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TODAY'S SCRIPTURE "Reckless words pierce like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing" (Proverbs 12:18, NIV) TODAY'S WORD from Joel and Victoria The Bible tells...

Africa -- a continent immensely rich with mineral resources and yet mired in poverty -- suffers from a catastrophic leadership failure or monumental deficit of leadership. Since 1960, there have been 210 African heads of state, but just try to find 10 -- The Cheetahs do not look for excuses for government failure by wailing over the legacies of the slave trade, Western colonialism, imperialism, the World Bank or an unjust international economic system.

Lately, Lusaka has been enjoying a spate of music shows by international musicians. Most of them have been musicians who play the pub popular types of dance music. Scantily dressed young women, gyrating waists and behinds, and open belly wriggling flash in your minds. Pictures you would not want your children to be in. The music is high volume and fast paced. I guess we Africans are physical and even in the churches; we have thrown away the Latin and Germanic hymns for the modern Afro-rhumba and Euro-pop gospel. Probably sex is on our minds not much different from our ancestors vigorously raking out a foot behind and imitating the mating moves of a rooster during those bright moon nights. That was music and dances when a Mbalule (lead) drum would sharply portray what is done in the dark. Tha

Every rain season uncollected piles of garbage remains an eye sore in many towns and cities. The less privileged that live in high density areas lose their loved ones to water borne diseases like cholera and dysentery because of the unsanitary conditions they inhabit. Some of these deaths could be avoided if civic education is reinforced, law and order restored.

A Social Welfare Officer in Solwezi has called for the promotion and establishment of the Ubuntu spirit or culture where the extended family should...

Government is in charge of not only creating policies that are biased towards Zambians but also ensuring that those policies are adhered to. Government officials are, after all, the culprits in rushing for foreign goods. They take those luxurious trips to buy expensive brands of perfumes, clothes and shoes. If these people at the helm see Zambian goods as inferior how do we expect them to push policies that will enhance the image of our local goods?

God has planted seeds of greatness on the inside of you. He has predestined that those things in your heart come to pass. You may have had more than your share of unfair things happen in your life. You probably have plenty of reasons to just settle where you are. But understand, the depth of your past is an indication of the height of your future. In other words, if you've been through a lot of negative things in the past, it just means that your future is bigger and brighter and greater than you can even imagine. It's your time to step out and embrace all that God has for you!

Mothers day may not be a recognized Zambian holiday but before you castigate the West for inventing useless holidays take time to just appreciate...