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December 3, 2018
Living A Fulfilled Life And Striking The Balance
We are almost in the last phases of the School Project at Ughelli because another building for Petra Christian Academy at Warri is currently on. My wife and I have adopted the principle of the Philosophy of the Ant. It is the principle of gradualism, otherwise known as the principle of “krorkrorkror”, according to Marcus […]
Striking The Balance
Speaking late November, at the Men’s Week on “A Fulfilling and Healthy Lifestyle” at Victoria Garden City, Lagos. Lessons. 1. The drive to excel and live a fulfilled life is very good, but it must never be at the expense of your health, family relationships, relationship with society and God. 2. There is too much […]
December 2, 2018
The Church And The Struggle For Social Justice [2]
In the first post, we looked at the meaning of social justice and historical involvements with the church and the state. We continue in this post with some specific examples of the church and it’s contribution towards social justice or injustice. Apartheid, The Church, And The Struggle Against Apartheid. It is instructive to note that […]
November 19, 2018
The Church And The Struggle For Social Justice
The Church is the body of believers in Christ Jesus from different denominations with a common denominator in their belief in Jesus Christ. The Greek word, Ekklesia, from which church is derived, means carved out or separate from the general population. The church is in the world, though not of the world. Several times, particularly […]
November 7, 2018
WWC—21st of November
Make plans to attend Word and Wisdom Conference at Petra Christian Academy, Ughelli on the 21st of November, the Id el Maulud holiday. The theme of the conference is Leadership and Social Justice. We’ll be having great speakers. Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, a medical doctor, former Federal Minister for Housing and Urban Development, and former Governor […]
November 3, 2018
The Scars Form The Stars on The General’s Shoulders
This is my fourth child and third son. At the time of writing this (sometime in 2016), he was in final year in Europe. He is currently doing a Master’s. One of the areas I faced my greatest challenge in early stages of my life was in the family front. In this write-up I will […]
October 29, 2018
The Caterpillar, The Pupa, And The Butterfly
Speaking on Friday, 29th of October, to members of several cooperative societies in Ughelli and environs at the legislative chamber of Ughelli Local Government Area. It is very important to walk and work with God in life. Eighteen years ago, when I came to Ughelli, it was as if I made a serious mistake. I […]
October 24, 2018
Lessons From My Wife’s Poultry and The Nigerian Church
In this series, we’ve looked at Education: A Need For Redirection And Redefinition—Lessons From My Wife’s Poultry and Lessons from My Wife’s Poultry—Dynamism. Lastly we looked at Lessons From My Wife’s Poultry and The Nigerian Situation. I was in two churches to worship on a Sunday. When you preach to others you need also to be preached to. In one of […]
Lessons From My Wife’s Poultry and The Nigerian Situation
In the first post on Lessons from my Wife’s Poultry, we talked about the need for redirecting and redefining education. In the second post, we looked at the importance of dynamism in creating and adding more value to life and our responsibilities. We continue with the series. Friday, the 12th of October, 2018, was a […]
October 19, 2018
Lessons from My Wife’s Poultry—Dynamism
The first post about Lessons from my Wife’s Poultry was on the need for re-education. One Friday morning, I was watching my wife attend to these birds that have grown so much and several thoughts flooded my mind. 1. Redesign and realignment of your life. The poultry house was formally a concrete fish pond I […]
