“My father sleeps with me” was the music on her lips while she stood before the General Overseer of the ministry. The father who was also a pastor in this same ministry also sat in this disciplinary meeting with the wife and a couple of other people. In utter disbelief at what he was hearing,...
There is a very poor understanding of witches and wizards in this part of the world, no wonder the tremendous fear people, especially Christians, accord them. Only the power of God, through proper teachings like this interview, will open the eyes of the Church and save it from unnecessary fear-laden prayers and attitudes. In this...
I congratulate you on your election as the new National President of Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria. For so many of us, this is long overdue, considering your decades of immense contribution to the Church. I cannot forget in a hurry how you crisscrossed the 36 states of Nigeria by road, as instructed by God, praying...
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...
RANSOM PAYMENT: WE HAVE LOST THE WAR AGAINST TERRORISM … only the Church can rescue Nigeria We cannot continue to fuel terrorism with ransom money because the entire nation will eventually be engulfed in darkness. Sooner or later, we will realise that there is no choice but for the Church to stand up for...
WOMEN AND TROUSERS: A CANDID INTERPRETATION OF DEUTERONOMY 22: 5 “…woman shall not wear that which partaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman’s garment…” We are the light,we must reflect God’s glory at all times. God’s glory is an aura of God that is winsome, and not just a physical...
10 REASONS TO ATTEND BIBLE CLASS 1. CHRISTIANITY IS RELATIONAL Christianity was never intended to be like a spectator sport. It is relational, first, on a vertical axis – between us and God and secondly, horizontal axis – between ourselves and those around us. This makes group Bible study or Weekly Bible Class so effectual....
WHAT MOST PREACHERS WON’T SHOW YOU ABOUT THE ELDER BROTHER OF THE PRODIGAL SON – By Gracious Akintayo I have heard many messages preached about the prodigal son (Luke 5:11-32). As I took out time to study the story in the bible, I discovered some things that were curious with concern… My concern is that...
LETTER TO ARCHBISHOP BENSON IDAHOSA ON HIS 81 POSTHUMOUS BIRTHDAY My dear Archbishop, You would have been 81 years old today. Congratulations to you on meaningful life. How I wish you were alive today, I would have sought for an interview with you on the state of Christianity in Nigeria, wondering if you have noticed...
ENOUGH OF BASHING THE PASTORS. CHURCH MEMBERS, PICK YOUR SHARE OF THE BLAME. – by Bola Adewara More often than not, we place so much blame for the ills of the Church on Church leaders, especially the Pastors, Reverends, Bishops, etc. It is easier to see the fault of others without noticing that ours is worse. Enough...