TRUST HIM STILL A short while ago, I had a vivid recollection of Baby Dedications in the Anglican Church I used to attend before I got married. So what would happen is that the parents of the child with all their family, friends and well wishers would walk or dance up to the altar. The Priest would then proceed to

PLEASE GIVE! I like to believe that I have always been a giver. Yet I never truly realized the depth of the spiritual activity that is giving, especially when done sacrificially. It does not matter how much or how little we have. We must know and acknowledge that whatever we have comes from God. I was reminded of this when

SING HYMNS AND BE HAPPY I am a lover of hymns. I grew up in the Anglican Church and even joined the choir in my forties; though I attended choir practice twice a week; on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, somehow I never actually joined the procession during Sunday church services before I got married a few years later and left

GOD WILL ORDER OUR STEPS There is a proverb in my native Yoruba Language that goes like this: “All lizards crawl on their bellies; but we do not know which ones have belly aches.” This means that by looking at what is on the outside it is not possible to tell what is on the inside. It is not uncommon

WHEN WE OBEY When we obey God, great and wonderful things happen. We should therefore never underestimate the power of obedience. The word of God tells us that obedience is better than sacrifice. “But Samuel replied ‘Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the LORD? To obey is better than sacrifice, and to

I AM NOT THE KING I heard this true story some time ago. A man and his wife were planning the wedding of their son. It was such a thing of joy and they were very happy. All the preparations were getting on fine. And then somewhere along the line some obstacles began to rear their ugly heads and it

GOD IS FAITHFUL AND KEEPS HIS PROMISES  “Great is thy faithfulness, O God my Father There is no shadow of turning with Thee Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not As thou hast been, Thou forever will be.” Words: Thomas O. Chisholm The Bible in Psalm 33:4 New International Version says: “For the word of the Lord is right

BE YOURSELF, BE CONTENT Elle is a beautiful soul and a delightful person to hang out with anytime, any day. There is the most amazing thing about her and that is her ability to encourage her family and friends whenever she observes that they may be having a bit of a rough time. She is a shoulder to lean on

WHEN IT IS SAFE TO RUSH I have been studying the life of our Patriarch Abraham for a while now and it has been very revealing and rewarding at the same time. Recently, as I was studying, I remembered a personal experience of many years ago. Once on a holiday in the UK, I had to go and visit a

THE RISKY RUSH Slow and steady they say, wins the race. This is a very well known, well spoken and well used idiomatic expression. It means that to achieve the best of results in any endeavour, one must make consistent and gradual progress as opposed to trying to achieve the best result under brief and intense effort. This is so