08
Nov
Dear berethren whenever trouble comes your way let it be an opportunity for joy. For when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be strong incharacter and ready for anything. James 1:2-4 (NLT)
His parents named him Adigun Olodumare. [...]
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25
Oct
He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us. For the more we suffer for Christ, the more God will shower us with his comfort through Christ. 1Cor 1:4-5
I pray to God to use [...]
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21
Oct
It is my guess that Lazarus was the youngest of Martha, Mary and Lazarus, the three being siblings. Martha, as could be seen from the account of Luke in chapter 11, and John chapter 12:1-3, was the energetic, hospitable and tireless worker who never ceased to joyfully minister to the humanity of Jesus. Mary was [...]
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18
Aug
Mama Abutu, (as my mother-in-law is fondly called by admirers) gave birth to all her children out of total submission to her husband and deep respect for the laws binding marriage partners for life, for better and for worse. But she has never being a recipient of love in marriage. She is the only one [...]
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15
Aug
If you are not an African I would not be surprised if you find this post incredible. But it happens and it is just one of the spin-offs of star gazing, divination, sorcery and all such practices forbidden by God. African Traditionalists believe in finding out what the future of a child holds in stock when [...]
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01
Aug
Father was an herbalist, son and grandson of herbalists. An excellent and successful one he was. I could say this by the spread and class of his clientele and the recognition given him among his professional colleagues. With his education, he was able to relate well with the crème-la-crème including University dons in African Traditional [...]
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03
Jul
No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. Mathew 11:27
In the year 2005 Suzan and I decided to relocate our family from Gwagwalada to Bassa in the FCT Nigeria. We were under great stress at [...]
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28
May
In gracious ways, our God in humility invites man to partner with him in some of his miraculous works to answer prayers. But at times how he wants things done may not be very clear and the expected end may seem impossible. Yet if we would just trust him, the miracle will happen and our [...]
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25
May
The whispers died down as the Committee chairman entered the room and took his seat at the head of the long conference table where twelve distinguished state officials were already seated. “Without wasting much time,” He said after the pleasantries, “may we have the reports on the assignments handed over to you last meeting? You may [...]
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19
May
What would you say of Judas Iscariot’s office as Treasurer of Jesus’ ministry? Was it a disadvantage to him? I would have to assume here that he did not get that position by democracy; he was appointed for a purpose. Now what purpose was that? Did Jesus know he had smart fingers before he appointed [...]
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