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FACING TEMPTATIONS

Facing temptations This joke from belief-net titled: "No parking Zone" speaks for itself. “A minister parked his car in a ‘no parking zone’ in a large city because he was short of time and couldn’t find a space with a meter. So he put a…

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,…

ARE YOU A FAN OR FOLLOWER?

A fan is an enthusiastic admirer or a passionate devotee of someone or something. There are fan clubs for movie stars and singers and sport teams. Fans claim to know what the media puts out there about the person they may have met from a…

EQUALITY IN AFRICAN MARRIAGE RELATIONSHIP

PROBLEMS AFRICAN MARRIAGES FACE IN WESTERN WORLD 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,…

WAR AGAINST DEPRESSION

OVERCOMING DEPRESSION             We live in a new age and things happen so fast. Life is full of bustling and hustling; people have to struggle to survive. The struggle is so fierce that only the strong survive…

TRADITION: – Its merits and limitations – Part 2

In the first part of this write up published in the month of February 2003 during Black History celebration attempted to define tradition, describe some aspects and dimensions, mode of preservation by human activities as well as its…

EMPTY PLACES

EMPTY PLACES When God began to create the universe, the earth was barren (void) with no form of life; darkness covered the face of the roaring ocean (deep). And the Spirit of God…

Can we worship God for whom He is

CAN WE WORSHIP GOD FOR WHOM HE IS? I’m privileged to visit different places of worship or gatherings of Christian fellowship; listened to teachings and messages as well as prayers. It’s fast becoming obvious and certain that the reason…

TEST BRINGS TESTIMONY

TEST BRINGS TESTIMONY Once I was invited to a special thanksgiving service at a Church service in Houston. This Church ceremony attracted huge crowd of worshippers including dignitaries. The Church choir rendered great worship songs and…

IN THE HOUR OF INCENSE

IN THE HOUR OF INCENSE! It was a refreshing season of worship and sacrifice, of solemnity in the hour of incense. Zachariah, the High Priest went into the temple of the Lord to burn incense as his duty called. And suddenly an angel of the…

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