Word Culture

"On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out with a loud voice, saying, 'If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink'"

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic we find many sources, leaders, academics and governments doing well at describing the problem. However we must think about what exact courses of action we must take now - personally and as communities.

Was it unfair or an expression of inequality for the Lord Jesus to say the unproductive man's mina should be given to the one who had ten?

In the midst of the global pandemic COVID-19, we see that it is certainly possible for one phenomenon to shake the entire world. If our hope is only in this world then we have so much to worry about.

Abel Mizraim means "The outcry of Egypt". This was a label given to Jacob's burial ceremony by the terebinth of Mamre. It is an intriguing one because Jacob and his son Joseph who took him there were both Hebrews. However, the influence of Joseph on Egypt was so strong that the world had come to identify him with Egypt.

Though Jacob got a blessing at the end of his wrestle with the angel, he lost his hip joint. Sometimes in our personal encounters with God, He wants to take something away from us in order to give us something bigger. He wants our agenda to become subservient to His.

Jacob had four children with Leah yet Leah was the unloved wife. This is a dilemma women can experience even in marriage. The man loves sex but doesn't love the woman he is having sex with. We see this to be through as it shows up in flings, promiscuity and one-night stands. Love is not the same as sex.

Isaac had to dig three wells. God responded to the injustice he faced by giving him a larger place. There was no use fighting over the previous plots when there was so much space to move into.

If life throws a curved ball at you that forces you to choose the five most important aspects of your life, what do you think your focus would be on?

The number of external factors - external to the two of us - when we need to think about when starting a family.

Choosing a life partner must involve a wide range of considerations. We are not trying to choose someone to look at all our lives but someone we are going to live with.

Exploring three things the nature of money as a finite resource teaches us. Never let it dictate relationships, manage it and make it.

Thoughts on the principle of seed sowing. Welcome challenge my honest thoughts on the matter.

Simple behaviours and attitudes that show a person is overtly craving to be rich.

Finding the boundary between our need to achieve things on this and our craving to have our names on a Forbes Rich List.

Our drive to motivate people to act must not take away our heart of mercy. Part of the reason we make money is to be able to help those who cannot.

The Heavens belong to God, the earth He has given to men. Sometimes we claim to be waiting on God when He is waiting on us!

Thoughts on offerings, seed sowing, sacrifices and pledges. Our giving must be planned and deliberate, completely voluntary.

In this talk I highlight that doing complete charity is not feasible in this present world. Nothing is really free. Someone must pay for what someone else doesn't have to pay for.

Today I start my series on the subject of money. You can call it money according to Kenneth Igiri. I trust you will find my thoughts insightful. You are welcome to challenge them.

The last chapter of the book "If I Were to Live Again". Encouraging us no matter how old we are to wake up and make adjustments in our lives to align better with our purpose.

Truth is eternal but we find that what we held dear when we were younger seems to be no longer important. What do we teach our children?

I remember it like yesterday. Pastor Poju Oyemade stopped abruptly in the middle of his message and turned his attention on someone in the congregation and said something like "...Focus. Focus. Focus is the first law of success"

Who is responsible for the failures of Men of God? Who do I blame when something I believe God told me doesn't seem to work? When should I stop working and start expecting miracles and vice versa?

Relationships can either be symbiotic or parasitic. Identify the relationships that are relevant to your purpose.