THRONES AND ALTARS

In my first year in the University, I was in a room that had 11 others legally. We also had those who lived in the room as squatters. We were about 14. On one of such days, a dear room mate paced the aisle in the room talking and disturbing all those who were trying to catch an evening nap. […]

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“IF I CAN TEACH YOU TO PRAY… “

That afternoon, the meeting took a different turn- the atmosphere switched. My spiritual father began to declare over us as sons. Then he paused and said to us, “The major thing I need to teach you is to pray. If I can teach you to pray, I can get you to succeed”. The disciples of Christ told Jesus to teach […]

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“I WILL BE PRAYING FOR YOU”

That day just before we ended talking, I told him, “I will be praying for you”. I meant it but for a long while other things crept in and I did not pray for him. The morning I remembered, the Holy Spirit scolded me: “You said you will be praying for him. Have you?” Do not just brandish words all […]

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HANDLING HURTS

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 […]

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DRAWINGS FROM THE FUTURE

That night, he told me that he remembered something. His first few weeks in town when he took a prayer stroll in the morning, he would pass by our house. Unusually, everytime he passes by, he would feel like knocking on the door and asking if he could be accommodated. He constantly sensed a pull to our house. By the […]

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COUNSEL TO A YOUNG WIFE (5)

CLICK HERE TO READ COUNSEL TO A YOUNG WIFE (4) In a space of two weeks, we had argued about almost everything. Little things will bring sparks. I spent a while ruminating on what the challenge might be. After one of such disagreements, I gently sought the audience of my wife and told her, “Darling, I noticed that it has […]

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I DON’T WORK HERE

As we carried those that had been wounded in the armed robbery attack into that hospital, a doctor met us right at the door. He began to do all things with the speed of light. The ones with major wounds were wheeled into the surgery room and treatment began. The bullet wound on my back was also stitched. When he […]

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