FAITH IS A RISK

FAITH IS A RISK

Years ago, I pastored a young man who was a risk taker. He would come to me with big business propositions. He once abandoned a good paying job to pursue his business dreams. The last time I saw him, he was already employing quite a good number of people and making...
MAKING THE RIGHT CHOICES

MAKING THE RIGHT CHOICES

A young man came to my spiritual father with a request for him to come preach at his Church. My spiritual father asked him; “What do you want exactly? Is it to preach for you or you want a relationship with me?” The young man insisted that he wanted him to...
PRAYER PRODUCES ACCURACY

PRAYER PRODUCES ACCURACY

As we sat to discuss some leadership matters in Church, he needed my input on some plans for the Church. Almost without thinking, I began to reel off some directions to him. They looked so preplanned that he was forced to ask me; “Sir, have you thought about...
LEARN TO ASK QUESTIONS

LEARN TO ASK QUESTIONS

Most times, when I say things to my family, my second daughter will always ask why. Sometimes, we would be seeing a movie together and she would pop up some questions again; “Daddy why did she do that? Will they arrest that man?” I try to gently supply her...
GRACEFUL LIPS

GRACEFUL LIPS

I observed a conversation between my girls recently. I heard the younger one say that one of her classmates is stubborn. The older one cut in; “Don’t say he is stubborn. Just say he is active.” I was really thrilled at her level of orientation about...
MAKING YOUR MARRIAGE WORK

MAKING YOUR MARRIAGE WORK

There is this common story of a man who wore his wedding ring on the wrong finger. Everyone kept pointing his attention to the ring so he could correct it. Eventually, he bursted out; “I know what I’m doing. I wore this ring on the wrong finger because I...