Irewamiri and I had to make a very wise decision early in courtship; we were going to save as much as we can towards our wedding and our marriage. What led to that decision? She had just finished serving the nation and all I had guaranteed every month as a Pastor was five thousand naira! We knew we had to […]
As my friends ushered me to the table at their home, I looked at everything on the table and the only thing I could recognise was the boiled Irish potatoes, everything else looked strange. Initially, I did not want to ask any questions because I did not want to embarrass myself and present myself as a “local boy”. My friends […]
A few years back, I noticed that there was a slightly consistent record of guests (who turned into attendees) in our church who came from another church in the vicinity. I became bothered. Guess what I did? I visited the Pastor and discussed this with him. I told him what I observed and said, “Is all well sir? Is there […]
I noticed the car was veering off the lane. I looked into the eyes of our driver and noticed that he had slept off; his eyes were slightly closed. I tapped him to wake him up. I kept ensuring he stayed awake. In every family, the father (husband) is the driver. If he sleeps off, he can cause the family […]
My dear teacher said to us “When a person is moving, it is a seamless cooperation between the head and the body. That is a sign of good health. However, when the body begins to feel the weight of the head, there is already sickness in the system” When you have a headache, for instance, the head becomes heavier. The […]
She asked me, “Pastor when I have an accountability relationship with my mentor or pastor, would it mean that I have to report my spouse to them when he or she misbehaves?” Dear husband, one thing that must never happen is that you begin to report your wife to your parents or your in-laws. You will be shooting yourself in […]
She was in a funny mood that morning. I kept praying under my breath for her all through the morning. She was giving me short-word answers even though we had no misunderstanding. As we drove to work, I asked that we join hands and pray together. She did not want any of it. I wondered what was wrong. Just before […]
I found it very hard telling her what the Lord said to me. I could not. What if she took advantage of it? But the next morning something happened- she needed some money. God had said to me a day earlier, “Whenever your wife asks for anything, do not grumble. Give her more. Even when you do not have it […]
I looked at my proteges that night and said to them, “I pray the blessings of the Lord more for those who hurt me”. They obviously needed more explanation. I did not know when these words dropped from my mouth, “Every hurt is a test for me. The Lord checks my attitude. He checks my heart”. Honestly, offence will surely […]
Dad played a lot with us while growing up. One of our regular games was ‘playful’ boxing. We still do some of these things. Dad would lift his hand as though he was aiming for your side. While you try to protect your side, his hands are already landing somewhere on your head. We kept defending the wrong spot. That […]
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