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Edward Buri

2024: A reflection on where God's presence is and absent in Kenya

If we were to track where God has been in Kenya this year, where would we find Him? The answer is both illuminating and unsettling, for it reveals where the light has shone.

By Rev Edward Buri 1 month ago

2024: A reflection on where God's presence is and absent in Kenya

Kenyans pick ethics over optics as they demand more than State jobs

Kenyans pick ethics over optics as they demand more than State jobs

By Edward Buri 1 month ago

What the church must do to regain its moral compass and win hearts

What the church must do to regain its moral compass and win hearts

By Edward Buri 1 month ago

The church must maintain front line in critising government

The church must maintain front line in critising government

By Rev Edward Buri 2 months ago

Church fights for justice and truth as State shies away from criticism

The quick and sharp responses coming from leaders in government make it clear that the State is rattled by the roaring version of the church.

By Edward Buri 2 months ago

Church fights for justice and truth as State shies away from criticism

MPs overlook citizens' struggles in favour of partisan, selfish interests

The people ask questions on the choking cost of living, joblessness, corruption, and insecurity which remain unanswered as MPs manufactured questions of their own.

By Rev Edward Buri 3 months ago

MPs overlook citizens' struggles in favour of partisan, selfish interests

Silencing voice of youth on national issues choking the country's future

Government has lost connection with the people and has resorted to use force to lead, which is what we are witnessing through abductions and arbitrary arrests.

By Edward Buri 4 months ago

Silencing voice of youth on national issues choking the country's future

Silencing voice of youth on national issues choking country's future

We are better off trusting clear-sighted young people than blindfolded elders clutching a little book titled 1000 Blindfold Proverbs, a wisdom known to push countries into thick darkness.

By Rev Edward Buri 4 months ago

Silencing voice of youth on national issues choking country's future

Tale of the Ethiopian Eunuch and why Africa must discover self-love

God cares that we as Africans experience life in its fullness. While some work hard to manipulate us with a hypocritical appreciation, God desires that we have the full benefit of His Spirit.

By Rev Edward Buri 4 months ago

Tale of the Ethiopian Eunuch and why Africa must discover self-love

From cathedrals to streets: Why Church falls short in times of need

Kenya's church wears a deceptive smile - making you think that in it, you have a friend. Until there is a crisis. Then, you realize the church does not do streets; it only does cathedrals.

By Rev Edward Buri 4 months ago

From cathedrals to streets: Why Church falls short in times of need

Discrepancies between promises and reality robbing us our identity

Kenyans are getting dizzy-there are no patterns to things. What is predictable is contradiction, and with it, discrimination.

By Rev Edward Buri 5 months ago

Discrepancies between promises and reality robbing us our identity

Why Kenyans must reject 'money talks' and embrace 'character talks'

The journey to character has no shortcuts. You cannot corrupt your way to character. You can steal money-but you cannot steal character.

By Rev Edward Buri 5 months ago

Why Kenyans must reject 'money talks' and embrace 'character talks'

Fearful church dropped the Gen Z baton, resumed business as usual

How can the church be so passionate about leading people to heaven when it has neither mind nor heart to get young protesters out of a nearby police cell?

By Edward Buri 5 months ago

Fearful church dropped the Gen Z baton, resumed business as usual

If only the State fought corruption with the zeal it unleashes on youth

The State's inability to accommodate citizens gathered publicly against it is a vote of little confidence in itself.

By Edward Buri 5 months ago

If only the State fought corruption with the zeal it unleashes on youth

Gen Z remain steadfast in quest to chart out new course for Kenya

Young people, Kenya is proud of you. When the gunshots sound, they are drowned out by a grand applause-a standing ovation from all corners of this country.

By Rev Edward Buri 6 months ago

Gen Z remain steadfast in quest to chart out new course for Kenya

Three weapons youths are using to smoke out mannerless politicians

. Youths themselves are not perfect, but they are telling the country that they do not want a crisis-mate for a leader.

