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THANK THE GIVER

THANK THE GIVER An African adage says, “When you thank a giver, she gives more.” A Nigerian traditional musical legend, late Chief Oliver the Conque played a track expounding the adage. This theme has been a major sermon topic for many…

WHO IS A CHRISTIAN

WHO IS A CHRISTIAN?     If you have been born again, it means you have accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord and savior. Congratulation, you’re a Christian, I mean a child of God. God is your Father and you’re His child. The word…

The Lord’s Return – Is this the end of time

The Lord’s Return – In the age of deception. One of the greatest fears that confronts human beings of all ages is that of the future . We want to know what would happen to us tomorrow; how the end of age will come about. Would that be…

The Living Child is mine

THE LIVING CHILD IS MINE. The month of May every year brings with it the second most celebrate event in the continent of North America. It is Mother’s Day celebration. It is the second most popular event next to Thanksgiving; being an…

GAY: BIOLOGICAL DEFECT OR LIFESTYLE

GAY: BIOLOGICAL DEFECT OR LIFESTYLE? Recently I watched a newscast on a catholic priest who chose his Church pulpit to announce he is a gay. He urged his parishioners to accommodate those who choose to feel, reason and behave…

Night sorrowa, Joyful morning

Night sorrows, Joyful mornings “Joy is a net of love by which you catch souls. A joyful heart is the inevitable result of a heart burning with love” - Mother Teresa   Literally, joy is defined as being happy, glad and…

APPRECIATE YOUR SPOUSE

APPRECIATING YOUR SPOUSE Daily we listen and watch news of spouses abusing each other. It could be a man shot his wife dead or a wife running over a husband in a truck; a husband cheating on the wife or a wife desecrating her body.…

SIMEON PETER

In African churches during the late fifties and beyond most Christians bore two names- cultural names given by our parents and baptismal name given by a European priest for the convenience of pronunciation. The baptismal names were either…

JESUS, IS HE DIFFERENT

JESUS, IS HE DIFFERENT? Sometimes I ask myself, why people like to discuss secular affairs and even religion but when you dare mention the name Jesus, they react differently. They behave bothered and uncomfortable; some angered and…

STEWARDSHIP OF GOD’S MYSTERIES

STEWARDSHIP OF GOD’S MYSTERIES What’s a Steward? Literally a steward is a person who manages the affairs of a household or an estate for the owner. In a Christian sense, a steward is the manager of the affairs of God on earth. God has…

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