Views: 27There are times that you are made to feel embarrassed explaining yourself; because what you are saying, though true, makes no sense in logic, natural occurrences and conventional wisdom. When that happens, you are either perceived as “going insane,” or suffering from a psychotic episode. The uncharitable, and the not-so-kind, actually question your intelligence, […]

Views: 41It is the case in my context that people often try to explain away the wealth and successes of other people. And more often than not, they will say, “It is hard drugs, blood money, or ‘juju’ or ‘sakawa’  that made him/her wealthy.” I am convinced most of these statements are ‘cooked’ stories borne […]

Views: 44 Then when daylight came, the assembly of the elders of the people, which included both chief priests and scribes, met and marched him off to their own council. There they asked him,“If you really are Christ, tell us!” “If I tell you, you will never believe me, and if I ask you a […]

Views: 99One of the most controversial teachings of Jesus can be found in Matthew 5:38-41. It appears to be in sharp contrast with the law in Leviticus which advocates matched retaliation, and which says; Anyone who injures their neighbor is to be injured in the same manner:  fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for […]

Views: 73I have often seen people who say they are saved, but move from prophet to prophet; often for deliverance from some “evil forces,” or seeking solutions to all kinds of problems. But those that fascinate me most are those that have what they call their “Regular Church,” which they attend on Sunday and where […]

Views: 86The expression “heart failure” can be very misleading, and could erroneously be interpreted to mean the end of life. So when a doctor applied the term “congestive heart failure” to a living and actively working person recently, I was taken aback. Linguistically, “heart failure” could be interpreted to mean the heart has “failed,” and […]