THE AILMENT THAT EVERY TALENTED PERSON MUST BE HEALED OF

I was sitting with an influential man and we were having a conversation. He made a profound statement while we spoke. He said, “No matter how much kingmakers like a man, once he is sick in one form or the other, it would be hard to make such sit on the throne. They will love him genuinely but his sickness […]

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IF YOUR FAITH IS UNDER ATTACK

On the 4th of January, 1990, my mum was certified dead on a surgical table just before the procedure started (I have shared this story before but I desire someone’s faith to be strengthened today. Mum has also written a personal memoir about that day but I want to share a bit from lessons on faith that I picked from […]

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A CAUTIONARY TALE: MY EXPERIENCE WITH SMUGGLED PORN

I made friends with some of my classmates at the State University. I had settled in fast. I began to fall in love with some of the music of that season. I would borrow music discs from another colleague to listen to at intervals. One day, I borrowed some music discs as usual. When I got home, I began to […]

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AVOIDING THE PITFALLS OF COMPARISON: LESSONS FROM THE TWO PREGNANT WOMEN

I was standing on the balcony of a school compound with a heavily pregnant woman. We were having a conversation. We saw another woman approaching who had just given birth. She was carrying her baby. They both greeted each other joyfully. The Holy Spirit asked me, “What are they both carrying?” I paused and answered, “Babies”. Then He asked again, […]

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HOW TO OVERCOME THE BEGGARLY MINDSET

In the early years of ministry, I went to visit a dear family that I love dearly. Normally, when I visit as an undergraduate, it was certain that I would leave with some good money in my pocket. Do you know the way a broke student announces to his uncle or aunt the day he will be leaving? If he […]

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“DON’T YOU HAVE YOUR OWN WEAKNESSES TOO?”

I was greatly troubled when I invited the brother for a heart-to-heart discussion on an issue that I know was simply ungodly- it had no two words to describe it. When I laid down what I believe would be a friendly godly warning on the matter, the response I got shook me to my bones. He looked at me and […]

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BE CAUTIOUS OF EXCITEMENT THAT RESULTS IN FORGETFULNESS

Just as the cry of my first baby hit the room, my heart took a deep breath of relief. The labour had lasted hours and birth procedures had taken its own extra time. Irewamiri had really tried. Minutes later, they brought out my daughter and I was super excited to see her for the first time. But I looked at […]

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HOW TO LIVE YOUR LIFE AT THE CHRIST-LIKE LEVEL

After a very long day, my girls slept off in the living room. Since I knew we would move them to their rooms, I walked into their room to at least make it neat. I needed to lay both beds but I eventually did some shoddy thing in haste. That was when the Holy Spirit stepped in:“Are those girls queens?”, […]

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WHAT CONVINCED MY WIFE TO SAY “YES”

She recounted to me that the Spirit of the Lord gave her an assignment that evening. The Lord asked her to write down everything she liked about me and everything she disliked about me. That was quite easy. Things she liked were listed and the ones she did not like were also listed. Top of her dislike was the fact […]

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