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IN MY NAME

IN MY NAME Evangelist Mark narrates to us how Jesus commissioned his apostles by authorizing them to perform tasks that are impossible with us men without such empowerment. Mark’s   account of this event reads: “He said to them, “Go…

GOD IS DOING NEW THINGS DAILY!!!

People begin every New Year full of hopes, aspirations and expectations. Some make New Year resolutions and determined to fulfill them. During Cross Over worship services, many make new vows and others renew and reaffirm commitments to God.…

THE CHALLENGE OF BELONGING TO A CULTURAL ASSOCIATION

THE CHALLENGE OF BELONGING TO A CULTURAL ASSOCIATION   We live in a complex world that is ever changing and these changes bring forth various needs to meet. Some are met divinely while others physically through human efforts. Needs…

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,…

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…

WHEN THE HEART BOILS: TURNING ANGER INTO WISDOM

Anger is a natural emotion we all experience, but like a wild fire in the harmattan, it can warm or destroy depending on how it is handled. In African communities, anger often arises from stress, injustice, hardship, or wounds carried in…

GOD IS SETTING YOUR SCENE

GOD IS SETTING YOUR STAGE The account of Ruth meeting Boaz will be incomplete if Naomi’s connection and wise counsel is left out unmentioned. Ruth, a poor Moabite woman refused her mother-in-law, Naomi’s…

Prayer is Falling in Love With God

Saint Augustine once wrote, “True whole prayer is nothing but love.” This statement appears explicit but many don’t get it. At first, the deeper I thought about it the more confused I was. How dare one ever say that prayer is love? Love is…

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