Anselm Nwaorgu

One of the most influential and enduring hymns, a constant repertoire of choral models, and published in a wide variety of Christian fellowship hymnals is the song, “It Is Well With My Soul” This particular song was written by Spafford after series of seemingly, unending biblical Job-like events in his life. Spafford was a successful lawyer […]

Suffering:

A Two Edged Sword

Adversity And Life's Journey

I have great admiration of what Sir Edmund Hillary had to say after he made several unsuccessful    attempts at climbing Mount Everest before he finally did so. After one of those failed attempts, he stood at the base of the mountain and shook his fist at it, and shouted: “I will defeat you yet, because […]

Destined For Heaven By Reconciliation

2 Corinthians 5:20 says: “We implore you on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled to God.” The greatest gift of God to humanity is that we are not destined for hell; No, we are destined for heaven by reconciliation. In the first place, no sin is greater than the Blood of Christ and there is no sin […]

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Cherish What

You Have

In one of my readings this morning, I came across a verse from Rev 3:11 which says: “Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take away your crown.” As I began to reflect on this verse, it occurred to me that many a time, in life, it is easy to lose […]

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Determine To Succeed

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I was just reading some passages from my own book “Beating the Odds” and came across this passage.  “In your efforts to achieve, succeed and maximize your opportunities, you need to strive beyond the easiest goals and reach beyond the merely obvious. The question is:  What did you do yesterday? What have you done today? […]

As we continue our journey through lent, the words we heard on Ash Wednesday, “Dust you are and unto dust you shall return” needs to continue to challenge us in the different ways in which our lives must be transformed into what God intended for us at the very beginning of our lives: “Before I […]

There is an old adage that says: “A family that prays together stays together!” Isn’t that so true! Isn’t it true that something is best taken care of when it is under the care of the one who made it? When your car, for example, is maintained by the manufacturers, its    performance is likely to […]

“For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant; later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it. (Hebrew 12:5-11) Life, as we all know, is like a roller-coaster; full of ups and downs. It comes with a combo of joy and sorrow; two inseparable values […]

Ashes, Lent And Christian Living

The other day, I was in a restaurant for dinner and I saw a family of six come in to eat. While they were waiting for their orders to be filled, the two older kids were busy on the phone, texting; the two younger kids were playing games on their phones; dad and mum tried […]

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Restoring Family

Story Telling At Home

The Power Of The Blessed Eucharist

My dear friends, today is Holy Thursday, the day Christ gave us the greatest gift ever—His Body and Blood left permanently on earth for us in the Blessed Eucharist and I was just wondering how seriously we consider what is going on when we receive Holy Communion. John 6:56 says: “Whoever eats my flesh and […]

Who Do You Say That I Am

I was just reflecting on the question Jesus asked His disciples: “Who do people say that I am… and who do you say that I am” (Matt 16:13-18) and it dawned on me that the fulfillment of God’s creative purpose in our lives is dependent upon a direct channel of grace between God and us. […]

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The Power Of

The Mind

I was just thinking about Romans 12:2 which says: “Be ye transformed by the renewal of your minds.” It seems to me that God’s tactics in changing our destiny is by changing the way we think—the trans­formation of the mind […]

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“Therefore the Lord himself will give you this sign: the virgin shall be with child, and bear a son, and shall name him Immanuel” (Isaiah 7:14). The prophesy of Isaiah regarding the birth of Christ came at time when the Arameans and the rest of Israel threatened to attack the land of Judah and make […]

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“But at daybreak on the first day of the week they took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb; but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were puzzling over this, behold, two men in […]

The question of women veiling their heads in church may not be as critical an issue for the Nigerian Church as it is for the Western world. For the most part, this practice is well accepted among our people and that is truly noble. It is important though that we understand and appreciate the reason […]

One of the most demanding jobs facing any parent is the task of raising a child and helping that child learn good behaviors that will sustain his or her character development into adulthood. Yet, parents get into this job with no formal training and in our present cosmopolitan world with families dispersed all over the […]

I was just thinking about the beautiful fireworks I saw this past July 4th Independence Day    celebration. As the shots went off, I saw the fireworks rising, shinning and finally blasting into the air scattering its beautiful colors. For a few seconds, it looked awesomely beautiful and then suddenly it faded out with no imprints […]

Living Life

Out Loud

How Faith Works

In Matt 15:28 we read: “Then Jesus said to her, “Woman, you have great faith! Your request is granted.” It is amazing how many people got what they wanted from Jesus because they hung in with Jesus no matter what obstacle stood on the way. In order to get the attention of Jesus, Bartimeus had […]

You Are God's

 First Son

Waooh! Look at this scriptural passage “The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ” (Romans 8:16). Hmmmmm! That is really cool. The reason is that it raises the questions as to what we think about ourselves, […]

The Power Of His

Blood In My Life

Have you ever thought of what you are receiving when you come to communion? Do you know that, for those who come with the power of faith and proper disposition, receiving the Blood of Jesus Christ is to receive the most powerful force both in heaven and on earth; a force that can accomplish everything […]

The Sign Of The Cross

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The Sign of the Cross is absolutely ancient, rooted not only in the Old Testament but also in the New. In Ezekiel chapter 9, we read, “And the Lord said to him: Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem: and mark upon the foreheads of the men that sign” (Ezekiel […]

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As I was about to do this write-up, my mind flashed back to a friend of mine who way back in 2004 had bought a car. He was so happy with it that he literally had it washed twice a week and sometimes three times. After a few months he moved to the southern part […]

The Power Of A Promise Keeping God

The promise of the birth of the Messiah came at a time when the people of God were under the threat of annihilation. The kings of Syria and Israel had conspired and joined forces to make the land of Judah desolate. In response to this threat, God declared that this aggression will not stand and […]

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