Dear Ex BF, I just left my office end-of-year party and you are on my mind again. Actually you have been on my mind all day. It started this morning as I got ready. I couldn’t help but think about the last was-of-year party I invited you to. Do you remember that night? The one Read More…
Let me start by saying the more popular a religion is, the more likely it is to be commercialised.How did this all start? The church in Rome was the first to celebrate Christmas on the 25th of December. This was in the 4th century, during the reign of Constantine. To weaken non-Christian traditions, Saturnalia was Read More…
1 Kings 8:54-63; Matthew 6:25-34 We have gathered here today (3 December 2003) to dedicate the new Administrative and Education buildings to God. God saw it fit to allow us to occupy this premises, 47/49, Olufemi Road, Surulere, Lagos, in August 1992, after we had met, first in a home and then in a rented Read More…
Dear Ex-Boyfriend, I had a major breakthrough in therapy this week. Not like my therapy journey is any of your business but this particular breakthrough has to do with us…. Well, with you. It has to do with you. I have been angry at you and for the longest time, I have blocked out any Read More…
It’s going to be Christmas in a few weeks, and the pressure, excitement, and anxiety are already in the air. Thanks to the harmattan that just showed up a few days ago, serving as a constant reminder that we’re in the season. The excitement is mounting daily, and even my daughter is already counting down. Read More…
Luke 2:25-35 At the time of the birth of Jesus Christ, the promise and expectation of the Messiah’s coming into the world had become a matter of traditional belief but not of vital faith and hope among the Jews. There was no comfort in it. If their hearts were stirred up at all, it was Read More…
Dear Ex-Boyfriend, I was at the store picking out a new Christmas tree yesterday when I remembered the first and last Christmas I spent with you and your family. I had planned for that holiday more than I had ever planned for any holiday. I wanted everything to be perfect. I guess I hoped to Read More…
We are going to be dancing, hanging out, singing carols, carving turkey, barbecuing, baking, marinating, and clinking our glasses to a new year in a bit. Giving gifts, visiting, travelling will be in full swing, with eating and drinking taking centre stage and before we know it, we’ll be wishing each other a happy new Read More…
Luke 1:26-38 The Christmas season is here again, and to kickstart our celebration of the birth of our Lord, we want to consider the work of the Spirit in the virgin birth of Christ. In his book on the Holy Spirit, published about forty years ago, Frederick Dale Brunner calls the Holy Spirit the shy Read More…
I’ve been thinking about you a lot lately and I can’t seem to move past one question – was it you or was it me? I know we have moved on (or maybe it’s just you who’s moved on) and I should probably let it all go but sometimes, especially when I can’t move past Read More…
