THE GIFT OF REST

THE GIFT OF REST

Years ago, one of my brother’s classmates came visiting him at home. He did not meet my brother so I had to engage him while he waited for my brother. Just within few minutes of leaving his presence, he had slept off on the couch. He slept so deeply that I was...
YOU HAVE TO BE NICE

YOU HAVE TO BE NICE

I used to have a lecturer on campus those days. He was one of those you would referred to as a sadist. He was very tough and inhumane in his dealings with students. The day I got to know that he’s not just a Christian but a pastor in a major denomination in our...
STOP BEARING FALSE WITNESS!

STOP BEARING FALSE WITNESS!

“Stop bearing false witness!” This is a common line I hear from my daughters when they are in some form of arguments. I asked them where they learnt that. They told me it was from the Junior Church; a lesson on the Ten Commandments. But I got a twist to...
ENJOY THE PROCESS

ENJOY THE PROCESS

Sometime ago, my daughter had to receive some injections. I watched as the syringe went through her buttocks. She kept shouting, “Daddy! Daddy!! Daddy!!!” I was so moved with emotion that I was contemplating “delivering” her from the process....
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND

As the flood took over the whole region, the emergency agency came in to rescue the victims. But their advice is something that stuck to me; “let those who are yet to be affected by the flood move to uplands. Let them relocate to higher grounds.”...
A LESSON ON CONSECRATION

A LESSON ON CONSECRATION

“Daddy, you better wear your top; because this girl will be looking at you.” This was my younger daughter’s advice to me recently. One of her classmates had come visiting. She felt I should not be opening my chest before a 4-year old...