We had the most fun in our neighbours' house- they had bicycles we could ride. They also had the television games and then the handheld Nintendo game. It was every child’s dream to own one. But there was a challenge: Their Dad had rules! We had such rules as you [...]
Read MoreI 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 [...]
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My Pastor during my national youth service days used to be a lecturer of Anatomy at the university. He mentioned that there was a day he was teaching a class and one of the students asked a question that he could not answer at the moment. He told the class, “I am sorry. I do not have the answer to […]
We were visiting with “Egbon” (an elder brother in the faith and his wife) who are dear teachers to us. We had desired to go for a long while but eventually, we pushed and it happened. We had enough time to ask questions and discuss different issues. One of the days, he began to share experiences from their journey in […]
A doctor had to explain to a patient that a gangrenous foot had to be amputated. He told the patient what Jesus said “And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish than for your whole body to be […]
I made my considerable share of mistakes as a young minister. They were flowing out of genuine passion that lacked guidance and accountability. Financial issues were a touchy ground for me both as a husband and as a pastor. There was a time I would use our personal money or Irewamiri’s money to settle ministry bills. It was a form […]
During one of our training sessions, a young man stood up and said to me, “I hate my father and what he is doing but I am doing exactly the same today. I hated to see my father drunk but now I am drinking. I know that I will end up like him looking at the path I am already […]
Some years ago, after we finished a major event, we had one or two people who wanted to see us. A young man came in and told us that he was really blessed by the meeting. According to him, he was about to head to his own church that morning when the spirit took him and brought him to ours. […]
There was a day I was catching a nap in my grandfather’s house when an elderly couple walked in. I woke up momentarily to attend to them. They said, “When Grandpa and Grandma comes, tell them that mummy has been discharged from the hospital”. I nodded and told them I would deliver the message. Well! I forgot to deliver the […]
Irewamiri and I had to make a very wise decision early in courtship; we were going to save as much as possible towards our wedding and marriage. What led to that decision? She just finished serving the nation and all I had guarantee of every month as a Pastor was five thousand naira! We knew we had to be smart. […]
One evening, a young man reported a minister of the gospel to me. It was a grave accusation bordering on sexual infidelity. I requested to contact the person involved. Eventually, the minister reached out himself. His defence was outrageous but I gave him that chance of fair hearing. The Apostle Paul wrote: “Do not receive an accusation against an elder […]
I was with a dear brother. We were having a private conversation over dinner at a hotel restaurant. While eating, three ladies wearing sequins (shiny apparel) with apparent slits approached our table and said, “We are offering free wine tonight”. The beloved one with me looked up and said, “We are pastors”. That ended the conversation. They left immediately. He […]
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