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EQUALITY IN AFRICAN MARRIAGE RELATIONSHIP

EQUALITY IN AFRICAN MARRIAGE RELATIONSHIP Marriage relationship in western culture is purely partnership; man and woman are co-pilots. There are two captains in a ship and no gender supremacy. Each partner brings equal stake, strengths…

YOUR OLIVE LEAF [EVIDENCE] IS COMING

YOUR OLIVE LEAF IS COMING In our world, “Seeing is believing;” people believe what they see, but faith believes in what is unseen. Sometimes we are stocked at a place for long and we begin to see doubts; wonder what else to do. At times,…

THE ENEMIES OF THE CROSS OF CHRIST

THE ENEMIES OF THE CROSS OF CHRIST The cross is a wooden object where condemned criminals were executed in ancient Israel. Webster’s dictionary describes a cross as a structure of an upright and transverse piece upon which persons…

LYING ISN’T FUN

LYING ISN’T FUN            Religious jokes are sensitive to handle. This joke mailed to me by a friend teaches salient lesson. A minister told his congregation, “Next week I plan to preach about the sin of lying. To help you understand…

CHRISTIAN WORSHIP (Part 1)

Worship is all about God, period. Worship should matter to you simply because it matters to God. And worship matters to God because He knows He’s worthy. Worship doesn’t begin with us. Worship begins and ends with God. And God is worthy of…

GOD IS EVERYWHERE, EVERYTIME

GOD IS EVERYWHERE The Ten Commandments have been compressed into two: You must love the Lord with all your heart, soul and mind and strength. Love others as much as you love yourself (Mark 12:30-31). God is to be loved in all we are,…

SECOND CHANCE

SECOND CHANCE. While growing up, I witnessed some adults attend night schools. This “Adult Education” was fondly tagged ‘Second Chance’. Most of those who attended had missed the opportunity of formal education as teens. Others, who…

CELEBRATING GOD’S FAITHFULNESS

CELEBRATING GOD’S FAITHFULNESS As we cross over to the New Year, we joyfully celebrate God’s faithfulness, kindness and mercies. It is a new era and things are turning around for better. We may have experienced season of dryness,…

FASTING AND PRAYERS

FASTING AND PRAYERS As we approach the eventful period of the Lent, I feel constrained to reiterate the importance of fasting and prayers. I had touched on it earlier in my contribution titled “understanding Christian Lent.” Most…

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