78 new church leaders to go out and be disciples in their various churches. Mawaya made the call on Sunday, during their graduation in...
View ArticleCatholic men talk entrepreneurship
While most men would prefer spending their time watching football and patronising drinking joints, Catholic men under the banner Catholic Men Organisation (CMO) from St. Patrick’s Catholic Parish in...
View ArticlePastor Phiri retires as EBCoM principal
Church ministers are trained to serve the Lord in the church and society with faithfulness and competence are the key principles of training church ministers. Pastor Michael Phiri is the outgoing...
View ArticleMAM hands over K18.5m school blocks
More children in the catchment area of Chowe Primary School in Mangochi are expected to enjoy their lessons at the school after Muslims Association of Malawi (MAM) on Monday handed over two school...
View ArticleShould there be limits to our dress freedom?
An elderly woman repeatedly shifts uncomfortably in her seat aboard a minibus at the sight of a younger woman in front of her. She throws a few glances at the men on her right and left before resting...
View ArticleLondon honours africa’s influential women
Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Winnifred Selby and Almaz Ayana are among the top African game-changers, recognised on Monday at the 2016 New African Woman Awards in London. The Awards, held at the Andaz...
View ArticleGod’s precious creation 1
In an age of women’s liberation, modern bible readers have understandably scruitinised Scripture for its teachings on gender. But when everything is said and done, one thing and one thing only that...
View ArticleEsnath Kalyati’s burning passion for children
No one in the circles of fighting for the rights of children, women and the elderly in Malawi can struggle to open a chapter on Esnath Kalyati, a retired civil servant whose career and spare time has...
View ArticleWhy not go for family planning?
When Hilda, 28, realised she was two months pregnant, her world crumbled. She has no time to look after a baby. She is still a long way off before she can settle down and have a family, she thought....
View ArticleThe woman behind the healer juice
She battled with liver failure and Cancer at the same time. As if that was not enough, after three years of illness with these ailments, she was diagnosed diabetic in late 2013. Her younger sister, who...
View ArticleWezi Sataya: Contributed to legal studies faculty set-up
Wezi Sataya graduated with a law degree at the Metropolitan University in South Africa and formed part of the legal studies department at Catholic University of Malawi. She now heads the department,...
View ArticleCorruption even during shopping
Do you know, when those month-end or weekly promotions started with inserts in newspapers, Malawians were introduced to a whole new world of bargains and offers to give them value for their money....
View ArticleDoes parental love for step children change?
Between 2008 and 2013, Ndirande Township-based Nancy Laisi co-parented her ex-husband’s son, before giving birth to her own son in 2014. She says she was shocked by the different kind of love she felt...
View Article20 new pastors sent out to preach salvation
Discipline, hard work and devotion to the studying and preaching of Christ-centred gospel has been emphasised as one of the attributes clerics should have if they are to win souls to Christ....
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