Oluwagbemileke Amoo

Leke is a world-class, passionate teacher and writer. He is an inspiration to many children, their parents and other teachers. He is a loving husband of one wife and happy father of one daughter (for now).

Oluwagbemileke Amoo

The Barriers We Force Our Government to Build

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 …

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Illustrates 2 Yoruba brothers arguing

The Difference Between Honest Conversations and Confrontational Ones

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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When God Uses Imperfect Men

When God Uses Imperfect Men: The Scandalous Grace of God in Aaron’s Story

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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When My Daughter Challenged Everything I Thought About Prayer

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 …

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The Day I Thought Nothing Happened (Until I Started Paying Attention)

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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