LEARN TO BUILD BRIDGES

LEARN TO BUILD BRIDGES

Sometime ago, I overheard my second daughter mutter these words; “You are not my friend, I don’t care.” I guess it’s one of the statements from one of her classmates. I quickly cut in; “Learn to accommodate people. Never tell anyone you...
GOD’S CALL IS ALWAYS BETTER

GOD’S CALL IS ALWAYS BETTER

In the early years of our ministry work in our city, I ran into one of my classmates at a corporate office. We had our postgraduate studies together years back. After telling him about my relocation to Akure and my ministerial work, he asked a funny but sincere...
DON’T RUN ON YOUR OWN

DON’T RUN ON YOUR OWN

In a particular village, a young man was told by his father to be careful anytime he sees an old man going to the farm early in the morning. According to the father, “the old man must not touch you on his way to the farm. If he does, something strange would...
CALLINGS & CAPACITY

CALLINGS & CAPACITY

We once stayed in an area in our city where getting water was always an issue. We dreaded dry seasons because of our having to go in search of water. Now, we stay in a place where water is in abundance, anytime, any day. The difference is not only the location, it was...
YOU NEED TO TRAVEL LIGHT

YOU NEED TO TRAVEL LIGHT

I embarked on a trip sometime ago. While getting ready for the trip, I realised I had kept some stuff in my car that I won’t be needing for the trip. I decided to get them out. My wife asked why I did that. I simply told her; “I have to travel...
THE KEYS OF THE KINGDOM

THE KEYS OF THE KINGDOM

As I got down from the car to our apartment that day, I attempted to open the entrance door. I noticed the door was not opening. I kept trying, only for me to discover that it was the car key that I was using to open our apartment’s door. I laughed at myself,...