THANKSGIVING – THE ACCESS CODE Most children and some adults even, believe that once they come to their earthly fathers with any problem, he will have a solution, just the way believers know our Heavenly Father can solve all our problems. Fathers are the kings of their castles who direct the affairs therein. And so, in commemoration of the recently

THE TIME TO WORK IS NOW A few days ago, a certain hymn kept coming to me in my native Yoruba language. Growing up in a Yoruba Anglican Church, I am quite familiar with a lot of the hymns. As a matter of fact, I have a better recollection of those hymns than I do of the Hymns, Ancient and

STAND GUARD OVER YOUR HEART AND YOUR THOUGHTS  I woke up to a phone call about a Nationwide strike in Nigeria and my greatest fear was confirmed. The Electrity Distribution companies had joined the strike. No wonder the power had been cut off.  Oh dear! Extra spending on Diesel and Petrol to generate our own power! Well there was not

BE BOLD! BELIEVE AND TRUST GOD! Thank God for all our wonderful children! The promise of God in Isaiah 8:18 shall be our lot always and always, Amen. Here is what it says: “Behold, I and the children whom the LORD hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the LORD of hosts,, which dwelleth in

BEAUTIFUL IN GOD’S TIME (PART 2) Sometime ago road works were going on in the neighbourhood around my office. And this created quite a lot of traffic. On the very first day the works started, a lot of people were taken unawares so it was completely chaotic moving around the area that day. The next day I knew the strategy

BEAUTIFUL IN GOD’S TIME Yaaaaaay! and congratulations to all women as we celebrate Mother’s Day.  Remember we had also celebrated Mothering Sunday on the 10fh March, earlier this year. Thank God for all women. We truly deserve to be celebrated. As we were being especially celebrated in church on Sunday, I had a very vivid recollection of something that had

PLEASE, RUN YOUR OWN RACE!  My favorite track and field events are the 100m sprint and the 4X100m sprint relay. I used to enjoy watching Usain Bolt during his career because he made the tracks very entertaining. And of course the greats before him like Carl Lewis and along side him like Justin Gaitlin and Yohan Blake were always lovely

GO FOR THE WIN There has been a scarcity of fuel in the city. Sadly, it has disrupted a lot of regular activities. At filling stations, drivers in their cars are on endless queues which have spilled on to the motor ways causing a lot of delays. While going to work in the morning yesterday, it took a while to

BE STILL, GOD WILL BE EXALTED!  Lili was not a fan of social media though she had to use it for some of her businesses and also to communicate with family and friends. Still she was never one to hurry and click on a breaking news item or anything that was termed “shocking” or any such sensational heading. Then one

THE MASTER OF REWARDS The Longman’s dictionary of Contemporary English defines reward as a countable or uncountable noun of something that you get because you have done something good or helpful or have worked hard. A lot of brands like to reward their loyal customers with treats and perks. For example, airlines have the Frequent Flier Programme to encourage a