WHO IS YOUR FATHER? “The apple does not fall far from the tree” “A chip off the old block” “The spitting image” These are all English idioms that describe the striking likeness of an individual to their parents. This tells me that it is natural and even expected that one should bear resemblance to ones parents. This resemblance might be

ONE HUNDRED WAYS AND MORE, TO SAY THANK YOU LORD! James (Travis) Reeves, popularly known as Jim Reeves (1923-1964) sang the song “We thank thee” , in which he listed a number of things to thank God for. When I was very young, my dad used to play this song a lot (which is how come I know about it

THE ROOT; THE ANCHOR; THE ROCK On my way home the other day, I saw an upturned tree which apparently had been uprooted during the storm of the previous day. Then this got me thinking about roots so I went on a search and here is what was discovered. There were quite a few definitions of roots but one in

HE NEVER FAILS. My God never fails. It’s just as simple as that. It really does not matter what STRATEGY the enemy has in place to try to frustrate my very best efforts. It is absolutely impossible for “my” God to fail. (Please note that I keep using the determiner “my”,  because I am in a relationship with Him.) In

THE HAND OF GOD Remember the FIFA World Cup of Nineteen Eighty-six? The quarter Finals featured Maradona and his tricks Two very famous goals were scored in that match, The one in the fifty-first minute, had no match. They called it the “The Hand of God, Goal”, Yes! the hand of God can do so much, but a goal…………… Quite

THE GREATEST INSTRUCTORS I am the product of a great “teacher” mother. An astute educationist. A nurturer “par excellence”. She has trained, taught and tutored generations of pupils who have gone on to excel in their different callings and professions. And the testimonies abound. But today is not about her. Today I want to celebrate the “greatest instructors”  and it

THE STRATEGY OF PRAISE The story was told of a woman who felt unloved in her marriage and even after bearing three male children for her husband the situation did not change. Well actually,  her husband had taken a second wife whom he loved very deeply and much more than the woman in question despite the fact that the second

We shall not be disappointed Sometimes in life people get disappointed. Things get out of hand and become disjointed. Often they come up with excuses that are lame, Or just resort to playing the blame game. Now, there are some in the scriptures, Who did not end up in pretty pictures. And it did not take too long, To see

FEAR NOT! GOD IS IN CONTROL. Fear….., what is fear? Fear can be described as a feeling of danger, threat, panic or anxiety that arises as a result of what happens around us or what is happening within us (in our minds). The most important point however is this; fear, that feeling, that emotion, is not of God.  2 Timothy

THE BLESSING OF GOD The rains are fast upon us already and everyone is getting their umbrella ready. But before you hide under the “protective” covering of that brolly,  perhaps you should think twice. (Just kidding!) Just this once, I plead, get a good drenching from the rain and consider it a blessing indeed.(NOT LITERALLY please!) A sign that your