“No One Owes You Anything.” Really?
Introduction Many people have responded to the pervasive entitlement mentality in modern culture by promoting a spirit of independence. But with many things, we tend to go to one extreme…
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2021: My Year of XXX
Introduction When a new year dawns, people everywhere come up with themes for the year. The themes can be corporate (a church’s) or individual. I won’t bore you with examples…
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“I Will Make Your Name Great”
In a previous article, we considered the death of Christian courage, its causes, and the way back. One of the points I made is that many times, cowardice is the…
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“Touch Not My Anointed”
While most Nigerian Christians have heard this statement brandished around, they probably don’t know it is from 1 Chronicles 16:21. We assume we know the meaning of the statement even…
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Why We Should Not Be Anxious About the Future
If there is one human limitation that we would all love to remove, I bet it will be our ignorance of the future. Many of our fears and anxieties as…
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Cultural Transformation Goes Beyond Politics
Introduction On Tuesday, Americans cast their ballots for the next president of their nation. While the election and the vote counting were ongoing, two things happened that left some impressions…
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Loving God and our Neighbors through Our Political Choices
Recent events in Nigeria have led me to reflect on how believers should relate to the political realm. Instead of talking about the protests, which I have done elsewhere, I…
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Courage or Compromise: What Was Paul Doing in 1 Corinthians 9:19-24
Introduction Christian courage requires us to stand for the truths of the gospel and reject compromise with the world. God’s word is sacred, and those who God redeemed to himself…
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Are we “gods?”
I have heard and seen many believers refer to themselves as gods. They believe that Psalms 82 and John 10 teach that believers are gods. In many cases, these believers…
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The Death of Christian Courage
Everybody likes the nice guy. He is the guy that does not disagree with you. Whatever you say, whatever you do, he is okay with it. The nice guy does…
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