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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 Church folks fast and pray…

THE SHOCKING REALITY

THE SHOCKING REALITY Daily the decease of someone brings to mind a shocking reality – “death is real; we shall die one day.” The time of one’s death is uncertain. Death is a necessary end and…

LIFE ON EARTH IS BORROWED (2 King 6:5)

LIFE ON EARTH IS BORROWED (2 King 6:5)   As I reflect on the recent tragedy in Colorado, three questions came to my mind: When will God bring lasting peace on earth? When will Satan stop the violent in our world? When will mankind…

DON’T QUIT, DON’T GIVE UP; HOLD ON

STAND STILL, DON’T GIVE UP; HOLD ON! As the year runs swiftly to an end, determine to run the race to a fruitful end and move into the coming new year of unusual and uncommon events. You may look back at the year just ending and the…

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…

I HAVE A DAD

I HAVE A DAD A story goes like this: A woman had an irreconcilable problem with her husband and she moved out and took with her their little son. They returned to the woman’s family. The boy joined…

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…

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF GOOD MARRIAGE RELATIONSHIP

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF GOOD MARRIAGE RELATIONSHIP In our age and time most marriage relationship are legally together but emotionally and mentally divorced. The couples may be admired for staying together through years, when in reality their…

Mutual Respect

Mutual Respect “When men and women are able to respect and accept their differences then love has a chance to blossom” John Gray   In November, 2008, I participated in a Rapha Ministries…

THANKFUL HEART

THANKFUL HEART When someone does something good to us or extend some kindness or gestures to us, we say thank you. Thank is a way of showing gratitude and appreciation for the good done to us. When we say thank you, it means we have through…

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