Francis Egbuson

Team-building sessions have become a yearly ritual in many organizations. They create moments of energy and camaraderie, but they rarely address the deeper conditions that drive sustained team performance. Several years ago, we were invited to propose a team-building session for the finance function of a large telecommunications company. According to the leaders, the team was struggling with serious integrity, performance, and ethical issues. Some staff were under investigation, morale was low, and the proposed solution was a two-day team-building retreat to “motivate employees.” I asked how a team-building session would address problems of that magnitude. The response was candid: “We need time to relax and not think about the office for two days.” When I shared my doubts, a supervisor replied, “You can add whatever else you think we can do, but we don’t want to spend all the time in the classroom.” We were not selected for the assignment. It later became clear that ours may simply hav...

The crowd that lined the road into Jerusalem on what we now call Palm Sunday was expecting a certain kind of King — one who would ride in on a war horse, scatter Rome, and restore the nation’s glory. What they got was something far more radical: a King on a donkey, with tears in his eyes, who was about to do something that no military campaign could ever accomplish.  Below are five truths shared by  Pastor Julius Rwotlonyo Watoto Church, Kampala, Uganda  on March 29, 2026  One -God keeps His word — every word: The Triumphant Entry did not begin in Jerusalem. It began centuries earlier in the writings of Zechariah, who saw — in precise prophetic detail — a King riding into the city of David, humble, on a donkey. When Jesus made that ride, he was not improvising. He was fulfilling a commitment that heaven had already made on earth’s behalf. This matters more than we often pause to consider. God’s word is not a suggestion, a sentiment, or an aspiration. It is a divine...