This episode is part of my podcast series DEAR ATHEIST… If you prefer, LISTEN NOW. ***** “And the children of Israel spake unto Moses, saying, Be hold we die, we perish, we all perish. Whosoever cometh any thing near unto the tabernacle of the Lord shall die: shall we be consumed […]
This episode is part of my podcast series DEAR ATHEIST… If you prefer, LISTEN NOW. ***** “Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am” (John 8:58). The other day, I started musing on immortality, original sin and suffering, after reading a post by an […]
This episode is part of my podcast series DEAR ATHEIST… If you prefer, LISTEN NOW. ***** Apparently, Christians only worship God because there is something in it for us…particularly the eternal life that Jesus died so we could have. I thought I would ask you why you decided to believe and […]
In the Bible App, today, the question was posed, “What about eternal life encourages you today?” Of the three options given, I chose, “I will have perfect community with God.” This is because, for me, the trauma of living in this realm is the uncertainty of life, its […]
We all do it, I’m sure. Wonder “what if I’d done this and not that?” “What if I’d been there or not been there?” “What if I’d listened to that person or chosen a different action?” Such thinking serves only to frustrate and torment us, because it changes […]
THIS EPISODE IS NOW LIVE! Michael took a late afternoon flight from Los Angeles on Tuesday and, with a short stopover at Amsterdam, arrived on Wednesday evening at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos. It was the most convenient and fastest return route he could take, as he […]
THIS EPISODE IS NOW LIVE! It was the morning of Samson’s arraignment at the Regional Magistrate Court of Lagos. Mary, Ifeanyi and Samuel were in attendance. The court room was quite vacant, with only a few family and friends coming to support the plaintiff. Mary looked across at […]
THIS EPISODE IS NOW LIVE! Lola and Bolu saw Temi and Oyinda after the service and went to greet them. They’d both been blessed by the message, which reminded them of the importance of guarding their hearts and caring deeply for one another. They were reminded to be […]
THIS EPISODE IS NOW LIVE! Come on, come on, pick up! Jamie waited impatiently for his brother to pick up the phone. Jimmy finally did. “Look, there’s something wrong with Adania!” “What is it?!” “I don’t know… She’s been so gloomy and depressed since I got here, and […]
According to Buddhism, there are for four noble truths, one of which is that suffering is borne from craving, and I can’t but agree with it. Suffering is said to be caused by our “…attachment to the desire to have (craving) and the desire not to have (aversion)” […]
THIS EPISODE IS NOW LIVE! “Ma’am, where do we put this?” one of the men delivering Cindy’s deep freezer asked. “Over by that wall please,” she replied. She moved aside for them to manoeuvre the appliance and watched as they also installed the oven too. One of them […]
THIS EPISODE IS NOW LIVE! “I’m done with the shower now,” Bolu said, his eyes shifting about looking for something else to fix. “Now it pours hot and cold.” “Thanks, Mr Handyman,” Lola replied, cheekily. Bolu smiled, feeling chuffed with himself. For the last two days, he’d found […]
THIS EPISODE IS NOW LIVE! Temi rose early to pick up her kids from her sister’s place and dropped them at their nursery, before heading to work on Monday. Just as she arrived at the office, her phone began to ring. It was an unknown caller, and she […]
“God loves you,” I say, as I hand over a printed pamphlet containing my testimony to a young child on the street. Her mother snatches the paper from her hands and slams it back into mine, fury on her face. “You should be ashamed of yourself!” Just as […]
THIS EPISODE IS NOW LIVE! So many thoughts were running through Temi’s mind as she returned to join her group for the journey home. She saw Oyinda’s smile and felt his warm touch on her arm as he assisted her into the back seat, but she couldn’t return […]
Grace and Truth 