Have you ever wanted a fresh start in life? Some people hope to get a new start by moving to a different city or state. They think they can erase their past failures by going somewhere new. Unfortunately, this never happens. Why? Because they take with them the same old attitudes and habits that guarantee their continued unhappiness. People don’t realize

JESUS HAS BEEN THERE. Only last week, Funmi met a young girl, who appeared to be in a twirl. Well, Funmi asked her what the matter was, and then the young girl started to speak and this is what she said… “Sometimes I find myself in a place; where I just want to hide my face, It is not a

NOT TO THE SWIFT My very pretty, long-limbed niece has an impressive athletic profile. She was an under-13 champion for High Jump in South East England just a few years ago.  I very fondly refer to her as “The Swift Leg”. As we were celebrating her birthday a couple of weeks ago, the word “swift” kept reverberating in my mind.

WORSHIP HIS MAJESTY In 1989, I watched the Grammy Awards Ceremony on a VCR that someone had recorded from TV. There was no cable television then!!! I was pleasantly surprised that there was a category for “Gospel”. And the song that won that Grammy was titled “The Lord’s Prayer”; a song that I never forgot because it was made up

MAINTENANCE CULTURE A couple of months ago, we purchased a power generating set. Anybody who is familiar with these things would know that they need to be handled with care. Maintenance is the key. Otherwise you run the risk of being without electricity when you need it most. Well, exactly a week ago, Tuesday the 31st October, 2017, to be

HOLD TIGHT………..DON’T LET GO! A couple of days ago, I was out shopping in downtown Lagos, Nigeria. Anyone who is familiar with that shopping area knows how chaotic it is most days. It was also a very hot afternoon and alleyways were streaming and teeming with crowds of men and women buying and selling any manner of merchandise from pots

RENEW YOUR MIND  The “mind” is very often referred to as the “thought”. And there is a lot that goes on in there. In fact, research has shown that the human mind is capable of between 50,000 to 70,000 thoughts a day. That narrows down to about 35 – 48 thoughts per minute. The bible says “Don’t copy the behaviour

DO NOT LET THEM PULL YOU DOWN It is fiercely competitive out there these days. Typical dog eat dog world. Everybody wants to be the best at their game. Striving to be the best is not in itself a bad thing. It is quite laudable, actually. However, when it involves lying, cheating, stealing , scheming, plotting or even killing the

THE GOD OF PURPOSE I came across this story a couple of weeks ago about a teacup that spoke – a lovely story written anonymously. It’s  been around for a while apparently but the message is very relevant even now. Please read below. “There was a couple who used to go to England to shop in the beautiful stores.