WHO CHALLENGES YOU ABOUT SEX?

Our very first visit as an intending couple to my Spiritual Parents was a tough time. The first question that my fiancée (as she then was) was asked made us heave a sigh of relief. The question was simple but profound, “Has he slept with you?” She responded in the negative. And the next thing was “Tell us now so […]

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HOW TO MAKE YOUR JOURNEY LONGER

I was in my uncle’s house doing some work. I needed something from the church office. I called the office assistant to bring it to me. I gave him another instruction, “Please do not take the first turning to the left that we would normally take. Take the second turning to the left”.  It took him a while before he […]

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TEARS CAN LEAD TO MORE TEARS

I was still a single Pastor. I was visiting one of my friends in the neighbourhood. It was easier to connect with other young graduates. That evening, her fiance called. The conversation got heated a bit. I guess he was questioning her about where she was, who was with her and the character of the person. We just met some […]

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QUESTIONS THAT BRING LAUGHTER 

We were travelling through the city of Abeokuta. I had a dear mentor of mine with me and he reminded me of one of the memories I can not forget about the city:  I was an active participant in a quiz programme that airs every Sunday on the State Broadcasting Network. I made it to the final of the quiz […]

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“IKU PO MI NU” (Death Vomited Me)

As we drove home, I asked Irewamiri, “Did you pick the lesson as he shared the testimony?” She said, “Yes I did”. There is a lesson I kept sharing for a while, “You do not fight thoughts with thoughts. You cancel and erase thoughts with words”. Someone dear to me was stuck in traffic and thoughts came to him, “What […]

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“WHEN I WAS “TOASTING” YOU, WAS IT STRESSFUL?”

Some time ago, Irewamiri took a trip to Lagos. We got chatting when she was returning and I asked whether I should pick her up in Abeokuta. She asked me, “Would that not be too stressful?”. I did not know when I said to her, “When I was ‘toasting’ you, was it stressful?” It is so easy for the human […]

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DO NOT BE WEAKENED

I got some really bad news after we had spent quite some money on a process for the ministry. That afternoon, I took a break from work and drove home. I remember how tears were dropping from my eyes at a point. I stayed in the kitchen with Irewamiri as we discussed. She noticed my tears and said, ” Darling, […]

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COUNSEL TO PIONEERS (IF YOU ARE STARTING A NEW THING) 8

After I have done the first six months as a church pastor, I sent a mail to my Pastor. He did not get to respond to the mail but graciously we got to see when I visited the city for a meeting.  I was already getting excited and becoming proud of the community works we were involved in as a […]

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