“Delivered As Received…!”
“Delivered As Received…!”(Num.24:15-19).We are in day two of the new year. Yesterday we were advised that as the year unfolds we should not allow ourselves to be swept off our feet by any wind of change.In the face of uncertainties about the future, we would be tempted to seek assurance from diviners, soothsayers and even […]
“Happy New Year!”
“Happy New Year!”(Heb.13:8-9).It’s another new year. Perhaps a remarkable difference between 2024 and 2023 is that 2024 is a leap year. This reminds me that a man lost an expensive landed property because he signed a document that was dated 30th February.Any new year comes with its own challenges. We are already being flooded with […]
“On Being Together!”
“On Being Together!”(Eph.3:1-6).In my village if someone asks you, “Who are you to talk when men are talking?”, it wouldn’t mean that the person does not know you. It would mean that according to that person, you are not of noble lineage or you are a stranger. Most African tribes have that perjorative name which […]
“Christmas At The Foot Of The Cross!”
“Christmas At The Foot Of The Cross!”(Jn.19:25-27).We are still in the festive week of Christmas in which we commemorated the birth of the Son of God. Ironically the lectionary text today evolves around the first of Jesus’ last words on the cross. This is a salient reminder that the life that was given to us […]
“Dreams That Secure The Future!”
“Dreams That Secure The Future!”(Mt.1:18-25).We have come to know only Joseph the son of Jacob as “Joseph the dreamer.”Joseph the foster father of Jesus was also a dreamer.Joseph must have been heartbroken when he saw that Mary, his wife-to-be was pregnant. Since he was a righteous man he didn’t want to divorce Mary in public.But […]