By Edward Buri 6 months ago

Three weapons youths are using to smoke out mannerless politicians

Our youth have made street, not State House, new place of honour

Saying that the Finance Bill was floored by "children" minimizes who the young people are and diminishes their accomplishment.

By Edward Buri 7 months ago

Our youth have made street, not State House, new place of honour

Gen-Z infected with spirit of hope, and it is proving to be contagious

Young people have all come together, not to rise against individual items in the system, but the whole system. This last week has demonstrated they are a real power.

By Edward Buri 7 months ago

Gen-Z infected with spirit of hope, and it is proving to be contagious

It's only a selfish State that would turn a deaf ear to cries of Kenyans

A government that is sensitive to the poor would have a reputation of empathy. The wails of the people should mean something.

By Edward Buri 8 months ago

It's only a selfish State that would turn a deaf ear to cries of Kenyans

Leaders who quote scripture but live dual lives are holy hyprocrites

Public citation of spiritual texts in a multi-religious context calls for the skill of accurate global interpretation that lands an inclusive application.

By Edward Buri 8 months ago

Leaders who quote scripture but live dual lives are holy hyprocrites

Why Wamuchomba and Omtatah tribe should multiply

Angry citizens have power to keep the powerful awake at night. The Gathoni Wamuchomba and Okiya Omtata tribe must breed and multiply!

By Edward Buri 8 months ago

Why Wamuchomba and Omtatah tribe should multiply

Medics' strike litmus test of State's sincerity in revamping healthcare

Government's pride and acting mighty and immovable towards solving the current doctors strike is unnecessary, unwise and time-wasting.

By Rev Edward Buri 10 months ago

Medics' strike litmus test of State's sincerity in revamping healthcare

He is risen! Why the resurrection power needs to come alive in life

Popularised and sensational doctrines such as prosperity gospel have made the church stray from its profound doctrinal premises such as the resurrection.

By Edward Buri 10 months ago

He is risen! Why the resurrection power needs to come alive in life

Irony of 'prayerful', cushioned and greedy leaders rocking the masses

'Churchiness' has replaced godliness. National leaders walk up to the altar in the name of God only to speak in the name of greed.

By Edward Buri 10 months ago

Irony of 'prayerful', cushioned and greedy leaders rocking the masses

Kill the lies in our politics, for there is no development without morality

Deception is an asset to gain and perpetuate power. With every lie the citizens swallow, these leaders gather in their grand residences and toast to the foolishness of the people.

By Rev Edward Buri 10 months ago

Kill the lies in our politics, for there is no development without morality

Betrayal in the city: The Bishop's double-edged identity is blunted

Betrayal in the city it is. Bishop Margret Wanjiru thought she was an insider until she found herself in the cold. Neither her politician blanket not her priestly duvet could cover her.

By Rev Edward Buri 10 months ago

Betrayal in the city: The Bishop's double-edged identity is blunted

When Benny Hinn affirmed government as God-ordained, he lost the people

Benny Hinn was 'imported' by an initiative steered by the First Lady, thus making him a State guest. Therein lies a tyre-puncturing pothole.

By Edward Buri 11 months ago

When Benny Hinn affirmed government as God-ordained, he lost the people

10 ways the Kenyan church is stunting its growth, influence

While the Kenyan - and African - church has grown over the years, there are still some vivid gaps that limit its rise to full influence.

By Rev Edward Buri 11 months ago

10 ways the Kenyan church is stunting its growth, influence

Contemporary Kenya lacks resolute pastors who can speak truth to power

Living in a heavily religious country means that pastors are a key part of the community. It helps, therefore, to understand pastor typologies as it guides expectations and affiliations.

By Rev Edward Buri 11 months ago

Contemporary Kenya lacks resolute pastors who can speak truth to power

Root of all evil: Money is taking man away from God, the way serpent did

Money is a major factor in our day-to-day living. It dominates conversations. In social gatherings, people are always talking about how to make money, how money was lost or how to spend it.

