There are quite a lot of sad stories making the rounds in recent times on social media about toxic marriages that have led to untold pain and sadness and even resulted in the death and imprisonment of spouses. Two cases that stood out for me were to do with Shimite, the lady from Delta State Read More…
Text: Luke 16:19-31 The parable of the rich man and Lazarus, in Luke 16:19-31, stands alone in the Bible. It is the only passage of Scripture which describes the feelings of the unconverted after death. Since there is no greater exploit that anyone can do than to bring an unsaved soul to faith in God, Read More…
Ijeoma is my Facebook friend and a chef. A few weeks ago, she was thoughtful and generous enough to share her kitchen rules with us. I added some bits here and there to affirm and reinforce her rules.
2 Timothy 1:1-12 One of the greatest and most dynamic men who has ever lived was the Apostle Paul. This man, who was converted from Judaism to Christianity, led countless thousands to Christ and under the influence of the Holy Spirit wrote a large portion of the New Testament. Paul did exploits for God. This Read More…
According to Wikipedia, Black tax is a term that originated in South Africa and refers to money that Black workers, especially professionals and other higher-income earners, give to their parents, siblings, or other family members, often out of obligation or a deeply ingrained sense of family responsibility. Sometimes, it is taken on subconsciously, as a Read More…
2 Kings 6:24-7:20 When we are really hungry, we might say “I could eat a horse!” But on occasions people have become much more desperate than that. Some have become so hungry they have stolen food. Some have become so desperate that they would kill to be able to eat. And there was that story Read More…
Spices are basically any seed, fruit, root, bark or other plant substance primarily used for flavouring or coloring food. They fall in the same seasoning category as herbs but they’re distinguished in the fact that herbs are the leaves, stems and flowers of plants used for flavouring or garnishing. Today, the focus is on spices. Read More…
Some years ago, on the Oprah Winfrey Show, one of the guests was talking about children and how they handled bullying and how parents could step in, and she told parents that whenever their kids returned from school, after asking how their day went, we should ask direct questions like, “Did anyone bully you today?” Read More…
Daniel 11:32b; 1 Thess. 1:1-10 The word “exploits” connotes extraordinary accomplishments, breaking new grounds and setting new records. To do exploits is to have outstanding successes with powerful impacts – for the Bible says in 1 Corinthians 2:9 “But as it is written, eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the Read More…
Nehemiah 5:1-12; Psalm 128 One of the major problems in society today is a lack of the fear of God. Unfortunately, there is a shortage of the fear of God in the church too. It is dwindling among believers today. Some consider the fear of God to be an Old Testament concept that is no Read More…
