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Prosperity, Tanzanian Christianity, and the wisdom tradition (part 2)
Is ‘Africa’ really rife with a false gospel? Here’s one version of the story: As we’ve seen, however, examples like Lizzy and Mwakatwila mean we can’t automatically equate prosperity talk with ‘prosperity gospel’. Tanzanian headspace is concerned with everyday questions, and Tanzanian Christians are connecting those questions with the parts of […]
Prosperity, Tanzanian Christianity, and the wisdom tradition (part 1)
It’s a pretty well-worn story in some circles: the idea that ‘Africa’ is rife with the prosperity gospel. The American pastor John Piper, in his eagerness to promote good theology, gives the impression that this entire continent is flooded with bad teaching about health, wealth and prosperity. In the previous […]
Recommendation: Gary Millar’s Song of Songs talks
Every year Arthur and I try to do some sort of marriage enrichment. We read a book or do a course or see a counsellor. It’s not the only thing we do to improve our relationship but it’s one thing that helps us to be pro-active about it.
Cooking with Tamie reprise: Wedding Cake
Our house mama approached me a few weeks ago to say she needed help to bake a cake. As it turned out, the cake was for her wedding and she wanted me to do it for her. I quickly discovered that the cake itself is not the big deal – […]
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Lessons about weddings in Tanzania
Our house mama had something a bit like a second wedding this weekend. We were honoured to participate and excited to learn about this aspect of Tanzanian culture. Every wedding may not be exactly like this, but here’s some of what we observed:
Meet Jesus at uni 