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RUTH – CELEBRATION OF FAMILY, LOVE AND LOYALTY

RUTH - CELEBRATION OF FAMILY, LOVE AND LOYALTY The name “Ruth” could stand for pity and compassion or lovely friend.  I first read the story of Ruth in a Bible study book as an infant in Sunday school class. She was a young girl known…

I STILL KNOW HER

I STILL KNOW HER!!! I heard a story that a man in his late ‘60’s visited his wife in the Nursing Home daily and had breakfast with her at 7am everyday; spent the whole day with her and…

PASS IT ON: The values we cherish and uphold

PASS IT ON: The values we cherish and uphold                          I read a piece under the column “PASS IT ON” titled “THREE THINGS” by Natalie Whittle, in a Guide Posts, August, 2004 edition. It was…

THE CHURCH, A COMMON GROUND: GOD’S FELLOW WORKERS

THE CHURCH, A COMMON GROUND: God’s fellow workers Preamble: In this part, I shall attempt to look at God’s fellow workers. They are stewards and ministers of God’s mysteries . They are God’s carriers, God’s representatives, and God’s…

The Reality of life – (Part 2)

One may have assumed that everyone is conscious of this fundamental fact that we are strangers on earth and the world is impermanent, of course nothing on earth is. Human beings hardly learn from the past or do we heed to warning signs.…

CHRIST, THE KING

CHRIST, THE KING As we celebrate this season, we shall reflect on the theme, Jesus Christ, the king of Jews . All the synoptic gospels had this charge recorded because, it was critical…

Mother and Daughter in law saga

MOTHER-IN-LAW AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW SAGA   Most African men living abroad would gladly invite their mother-in-laws into their abode but not without butterfly in their stomach. The reason is common knowledge. What was thought of being an…

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…

BEGINNING WITH GOD

BEGINNING WITH GOD It’s not unusual to find some people start a journey or begin a life’s event or say new dawn without committing their days to God. They fail to realize that God is our creator and made us in such a way that we depend,…

AFRICAN MARRIAGES AND WESTERN CULTURE [Part 1]

AFRICAN MARRIAGES AND WESTERN CULTURE             African marriage is a communal event. During the glorious ceremony the community and members from both sides gather to initiate their young ones into marriage institution. The…

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