EVERY ONE MATTERS TO JESUS  Our GOD is an awesome GOD. And everyone matters to Him. I was following a service on television the other day and people got to come forward and share their testimonies of something miraculous that God had done for them. I just watched in amazement as people took their turns and talked about different challenges

THE SHEPHERD AND THE SHEEP.  The twenty third Psalm could be said to be the most popular Psalm in the whole bible. I learnt it by heart in my native Yoruba language as a child. For me, that had more depth of meaning as I have begun to see increasingly now, with other scriptures when I read them in Yoruba.

HE SAVED ME COMPLETELY.  There was a frenzy of activity at the Jaiyesimis residence. Love was in the air and all was set for Adebukola and Olufemi’s wedding. Even OpeOluwa was coming in from the UK with gifts, souvenirs and all Oluyinka’s bags and shoes to match. Yipeee. It was going to be a day to remember. This was the

JESUS; MORE THAN A SUPER HERO I am truly grateful and thankful for the gift, the honour and the privilege of motherhood. As a writer, I get a lot of inspiration from quality time spent with my son. Bath time, for example, is always “mummy and me” time with my son. At that time, my phone goes into flight mode.

STAY AWAY FROM THEM. Anger, Bitterness, Envy and Jealousy are self destructive emotions. They eat up the one who feels them even up to the point of death. Stay away from them. In exhibiting these emotions, one shows that they are unable to control themselves. And the more they think about or focus on the object of their negativity, the

THE LORD MY SHIELD (YAHWEH MAGEN)  A little while ago, in the place of praise, worship and thanksgiving, I had a vision of a parent holding their child really tight to their chest, in a way that there was no doubt that they were trying to protect and shield that child. And immediately I knew God was revealing Himself to

WE MUST PLEASE OUR FATHER. While growing up, I always wanted to do things that would make my parents proud of me. I remember once when I transformed a bare space into a cafétaria, I invited my dad, who was an architect, to come and take a look at the work I had done. He was very pleased with me

DIRECT ACCESS Fara was in the habit of entering into her parents room unannounced. Her mum would always send her back out to knock and Fara would apologise, laughing as she made her way out. She would then knock and wait till she was asked to come in. One day, Fara opened the door as usual without knocking. As she

THE WISE AND FOOLISH BUILDERS What are you building and how are you building them? According to two definitions from the Oxford Dictionaries, to build is to construct (something) by putting parts or material together or to make stronger or more intense. So building is more than brick and mortar. We can build businesses, We can build families and homes