AFTER GOD'S HEART

Just wanna say, ‘thank you’…

2012-01-15T23:46:00.000-08:00

PHILLIP CHIDAVAENZI source: bestpoetry.blogspot.com I don’t know about you, but for me, 2012 is a special year. I am alive. I am whole. I am blessed. I could have been dead. I could be lying on some hospital bed. I could have been on my way to the grave now, torn apart by the vultures that prawl in this world. The devil tried to sift me like wheat, but he was disappointed. The Lord is my

'DIVINE ENCOUNTERS' IN MOMENTS OF REVIVAL

2011-12-12T10:47:00.000-08:00

PHILLIP CHIDAVAENZI It’s been four years now since I fell in love with the Lord. And in more ways than one, it’s also been an ambivalent walk of faith, during which I’ve also experienced a fair share of troubles in the trenches of spiritual warfare. But I must admit that when looked at in totality, I have enjoyed every moment of my walk with the Lord. God will never forsake you There have

DOING BUSINESS WITH GOD

2011-12-09T03:02:00.000-08:00

PHILLIP CHIDAVAENZI campusministry.georgetown.edu Prayer is a spiritual discipline that constitutes a significant component of the Christian’s life. Early this month, when I committed myself to study about this discipline, the Holy Spirit entrusted me with revelations that I believe are important to share with you and will, consequently, enrich your prayer life. “Pray without ceasing…”I

WILL GAY BASHING HELP, ANYWAY?

2011-11-26T00:34:00.000-08:00

PHILLIP CHIDAVAENZI I have tried to keep away from this controversial matter which always stokes the fire of emotion whenever it is raised, especially in Zimbabwe’s highly conservative society. While at first I shelved the, it kept on tugging at my heart strings and I was finally compelled me pour out the impressions floating in my spirit. Symbols of homosexuality (anglican-mainstream.net)

WHAT IS IT THAT BELONGS TO GOD?

2011-11-17T02:12:00.000-08:00

PHILLIP CHIDAVAENZI Coin bearing's Caesar's inscription (issachar5.wordpress.com) 15: Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel howthey might entangle him in [his] talk.16: And they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any [man]: for thou regardest not the person of men

THE WOLVES HAVE SETTLED AMONG THE SHEEP

2011-10-24T23:18:00.000-07:00

Written for the Sunday News Leisure Magazine, pubished in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, October 23-29 2011 issue. DELTA MILAYO NDOU Those who remember me from my early teenage years will recall a devoted student whose nose was always stuck in between the covers of a book. Those who watched me growing up on the streets of Makhandeni, ema-4 will attest to walking along the roads avoiding the path of that

FIGHTING MYSELF IS NO SHADOW-BOXING

2011-10-17T03:13:00.000-07:00

PHILLIP CHIDAVAENZI 'Love flashes like fire' Reading my way through the Song of Solomon recently, I came across a portion that, like the flash of a gifted photographer’s camera, probably best captures the range of emotions that lovers often go through in the course of their experiences. For love is as strong as death, its jealousy as enduring as the grave.LOVE FLASHES LIKE FIRE,the

HIGHLY ESTEEMING THE MAN OF GOD

2011-09-18T05:45:00.000-07:00

PHILLIP CHIDAVAENZI | Managing Editor I have always found it amazing that unbelievers, and, surprisingly, even some ‘church goers’ always have an axe to grind with those of us who love and highly esteem our pastors. We are often falsely accused of being idol worshippers, our pastors – whom God has placed in the church to shepherd us – being the idols. If you are member of Christ

DAY OF BLISS: ENCOUNTER WITH DESTINY

2011-09-12T00:47:00.000-07:00

PHILLIP CHIDAVAENZI | Managing Editor When God wants to do something special in a nation, He sends a prophet. Pastor Ose Oyakhilome Friday September 7. It was a special day scheduled for an encounter with destiny for believers – and many others who had not met Christ yet – when a prophetess of the Lord stepped into the Glamis Arena at the Harare Exhibition Park for the special programme

