Raising Rooted Children in a Liberal Age
A year ago, I wrote an article for Children’s Day titled “Children and their Enemies.” The goal was to identify practices, beliefs, and institutions that are hindrances to the flourishing…
Continue ReadingA year ago, I wrote an article for Children’s Day titled “Children and their Enemies.” The goal was to identify practices, beliefs, and institutions that are hindrances to the flourishing…
Continue ReadingIntroduction Some days ago, some of my Whatsapp contacts were heartily posting on their Whatsapp status links to an article by Reno Omokri that argues that Christians should keep the…
Continue ReadingIntroduction When Burna Boy won the Grammy Award, I decided to check out his Grammy-award-winning album – Twice as Tall. Before that time, I have heard people talk about his…
Continue ReadingIntroduction On March 3, 2021, a Nigerian rapper, CDQ, announced on Instagram that Burna Boy, one of the leading music artists in Nigeria (who just won a Grammy), had disrespected…
Continue ReadingIntroduction If you pay attention to religious discussions, you must have heard many people argue that religion goes with backwardness and secularism goes with progress, like butter goes with bread.…
Continue ReadingIntroduction In his book, The Secular Age, Charles Tylor, a political and social philosopher, identified three stages that religious faith has gone through: premodern, modern, and postmodern. The premodern world…
Continue ReadingAn idea can affect culture or sub-culture in two ways: the overt way where people publicly embrace an ideology and the covert way where people accept the assumptions and beliefs…
Continue ReadingIntroduction I have a habit of viewing people’s status updates on Whatsapp. A day does not pass without me viewing every “recent update.” As I go through these updates, I…
Continue ReadingOn Saturday, November 28, 2020, gunmen attacked rice farmers in Koshobe, Borno State, Nigeria. About 110 were killed in that attack, according to the Washington Post. A day before the…
Continue ReadingHate evil, love good, And establish justice in the gate! Perhaps the Lord God of hosts may be gracious to the remnant of Joseph - Amos 5:5 Introduction The people…
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