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NEW YEAR ANXIETY

NEW YEAR ANXIETY Every New Year ushers in a new beginning of great hopes and expectations. It does not really matter how it started. However some people tend to worry and get anxious about what the future holds. The greatest problem…

Hannah: A Personification of Ideal Motherhood

I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life. - Abraham Lincoln The name "Hannah" is Hebrew with attractive meaning of grace or favor. In some societies, it has been shortened to Ann,…

LOVE SEASON IS HERE

Love season is here. The word love appears the most misconstrued and misused word I have ever come across. It is applied to a variety of issues and attitudes that could range from generic pleasure to intense interpersonal attraction. Some…

HOW BIG IS YOUR GOD

HOW BIG IS YOUR GOD? Human beings are funny creatures. Sometimes we behave as if we have a giant behind us and no one can hurt or mess with us. On the other hand, we act as if our God is so minute and powerless that we become…

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…

SPEAKING THE TRUTH

SPEAKING THE TRUTH! (Pub) i A couple of years back I read in a magazine that a group of students in New York had sued McDonald foods for causing them obesity. The students’ attorney argued that the condiments used in the preparation…

THE PRIDE AND LIES OF SATAN

Long before the first sin stained the earth, a battle was already brewing in the heavens. The story of the Garden of Eden is more than just a tale of paradise lost—it is a reminder of pride, deception, and the timeless struggle between…

RELIGIOUS DIVERSITY

Christian faith and religious tolerance “Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction” by Blaise Pascal               In recent days the issue of…

A REFLECTION ON THE TRAGEDY OF 9-11

A REFLECTION ON THE TRAGEDY OF 9-11 As Americans and in-deed the whole world reflects on the tragedy of 9-11, the day the twin towers of the World Trade Center went down. A terrorist group ran two aircrafts into the buildings. That…

RULE AND REGULATIONS GUIDING OBCA DAY

RULE AND REGULATIONS GUIDING OBCA DAY    1. OBCA DAY is a Biennial Cultural day that OBCA selects for showcasing OBCA cultural heritage and raise funds to for our charity projects. OBCA shall levy its members to fund and support…

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