DISCERNING BATTLES

DISCERNING BATTLES

Years ago, I was out to have my haircut when I heard a song being played around the vicinity. It was in the Yoruba language. The lines of the song got at me that I stopped to listen well; “Oluwa lu iya agba pa”; meaning, “God, please, beat that old...
GROWTH IS NOT AUTOMATIC

GROWTH IS NOT AUTOMATIC

Sometime ago, we were having our family devotion. As I rounded up the prayer, I began laying hands on my wife and children, saying prayers and blessings over them. When it got to the turn of my younger daughter, I said, “Father, thank you for our baby…”...
STAY CONNECTED

STAY CONNECTED

The other day, as we listened to the gospel singer, I said to one of our folks; “This singer has gone global. I remember the season she was tempted to leave church and travel. Her pastor counselled her to stay. She remained connected, and now her ministry has...
THERE ARE NO SUDDEN FALLS

THERE ARE NO SUDDEN FALLS

While on campus, I was privileged to pastor our campus fellowship. That year, I had some younger students in fellowship behaving funny around sisters; hugging and stuff like that. I cautioned them, but it looked like I was being unnecessarily strict. Later, they would...
THE ANTIDOTE TO DEPRESSION

THE ANTIDOTE TO DEPRESSION

The other day, I came across one of my writeups years ago and it blessed me again; “If your temperature rises or falls based on what you see on social media, the devil has known the button to press in order to keep you perpetually depressed.” Don’t...