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SPIRITUAL LEPROSY: FROM SHAME TO FAME

“I think a spiritual journey is not so much a journey of discovery. It’s a journey of recovery. It’s a journey of uncovering your own inner nature. It’s already there.” – Billy Corgan. “We are not human beings having a spiritual

THE SHOCKING REALITY

THE SHOCKING REALITY Daily the decease of someone brings to mind a shocking reality – “death is real; we shall die one day.” The time of one’s death is uncertain. Death is a necessary end and…

GUIDELINES FOR PARENTAL DISCIPLINE

GUIDELINES FOR PARENTAL DISCIPLINE     1.     NEVER disagree about discipline in front of the children. 2.     NEVER give an order, request or command without being able to enforce it at the time. 3.     Be CONSISTENT, that is,…

WHEN LOVE TURNS SORE: IS MURDER THE ANSWER?

In 2003, The African News Digest, a Weekly Newspaper published in four consecutive weeks my article titled: When the head becomes the bottom . That was a wake up call but fell on the rocks. Following that publication, some women met me at…

WHY DO MARRIAGES CRUMBLE?

WHY DO MARRIAGES CRUMBLE? Definitions: Two key words drive this topic: Marriage: In both English tradition and African culture, marriage is a contract based upon a voluntary private agreement by a man and woman to become…

GOOD TIDINGS

In this age and time, I observe most young people do not listen or watch the news. They prefer to watch cartoons, drama, music and entertainments as well as sports but no news. I was forced to ask my daughter, why she and other youngsters…

IS BAD MARRIAGE BETTER THAN DIVORCE?

IS BAD MARRIAGE BETTER THAN DIVORCE: How true and to what extent? It has been stated that sticking with a bad marriage generally is better than divorcing. This “truth” is supported by scientific observations that married people are happier,…

I REMEMBER AND I’M THANKFUL

I REMEMBER AND I’M THANKFUL The Psalmist got so used to thanking God that in almost all his writing he expressed one form of thanks or the other. King David often said: I’m thankful, I give thanks, I’m grateful, I remember, I cannot…

Reality of life

THE REALITY OF LIFE    As I flip through pages of Newspapers. I often come across obituary…

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