Comedy is what most of us appreciateโespecially when it is clean. But finding clean comedy can sometimes seem like the proverbial needle in a haystack. We wonder, why do many comedians like it dirty? And how do others manage to keep humor above the belt? I posed these questions to Kenneth Kimuli, a.k.a Pablo, a famed Ugandan stand-up comedian. In this article, Pablo narrates how he manages to keep his comedy clean in a dirty comedy world. ย
… Pablo on Keeping Clean in a Dirty Comedy World
โ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฑ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐.โ Job 1:22
Recently, thieves stole a friendโs laptop, phone, documents, bank cards, driving permit, and some cash. He was on his way from work. It was nighttime. He escaped with his life only after relinquishing his material belongings. As he put it, thieves took his โentire work.โ
… Mercenaries or Disciples?
Voltaire once voiced how โIn the beginning, God created man in His own image, and man has been trying to repay the favour ever since.โ The history of fallen humanity is that we have, since the sin of Adam, fashioned God after our image.
Affliction swarms around us like unsettled bees hunting for nectar. And unless tethered to the tree of life, distress can destabilise, disorient and depress, sniffing out the joy andโif unchecked, ultimatelyโthe life of the afflicted.
Jesus died. For you. Let this sip and sink into your heart as percolating water irrigating the dry land. Do not resist it. Do not rush it. Meditate, in silence.
Tithing is not a new concept. It has existed for over 4,000 years, predating the Patriarchs. As an ancient practice, it existed in Babylon, Persia, Egypt, and even China before Israel was ever commanded to tithe.
Should you or should you not tithe? I am sure you have mused to yourself a couple of times, wondering whether perhaps you are missing the point by tithing or disobedient by not so doing.
The African concept of Ubuntu, which loosely translates as ‘I am because we are, and because we are therefore I am’ insists that to be human consists in a continual community of being, knowing, and becoming.
There are many means to crash a car. One sure way is driving in the opposite direction of a one-way street.
Is theological training inherently anti-God? Do religious leaders need certificates and degrees before they lead churches? Is spirituality anti-intellect? Does the Spirit of God replace proper theological training?
