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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The Independent Woman: How Covert Feminism Destroys the Christian Family
An 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…
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The Narcissistic Cult of Self-Love
Introduction 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…
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A Culture of Death and the Image of God
On 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…
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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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Protests, Police Brutality, and the Road to Justice
Hate 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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