WHO (WHAT) DO YOU KNOW? 

A set of seniors in secondary school decided to punish my friends and I. Unfortunately for them, we ran into a teacher that liked us when we were coming back from their classroom. We narrated what happened and he sent for them.  He told them that we knew things that they did not know and they should never lay hands […]

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“UNCLE, CAN YOU EXCUSE ME? I WANT TO DRESS UP”

My little niece was 4 years old then. I was having a chat with her mum and elder sister when she stepped out of the bathroom. She had a towel around her little body.Once she stepped into the room and saw me (I had not even noticed her presence), she said with her four-year voice but with the confidence of […]

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THERE ARE TIMES YOU WON’T HAVE ANSWERS

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 […]

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HONOUR FATHERS, DO NOT DESPISE BROTHERS

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 […]

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THE PATIENT WHOSE FOOT HAD TO BE AMPUTATED

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 […]

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DO NOT HIDE WHEN YOU NEED HELP 

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 […]

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YOU WILL REPEAT WHAT YOU HATED IN YOUR FATHER EXCEPT… 

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 […]

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DO NOT USE THE SPIRIT TO DRIVE YOUR OWN AGENDA

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. […]

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WHEN YOU ARE SENT BUT YOU REFUSE TO DELIVER AS SENT!

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 […]

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IF GOD CAN HAVE YOUR LIFE…

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.  […]

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