Category: Matters of the Heart

The Trauma Trap

Trauma, which is often a consequence of abuse, destroys legitimacy in the mind of the traumatised. It is a paralysing agent that makes what should be admirable, desireable, and natural to become scary, offensive, and dangerous in the eyes of the abused. It is not the will of […]

It Is an Identity Issue

“Simon Peter and Thomas, who was also called Didymus, were there together. Nathanael from Cana in Galilee and the sons of Zebedee were with them. So were two other disciples. “I’m going out to fish,” Simon Peter told them. They said, “We’ll go with you.” So they went […]

The Ministry of Healing

“The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, 19 to proclaim the year of […]

Play the Hand You Are Dealt

This was another lesson I got from reading WILL, Will Smith’s autobiography, co-written by Mark Manson. Like I’ve said, the lessons are plenty, and I don’t know how this one was missed in the twelve I compiled last week! Actually, it was one of the early lessons that […]

God Doesn’t Want You to be Poor

“Oh, no… She has joined their ranks,” I hear someone thinking. “What do you expect when she’s listening to Joel Osteen…?’ LOL! Actually, this post wasn’t inspired by anything Joel Osteen said, at least not directly. It was actually inspired by a message preached in church last week, […]

What You Want vs What You Need

This episode is part of my podcast series DEAR ATHEIST… If you prefer, LISTEN NOW. ***** My son has been watching “The Princess and The Frog” movie for over a month now, almost on a daily basis…  I’ve come to know the film well and the lyrics to the songs too!  One […]