Dowry in Africa: A Wife Purchased or a Wife Cherished?

webmaster January 1, 2006

The dowry is going the way of many other important cultural practices in Africa —down the hill of eroding values. The going rate for an educated wife in Kenya today could be as much as a Mitsubishi Pajero.

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Dowry in Africa: A Wife Purchased or a Wife Cherished?

Missio Nexus January 1, 2006

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Welcoming the Stranger

Presenter: Matthew Soerens, US Director of Church Mobilization, World Relief Description: Refugee and immigration issues have dominated headlines globally recently. While many American Christians view these…

webmaster October 7, 2018

The Sin of Racism

The history of humanity is a history of racism. Human sin, a supernatural devil, and an evil world system collude to weave pride, greed, fear, lust, and racism into all human institutions. Only where the gospel of Jesus breaks the power of this darkness does the fabric of sin begin to unravel.