PROPHET MAKANDIWA SPEAKS ON CHIWESHE

2011-09-04T09:59:00.000-07:00

CHIWESHE WAS A GREAT EVANGELIST By Emmanuel Makandiwa ON August 30 2011, a dark cloud hung over Zimbabwe’s Christian community, as we had lost arguably the greatest evangelist to emerge from the land, Evangelist Phanuel Dzangare Chiweshe. It is unfortunate the news broke out just four days after I had returned into the country from a spiritually uplifting time with my spiritual father,

LETTER TO MY LOVE

2011-09-02T04:02:00.000-07:00

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CHURCH: NOT FOR 'PERFECT' PEOPLE

2011-08-28T02:17:00.000-07:00

PHILLIP CHIDAVAENZI For many people —the young and the old as well as the rich and the poor — life is often a bruising affair. It is in such circumstances that many find their way into the church, desperate for an elixir, sometimes a quick fix, but more often a place of rest and restoration. The church draws all kinds of people The church draws all kinds of people within its skirts. Some of

TRAIN A CHILD IN THE WAY HE SHOULD GO

2011-08-26T02:05:00.000-07:00

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THE CHRISTIAN IN THE MARKET PLACE

2011-08-24T08:09:00.000-07:00

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CAN A CHRISTIAN LOSE THEIR SALVATION?

2011-08-21T07:09:00.000-07:00

PHILLIP CHIDAVAENZI An accidental discovery that a Christian friend I love dearly— let’s call her Barbara —was walking ‘improperly’ was very disturbing. She loves the Lord, often shares his word with other believers and is serving in ministry in her church and has an exuberant zest for life. Some Christians visit ungodly pleasure spots At first I hadn’t thought she could be one of those

NO BIBLICAL PROHIBITION ON DRINKING?

2011-08-14T08:30:00.000-07:00

PHILLIP CHIDAVAENZI | Managing Editor Alcohol A friend who loves his beer, and has often been exasperated by my entrenched position on alcoholism as a Christian, once challenged me to furnish him with specific scriptures that forbid drinking. No such scriptural references came to mind easily. This would probably provide a hiding place for drinkers and smokers who believe we, as Christians

CONTENDING FOR THE FAITH

2011-08-08T02:40:00.000-07:00

YOU WILL NEVER WALK ALONE Fact is not always truth. It may be factual that things are not panning out in your life in the way you had hoped, and frustration is slowly creeping in. But, if you are a born-again child of God, all is well with you. The devil is always going to be on your case, and it’s important to understand his wiles so that you are not found wanting on the evil day, writes

WEEP NOT, PROSTITUTE

2011-07-29T08:32:00.000-07:00

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‘THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO OPPRAH’

2011-07-24T06:57:00.000-07:00

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OUR CHILDREN NEED GOD, NOT CONDOMS

2011-07-04T08:00:00.000-07:00

PHILLIP CHIDAVAENZII woke up around 3 am on July 4. I had been meditating about this sensitive matter for almost a week. But I almost dismissed the thought when it first surfaced in my mind. Yet still, deep inside I just couldn't let go of it. I had a strong unction in my spirit to go ahead. I believe it will help someone disabuse themselves of whatever destructive self-delusions they may be

WHEN MY HEART IS OVERWHELMED

2011-06-21T02:34:00.000-07:00

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LOVE LETTER TO MY LORD

2011-06-16T02:13:00.000-07:00

HOW CAN I NOT SIMBA LYN DURI | Guest Writer How can I not love you, when you loved me firstHow can I not love you, when you cared for me,When I least cared,How can I not love you, when in return for rejection,You showered me with affection,How can I not love you, when I betrayed you,But you still took me back into your loving arms. How can I not love you, when as holy as you were,Came down

IN SEARCH OF A NEW BEGINNING

2011-06-16T01:30:00.001-07:00

'TOUCH NOT MY ANOINTED'

2011-04-20T04:12:00.000-07:00

UNDERSTANDING THE MAKANDIWA SAGA PHILLIP CHIDAVAENZI | Blog Managing Editor I have been following with keen interest the debate over Pastor Emmanuel Makandiwa’s appendage of his signature to the anti–sanctions petition, the latest in a chain of events that started with his decision to part ways with the Apostolic Faith Mission (AFM) and launch the United Families International (UFI).

PRE-DESTINATION: WE'RE NO PUPPETS ON STRINGS

2011-02-25T10:30:00.000-08:00

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