FATHERS AND FAMILIARITY

FATHERS AND FAMILIARITY

When the young man calls me, “My father,” I know he has seen something beyond the ordinary. Despite having known me for years, he refused to be familiar. He has maintained this posture to date, and he is better for it. Friend, there is a thin line between...
WHO IS YOUR FATHER?

WHO IS YOUR FATHER?

“Sir, someone walked into my room and heard me listening to a message and said, ‘This person sounds like Pastor ‘Demola Awoyele.’ I told him, ‘No, Pastor ‘Demola Awoyele sounds like this person.'” The person he’s talking...
SPIRITUAL FATHERING

SPIRITUAL FATHERING

We were in a meeting recently as a family. My children noticed that the members of that Church were calling the Pastor/General Overseer, Papa. So they asked me; “Why are they calling their pastor, Papa?” I responded; “It’s because he’s...
SUSPICION IS NOT DISCERNMENT

SUSPICION IS NOT DISCERNMENT

As I got in that day, I began to perceive some foul smell. At first, I thought it was from some wet surfaces. After a few days, the smell persisted and even increased. The air freshener couldn’t help it until the rat was fetched out. Friend, one of your greatest...
STOP TRYING TO BALANCE THINGS

STOP TRYING TO BALANCE THINGS

I was chatting with a dear one the other day on how to sustain balance in all areas despite busy schedules. The complaint was “Balancing my spiritual life, marital life, business life, etc. has been very difficult.” Having understood his plight, I simply...