KEEP GOING A quick story before I get to the article; I am not sure all of our readers know this; my aunty runs the Place of Praise and a team of us contribute to the blog. I try to write as often as possible. This topic has been brewing in my mind for a while, I only had to

DO NOT STOP TRYING “So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.”  Hebrews 10: 35 – 36 New International Version Please let me make a confession? Sometimes I quit too soon. I have quit when

WHO ARE YOUR FRIENDS? A couple of weeks ago,  I heard the  very sad news of a lady in her late forties who died of cancer. As sad and distressing as the news was, sadder still were the circumstances in which she was found a few weeks before her death. This lady had left home for the “big city“; years

PLACE OF PRIMARY ASSIGNMENT In Nigeria, there is a scheme known as the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC for short) which was established on the 22nd May, 1973. This programme was set up in a bid to encourage national unity among the youths while reconstructing and rebuilding the country after the Nigerian Civil war. Those eligible for service are expected

YES! HE LOVES ME!!! Years ago, teenage girls used to play a game to determine whether or not the guy they had a crush on felt the same way about them. They would do this by alternately saying “He loves me; he loves me not;” while pulling the petals off a flower. Whatever they said while pulling off the last

YOU ARE NOT TOO OLD! Across the road from my office is this ongoing construction. I believe it is an office complex and it is MASSIVE. It is imposing. It looks like it will be a major landmark when it is completed. And, this project belongs to a seventy year old woman. Yes you are reading me right. A woman

LET JUDAH GO FIRST Growing up in the Anglican Church was a blessing. More than anything else, I loved the hymns. It was a delight to get to church early and watch the procession as the cross bearer, the choir, the verger and then the priests sang a processional hymn as they came into the sanctuary in their flowing

SHINE ON US LORD The Aaronic Blessing found in Numbers 6: 24 – 26 is a very popular benediction. It is also quite power packed as far as benedictions go. “The Lord bless thee, and keep thee: The Lord make his face shine upon thee: The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.” Numbers 6:

PRAISE TO THE LORD, THE ALMIGHTY In March 2020, just before the global lockdown following the onset of the COVID 19 pandemic, a service was held at the Westminster Abbey, London, on Monday 9th March in commemoration of the Commonwealth Day. The opening hymn sang at this event was the very popular “Praise to the Lord, The Almighty, The King

GOD LOVES US ALL THE TIME In the real world, (not in the carefully curated, filtered, make believe, picture perfect world of social media), people have real issues. There are struggles on a daily basis. People are barely getting by. Needs are outstanding and do not look like they will be met anytime soon. Bills are piling up, rent is