Shortly after the Nigerian Civil War early in 1970, my three-bedroom flat at 7, Edo College Lane, Benin City was inundated one night by a record 21strong guests from ‘Biafra’. The bachelor that I was, I went into my kitchen, picked 21 eggs, got some tomatoes and made egg stew to go with the boiled…
“And there appeared to them tongues as of fire, distributed and resting on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance” (Acts 2: 3 & 4). Before the coming of Christ, Prophet Joel hinted about the coming…
“God showed how much he loved us by sending his one and only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through him. This is real love- not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins.” 1 John 4:…
I will give you many descendents and they will become a great nation. I will bless you and make your name famous so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those you bless. But I will curse those who curse you. And through you I will bless all the nations (Genesis 12: 2…
The term “counsellor” has several meanings. Most often, it is used to describe someone who is a therapist, which could mean a licensed clinical social worker, a marriage and family counsellor, a psychologist or even a psychiatrist who conduct regular therapy sessions. The word is also used to describe lawyers who advocate for others in…
I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. The hired hand, who is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and runs away – and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. The hired hand runs away because…
“This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, says the Lord: I will put My laws into their hearts, and in their minds I will write them,” then He adds, “Their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.” (Hebrews 10: 16, 17 NKJV) A pastor once made…
Job once asked, “If a man die shall he live again?” (Job 14:14). Just like Job, many people would have ignorantly asked a question like this. As a matter of fact, every mother who has kissed her child in the last farewell; every child who has sobbed out his loneliness at the loss of a…
“As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, “Why are you untying the colt?” They said, “The Lord needs it.” Then they brought it to Jesus.” Luke 19:33-35a Today we remember an event that was recorded in all the Gospels (Mathew, Mark, Luke and John); Jesus’ Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem. “And a very…
“Do not make idols or set up an image or a sacred stone for yourselves, and do not place a carved stone in your land to bow down before it. I am the Lord your God. ‘Observe my Sabbaths and have reverence for my sanctuary. I am the Lord. ‘If you follow my decrees and…