By Rev Edward Buri 11 months ago

Root of all evil: Money is taking man away from God, the way serpent did

When leaders ignore people's voice, allegiance shifts and trouble sets in

Pleasing the people seems not to be the goal of the government at present. It is a season to squeeze and harvest more from the people.

By Edward Buri 1 year ago

When leaders ignore people's voice, allegiance shifts and trouble sets in

Sacredness of sexuality key in building a sober community

A lustful world has dangerously blurred boundaries. Marriage hardly gets sacred respect. The fence in the form of a ring on the finger is easily overrun.

By Edward Buri 1 year ago

Sacredness of sexuality key in building a sober community

Silencing the 'E' story perpetuates warped thinking that failure is bad

"E" scorers are nowhere to be heard. But the day they turn around their story and become winners, they will earn access to the microphone and the newspaper.

By Rev Edward Buri 1 year ago

Silencing the 'E' story perpetuates warped thinking that failure is bad

The blame narrative is getting old, an angry president cannot console a crying citizenry

There is a frustration. Blackouts seem to be hitting our leadership too. We neither feel their love nor see their confidence. We see the putting up of brave faces. We do not see passion.

By Edward Buri 1 year ago

The blame narrative is getting old, an angry president cannot console a crying citizenry

Time is sacred, let today's crossover moment find you in your right mind

The New Year finds you in your world. The point of the time rolled out to you every morning is to light that world - more and more. Make it better and better brighter and brighter.

By Edward Buri 1 year ago

Time is sacred, let today's crossover moment find you in your right mind

As long as Christmas is about Jesus, it cannot be reduced to secular hype

The church has failed in its creativity to assemble a universal symbolic experience to capture the mystery of the entry of its Lord into the world.

By Rev Edward Buri 1 year ago

As long as Christmas is about Jesus, it cannot be reduced to secular hype

Stand firm against December sins, and January will surely reward you

Even with Christmas lights everywhere, the texture of Christmas as a holy day is fading.

By Edward Buri 1 year ago

Stand firm against December sins, and January will surely reward you

The Kenya we want lies hidden in our moral sense, but do we care?

Kenya at sixty is a begging giant and a moral dwarf. We are crying about the debt burden while remaining silent about the moral crisis that led us here and keeps us here.

By Rev Edward Buri 1 year ago

The Kenya we want lies hidden in our moral sense, but do we care?

The high prison walls must not keep out good word of our Lord

While some denominations deploy ministers as prison chaplains as a matter of duty, others reserve the chaplaincy to those who discern prisons ministry as their primary call.

By Edward Buri 1 year ago

The high prison walls must not keep out good word of our Lord

Being a good neighbour demands we practice inclusion

Inclusion is an intentional process of unmarginalising people by infusing a culture where all enjoy privileges equally. Inclusion makes all people central.

By Rev Edward Buri 1 year ago

Being a good neighbour demands we practice inclusion

Kawira Mwangaza impeachment: Did the bishop save the governor?

Governor Mwangaza's haters have sworn severally that gender has nothing to do with Meru woes. But this is not true, given the unacceptable attacks on Mwangaza's womanhood.

By Rev Edward Buri 1 year ago

Kawira Mwangaza impeachment: Did the bishop save the governor?

The church should counter the narrative of youth as a problem

Young people must protest against being ignored and demand to be noticed and centred.

By Edward Buri 1 year ago

The church should counter the narrative of youth as a problem

'Innocence' should matter before making house owners homeless

In modern day Kenya, even God - the owner of the earth - needs a genuine title deed to claim anything! Without it, His church has to pack and go! Is God angry about this?

By Edward Buri 1 year ago

'Innocence' should matter before making house owners homeless

Turning our spirituality into a real saving force for the nation

Some powerful people fear the day when the church will rise to its actual value. A revolution would be inevitable. In the meantime, they let the sleeping giant snore.

By Edward Buri 1 year ago

Turning our spirituality into a real saving force for the nation

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