I was reading through Numbers 3 when these words stopped me cold. “Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel… for the firstborn are Mine. On the day that I struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I sanctified to Myself all the firstborn in Israel, both man …
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I was driving on the Lekki-Epe Expressway recently when something caught my attention: a metal barrier positioned several metres before a pedestrian bridge. At first, I thought nothing of it. Just another piece of road furniture. Infrastructure. Standard safety measure. But then I saw another one. And another. Nearly every pedestrian bridge along that stretch …
I’ve attended, planned, and observed countless parties over the years. Birthdays, weddings, corporate events, church celebrations – you name it. And I’ve always been fascinated by one question: What makes a party fun? As someone who often pays attention to the programme, the stage activities, the flow of events, I used to think entertainment was …
There’s a Yoruba proverb I grew up hearing that has quietly shaped my thinking for years: “When two brothers enter a room to have a conversation and exit smiling, they have just lied to each other. But if they come out with straight, long faces – then they have told each other the truth.” The …
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I’m doing a chronological study of the Bible this year, and when I reached Exodus 40, I was stunned. Not by the details of the tabernacle construction, though those are fascinating. Not by the cloud of God’s glory filling the tent, though that’s breathtaking. I’m stunned by who God chose to anoint as His priest. …
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Recently, I was driving a guest from a relative’s house back to Lagos. My daughter, Pearl, was in the car, and what started as casual conversation turned into one of the most profound lessons on faith I’ve encountered in years. The guest, a well-meaning Christian woman, engaged Pearl in conversation about siblings. She encouraged my …
When My Daughter Challenged Everything I Thought About Prayer Read More »
Yesterday was an ordinary Sunday. At least, that’s what I thought. When I sat down to journal in the evening, my first reaction was: “There isn’t much to tell about today.”Edit date and time It felt like one of those unremarkable days that blur together—church, lunch, a bit of work, some rest. Nothing exciting. Nothing …
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I’m currently doing a chronological study of the Bible, and I’ve just read something that stopped me in my tracks. Exodus 24 and Exodus 32. The contrast is absolutely shocking. The Timeline That Shouldn’t Be Possible In Exodus 24:9-11, Moses, Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and seventy elders of Israel went up Mount Sinai. The text …
I sat at my desk for more than 10 minutes thinking of a very good caption to follow this inspiring quote. I wanted it to be a personal story – of any time in my life where I’d failed in something but tried again in spite. Yet it has taken me rather too long …
