INTERVIEWS WITH PASTOR LADI THOMPSON Before the Sunday and sundry services resume in the Church buildings in Lagos Nigeria and some other places across the world, some questions concerning post-Covid-19 Christianity should be addressed. As Christians, Jesus has not given us the spirit of fear… but of power, love and sound mind. In applying the...
Once upon a time in the animal kingdom, there was hunger in the land. The Lion began to kill other animals for food, making the animals unhappy but afraid to confront him for fear of their lives. Eventually they got together and devised a means to put the Lion in a cage. Their plan was...
Those plots of land occupying most of the bush you see along the roads have been bought. Some people bought them but have no cash yet to develop them. Year in, year out, those plots bring nothing to them whereas they can spin them good money. That is my story. I have an undeveloped parcel...
‘I Have Decided to Follow Jesus’ is a Christian hymn originating from India. The lyrics are based on the last words of a man in Garo, Assam. About 150 years ago, a great revival took place in Wales. As a consequence, many missionaries went to North-East India to spread the Gospel. The region known as...
Right in the muddy water, a fish is clear eyed enough to see her food on a tree. Right from there, she jumps straight to the target, beating all odds to achieve that goal. Remember, the fish is not to feed from the tree. The fish is aquatic, lives in and depends on water. But...
Recently, I was doing a study on Fatherhood, the effects of falls or sins committed by fathers on their families. Three examples jumped on me immediately: Gehaz, David and the Satraps who reported Daniel to King Darius. I shall dwell briefly on their narratives for the benefit of those who do not read the Bible....
So many pastors of the contemporary Church are leading their congregation to violate the commandment of Jesus, teaching them against the foundation laid by Jesus concerning our attitudes to enemies. What did Jesus say about enemies? “You have heard that it was said, you shall love your neighbour and hate your enemies. But I say...
It was to be an interview on Christians in politics. But the interviewee, a former commissioner in a state, now a pastor, changed the topic. He said, “Bola, if Jesus or Mohammed were given political appointments or elected to any office in Nigeria, they would have to resign their appointments or Nigerians would push them...
In this piece, you are about to read the place of S.G. Elton in the church in Nigeria, especially if you were also part of the Evangelical Christian Union. If you studied at the University of Ife before 1987 and you were an active Christian, you would certainly have been impacted by the ministry of...
In 2011, while doing a research on tourism in Northern Nigeria, I visited my primary school, LEA Kigo Road, Kaduna. While I was being taken round by one of the staff, I regaled them with stories of what we used to do while in the school in the 1970s. One of them was the songs...