“Keep It Within The House!”
“Keep It Within The House!”(I Cor.6:1-6).My people say the roof of a house covers many issues. What they mean is that there is no problem free home. When we get to know the problems inherent in some supposedly peaceful families, we get taken aback.But in all these, families look for ways of solving their cases […]
“Let Us Not Allow Satan To Outwit Us!”
“Let Us Not Allow Satan To Outwit Us!”(II Cor. 2:5-11).Whether we accept it or not, Church discipline – even when it is well intentioned – often ends up as a tool in the hands of Satan.Church history attests to the fact that a good number of schisms came about because of strict Church discipline that […]
“Be One Another’s Keeper!”
“Be One Another’s Keeper!”(Jam.5:19-20).African wisdom says “the fly that had no-one to advise it followed the corpse into the grave.” Ignorance may not be an excuse before the law, but it is wrong not to tell the person who is ignorantly going astray that s/he is going astray.It is great evil when bad people perpetuate […]
“Grace Beyond Compare!”
“Grace Beyond Compare!”(I Tim.1:12-17).Dhar Mann always ends a skit by telling his fans, “…We’re not just telling stories, we’re changing lives…” Indeed, stories are meaningless if they do not change lives.If the glimpses of an autobiography makes no contribution to changing lives, it becomes valueless. Paul the master letter writer was very good at blending […]
“Go And Search For The Lost Sheep!”
“Go And Search For The Lost Sheep!”(Lk.15:1-10).A shepherd of a hundred sheep who considers that it is inconsequential to leave the 99 sheep and go in search of one lost sheep risks losing the whole flock. As the saying goes, “A bundle of bamboo got finished because they kept removing a single bamboo.”Only a careless […]