Morning Meditations

“Unity In Diversity!”(Eph.4:1-6).In the 1960s and 1970s the Presbyterian Church in Cameroon (PCC), the Eglise Presbyterienne du Cameroun(EPC), the Union des Eglise Baptist du Cameroun(UEBC)

“To God Alone Be The Glory Forever And Ever!”(Rom.11:33-36).African wisdom says what an old man sees while sitting, a young man cannot see even while

“Return To The LORD!”(Is.44:21-23).The book of Psalms concludes with “Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD.” Humankind that considers itself to

“When Mercy And Grace Overlap!”(Ez.36:22-28).Today, I walked down memory lane to the East African Revival ignited in the early 1930s, spreading across Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya,

“Christ Without Borders!”(Acts 10:44-48).A precursor to today’s text is a vision of Peter. Peter was hungry and fell into a trance. Unclean animals were lowered

“The Holy Spirit Is Not For Sale!”(Acts 8:14-25).The early New Testament evangelists outside Jerusalem did not voluntarily go to other towns to spread the gospel

“Be Filled With The Holy Spirit!”(Acts 4:23-31).The book of Acts is often called “Acts of the Holy Spirit,” instead of “Acts of the Apostles.”The Holy

“Obey God Rather Than Man!”(Acts 4:5-22).Soon after the apostles received the Holy Spirit, Peter made a man born crippled to walk. The onlookers were filled

“Worship The Father In The Spirit And In Truth!”(Jn.4:19-30).During prayer, Muslims pray facing the Kaaba in Mecca. This is a borrowed Jewish tradition where Jews

“Happy Pentecost Day!”(Jn.14:23-37).We become “a new creation in Christ not only by spiritual rejuvenation but also because in Christ old things are become new. Christ

“Be To God The Aroma Of Christ…!”(2 Cor.2:14-16).The five basic human senses that we are familiar with are sight, hearing, taste, smell, and touch. Each

“Facing A Hostile World!(Mt.10:16-20).It has been argued by many biologists and philosophers that the consideration of humans as superior creatures is “an arbitrary human construct.”

“Be The Difference!”(Mt.5:43-48).Dear Lord Jesus Christ, I am not challenging you, but on a day like this, I’m asking you to please put yourself in

“The Gift Of The Spirit Of Truth!”(Jn.14:15-19).Reading a few books by T. Lopsang Rampa, I was carried away by his astral projection, the occult, and

“Come And Drink Thirsty One!”(Jn.7:37-39).“On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, ‘Let anyone who is

“A Happy Departure!”(Lk.24:50-53)“When he had led them out to the vicinity of Bethany, he lifted up his hands and blessed them. While he was blessing

“Happy Ascension Day!”(Mt.26:16-20).I recall this Nigerian comedy skit: A man was driving in a Peugeot 404 long booth. He was stopped at a control and

“Ask In Alignment To God’s Will!”(I Jn.5:14-15).A pupil was sent out of class for not being attentive to the teacher. He went home, and when

“The Importance Of Effort!”(Lk.11:9-13).Effort is defined as “the physical or mental energy used to achieve a result, or a serious attempt to do something.”Nothing is

“Perpetual Persistent Prayer!”(Lk.11:1-8).The prophet Isaiah called for perpetual persistent prayer, neither giving ourselves any rest nor giving God any rest until he has answered us.

“Ask And You Will Receive, And Your Joy Will Be Complete!”(Jn.16:23b -28).“Very truly I tell you, my Father will give you whatever you ask in

“The Power Of Prayer And Praise!”(Acts 16:16-34).Prior to the coming of the missionaries to a certain Nigerian village, a seer had predicted that some people

“Sing To The LORD A New Song Of Hope!”(Is.42:10-16).“The end of a matter is better than its beginning…”(Eccl.7:8). Yesterday, we held a funeral service, and

“Bring God Back To Our Land II!”(II Chron.29:25-30).Our folk wisdom says, “the kid of a goat jumps and lands where its mother landed.” It is

“Bring God Back To Our Land!”(I Chron.13:5-8).Some years back, one village in the North West Region planned a day of collective prayer for the cleansing

“Sing Praises To The LORD!”(Ex.14:30-15:3).In a funeral homily a lay preacher asked, “Those of you who go to manjong houses instead of the church when

“Songs From The Heart!”(Eph.5:15-20).It is said that Saint Francis was hoeing his garden and was asked what he would do if he knew the world

“Hosanna To The Son Of David!”(Mt.21:14-27).“The blind and the lame came to him at the temple, and he healed them. But when the chief priests

“Be Reconciled To God!”(II Cor. 5:11-21).Once upon a time, there were three popes; the result of a schism that began in 1378 AD. There was

No Legalism: Being A New Creation Is What Matters!(Gal.6:14-18).Yesterday, we were reminded that what really matters is “faith expressing itself through love.”The cross of Christ

No Legalism: Let Faith Express Itself Through Love!”(Gal.5:1-6).I started my pastoral ministry in Berabe in Donga-Mantung. That was way back in 1992. During the first

“Be A Fruitful Branch!”(Jn.15:1-8).“I am the vine, you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit;

“The Father In The Son!”(Jn.14:7-14).At the ordination of pastors in some Protestant settings, the candidates are, at one point, asked to recite the Nicene Creed.

“Blessed Assurance!”(Is.66:22-23)“‘As the new heavens and the new earth that I make will endure before me,’ declares the Lord, ‘so will your name and descendants

“Continually Offer To God A Sacrifice Of Praise!”(Heb.13:12-16).In Judaism, the priest had to take the skin and some parts of a sin offering and burn

“All Lives Matter!”(Mt.18:10-14).A man was driving a pickup truck towards Dschang. He was carrying some people in the cargo bed. The gendarmes stopped him and

“The Good Shepherd And His Sheep!”(Jn.19:1-10).Wearing a cross does not make you a Christian. The cross some people wear may represent the cross of one