I watched a bit of wrestling matches as a teenager. When two wrestlers are in the ring, the goal is always to weaken and then defeat the opponent. Without weakening the opponent, you cannot defeat him. You would see the wrestlers pin the opponent down while the official counts to [...]
Read MoreDuring my secondary school days, I had a resumption routine for new sessions. I would get three pens and a ruler. My notes were always extra neat. After writing every topic or subtopic, I would neatly underline it with a red pen. It was always a double line. I would [...]
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Many years ago, my spiritual father was preaching in the city of Uyo, Akwa-Ibom State, Nigeria. I was in the congregation. There was no way he would know I was there. It was a church with a heavy protocol system. I succeeded in catching his attention before he left the auditorium. He was surprised to see me. He held me […]
A dear sister of mine narrated how she got a call from the White House. She laughed and thought it was a scam. They had to use other means to reach her eventually. Her competence earned her a seat with the President of the most powerful nation on earth. Competence has a voice and it speaks loud. If you are […]
We were in a conference where the speaker made a reference to how a relationship I connected them with in the city that they are in has blessed them tremendously. I began to meditate about how I got into that relationship with a dear father: I returned from a speaking engagement and met his wife in Eruwa. I had not […]
A dear daughter and her fiancé paid us a visit and in the course of our conversation, we began to share about how demanding it would be travelling regularly for marriage counselling amidst the challenges of our nation. I began to explain to them how to talk to the host pastor with honour and respect. A lot of people have […]
Of late, we have been teaching my daughter about prompt and immediate obedience. So we say things like, “Once Mum or Dad calls you, no matter what you are doing, you respond promptly and immediately”. There are times she will say “I am coming” but still takes a while before showing up. There are times we have to say “prompt […]
We had a vegetable bed. It was dry season but we had a water source. We were diligent with wetting the bed morning and evening. Despite our efforts, nothing changed. The little that sprouted struggled to survive! We began to dig and find out why it was so. Our discovery was simple- the water we used was always a bit […]
While sharing with us one day, my Pastor in my days serving the nation said, “The challenge with most believers is that they do not stay long enough on one assignment to see it produce results”. I have seen it to be so. When staying power is non-existent, fruitfulness is affected and transformation becomes almost impossible. A tree that is […]
My spiritual father once asked me in the early days of ministry “Which church is making the highest impact when it comes to young people in the land of Eruwa?” While I attempted to answer the question, he corrected me because I was answering with a poor self-image underrating the work we do in ministry in Eruwa. His answer gave […]
I had known my spiritual father since 1995. Thank God for the godly heritage and amazing parents who build bridges that their children would return to enjoy. I had opportunities to sit with him a couple of times before 2011 that I stepped into ministry full time. However, for years, I did not recognise the spiritual inheritance available for me […]
I was invited to speak in a meeting some years back. I was in the house of my host when he pointed to an artwork on the wall and said, “Your Dad and Mum gave me as a wedding gift. Those words are priceless. They shaped my value towards diligence”. At that moment, it struck me that “Can my children […]
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