Everyday Heroes: Anthony Olubunmi Okogie
Cardinal Okogie volunteered to die in place of a Muslim woman who had been condemned to death by stoning by an Islamic court for adultery. That statement above in itself summarises why He takes the place of our Everyday Hero today. If this doesn’t put him on the pedestal of heroes? Nothing else will. […]
Happy Easter Celebration
Christ is risen! This is the chant that greets the bright morning of every Easter Sunday. Today is Easter celebration for Christians in every part of the world, a day that marks the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the grave in what Christians believe to be salvation of mankind from sin. Easter which is very […]
Nationalism and Religious Harmony as a Deterrent to Ethnic Chauvinism in Nigeria
The subject of nationalism and the role which Nigeria’s founding fathers played in it has always been hotly debated in political circles. There is no doubt that ethnicity largely seeped into the foundations of Nigerian nationalism and threatened to destroy it. But considering the role which religion has been playing in helping to harmonise the […]
Why Religion is an Opiate of the People
“Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of the soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people.” –Karl Marx (1844) In the space of just one week, there were reports on social media of about four attempted and successful suicide cases in Nigeria. The […]
Proverbs 31 Babe: Why You Must Have Your Own Money
Two women were having a discussion at a hair salon recently, and it got pretty heated. The younger woman did not see anything wrong with her not being engaged in any profitable enterprise, but that was not what surprised the older woman, who insisted that it wasn’t wise for the family to depend on one partner’s income, and it […]
Marriage and the Modern Man
While it is admitted that marriage is a sacred union between two humans of separate identity, motives and intentions, it is equally not mistaken that the modern man has found it useful but not in its entirety. Given the high rate of divorce cases in our clan, domestic violence in the home front, sexual abuses […]
Arise From That Disappointment and Shine
We’ve always been taught that every negative experience has a lesson attached and it’s true. But no one ever told us we might not “know” this lesson right away. Sometimes, the rhema of this lesson comes months after or even years. But our human nature wants to justify it NOW. We want know why it […]
What Lego Pieces Can Teach You About Your Life
Do you know that Lego blocks can teach you a lot about life? Have you ever assembled a jigsaw puzzle before? It was one of the things I loved doing when I was a child. Trying to recreate the picture piece by piece was exciting for me. In the same way, I loved assembling Lego […]
Why You Should Ask “Why?”
There is one thing my father taught me and it has stayed with me all these years. He taught me to ask the question “why?” My father taught me to question things as a child. If my mum or aunty wanted to send me on an errand, my father would say to them “Tell her […]
Being in the Spotlight
I’ve never liked being in the spotlight. All-eyes-on-me type of situations have never been my thing. During one of our weekly meetings my pastor’s wife gave this illustration about facing criticism. She took a book from the table and began to slowly raise it towards the light bulb. When the book was just underneath the […]
What Makes You Better Than Diezani Alison-Madueke?
I’ve been musing over this news of Diezani’s arrest and all the things that have been revealed and I just don’t get it. How can a woman of such means steal so much money? What was she planning to do with the money; go to heaven with it? Even before her appointment as a minister, […]
7 Things You Should Know About Mary, the Mother of Jesus Christ
She conceived and birthed Jesus Christ, and her words to the angel Gabriel who brought her news that she would be pregnant with a Holy Child, have remained on the lips of many centuries after: “Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word”. Here are some important – and […]
Is This Love? Part 1
Love indeed is all encompassing! The book of 1 Corinthians gives the best definition of what love is and isn’t. I have come to love The Message translation of the Bible – it gives a whole new understanding to God’s word, and it breaks it down so much that even an unlearned person has no […]
Lay it Up and Leave it There
How many times have you gone into God’s presence weary, tired and frustrated because you couldn’t have something you really needed or couldn’t seem to get a particular thing done? Did you cry your eyes out, speak to God about how much you needed His help, hand it all over to God and actually feel the weight […]
Learning the Art of Forgiveness
Often time we ask the question “How do I let go? How do I move on? But I think the first question should be “how do I forgive? What is ‘Forgiveness? How do you get to that place, where you learn to forgive others for continuously hurting you? How do you learn to forgive yourself […]
Musings of a Girl From a Broken Home
I read a blog post someone wrote yesterday about the challenges of growing up in a broken home and it just brought back memories. Many people don’t realise how difficult it is to be brought up in a broken home and still turn out great. That’s why for me, the rate of divorce is just […]