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WEIGHTY QUESTIONS (2)- “What are you doing here?”

I came out one morning and I saw some of my sons and daughters waiting for me right at my door. The first question that leapt out of my mouth was “What are you doing here?” Why did I ask that? I did not expect to see them that day at all. They came to pull a surprise on me. […]

WEIGHTY QUESTIONS Part 1- “Where are you?”

One of the things I learnt from my Pastor when I was serving was the answer to the question “Where are you?” Typically, the answer for most people will be “I am on my way” or “I am coming” or “I will soon be with you”. He will insist that the answer should always be “I am in so and […]

I MISINTERPRETED HER KNOCKS

I needed to catch some rest and I wanted to stay away from the children for a while. I got into the room and closed the door. After a while, I heard Olive calling “Daddy, open the door”. I thought it was one of her tantrums or an attempt to get Dad’s attention. I did not realise that she was […]

NEVER SAY WITH PASSION WHAT YOU ARE MEANT TO SAY WITH WISDOM

We were having a friendly talk over dinner when we remembered an incident that happened. We had a bad generator and Irewamiri was not happy about it. I told her that night, “Do not let it get at you. Let’s rejoice in the middle of it all”. We had a good laugh when we remembered how quickly matters degenerated into […]

EVERY TIME YOU ARE ANGRY, DO THIS!

We were in the middle of a conversation. Irewamiri said something that got me angry and I decided to hold my breath. She did not realise it though. I walked away from the place where we were having the conversation. I paused and spoke these words to the Lord: “Lord, help me to choose the right response in the middle […]

COUNSEL FOR THE NEWLY MARRIED

We have a monthly couples hangout in our Local Assembly. One day, we asked ourselves what the first quarrel in our marriages were. Almost everyone had a challenge with communication in marriage in one form or the other. There was simply disagreements over what the spouse said or what the spouse meant. The importance of communication in marriage cannot be […]