Published in Koinonia·1 day agoMember-onlyWhat Should I Do With Jesus?The Pilate test — The Governor was really impressed with the man despite the railing accusations from the angry mob. He knew the man was innocent. The Governor also received an unsolicited second opinion from his wife, who claimed to have had dream encounters related to the trial. A conflicted soul But Governor Pilate was fighting a…Christianity3 min readChristianity3 min read
Published in Koinonia·Jan 6Member-onlyWhen Faith Doesn’t Make SenseHaving a faith crisis? You are not alone — There are times when we just question everything — faith, God, worship, and all. I am sure you’ve been there. There’s no shame. I have been there, too — several times. But this is nothing new. Let’s go to the book of Judges where we will meet Gideon. This is not what we were told Gideon struggled…Christianity3 min readChristianity3 min read
Published in Koinonia·Jan 4Member-onlyWhen God Is on the Waiting ListRethink your priorities — A waiting list is an order of priority for a service or the attention of someone. Waiting lists exist on the premise that the service or individual that everyone is in the queue for is so important but busy, and so can only take on so much per time. It…Christianity3 min readChristianity3 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Jan 3Member-onlyThe Paradox Of The Empty BasketHow staying full could hold you back — Every year, the Nigerian State spends billions to mobilize and deploy college graduates to far-flung parts of the nation as part of a mandatory national youth service scheme. For stipends that hardly cover basic needs (still less than €100 per month as of 2022), young Nigerian graduates give the first…Life Lessons4 min readLife Lessons4 min read
Published in Backyard Church·Dec 30, 2022Member-onlyThe Unknown GodWhat to do when worship is complicated — Apostle Paul was a traveling Evangelist with a deep passion for turning the hearts of men to God. Paul must have seen diverse types of pagan worship in his travels. But when he got to Athens (modern-day Greece), he saw something that he had not seen before. The Athenians made…Christianity4 min readChristianity4 min read
Dec 24, 2022Member-onlyOne Love Affair We Hardly Talk AboutThe Christmas Love Story — This time every year, the world grinds to a halt. Even the most ambitious businesses allow the train to slow down. The joy and spirit of the season is ubiquitous, lavish, and colourful. For many, it is just a season; there is no thought for the “Person” or the story…Christianity6 min readChristianity6 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Dec 9, 2022Member-onlyThe Fifth Factor Of ProductionKnowing when to share your work is an asset — During my time in college, online presence meant a Yahoo or AOL email account, and the best social media platforms were Yahoo Messenger and Yahoo Groups. Websites were for big businesses. But we had the vision to take the students’ union online. I spent hours with the web developer to…Life Lessons4 min readLife Lessons4 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Dec 5, 2022Member-onlyWhy Inequality Is Not a Legal ProblemThe heart of the matter is in the heart — Let’s just pretend for a moment that I have been living under a rock and unaware of how the course of history changed since the first slave ship sailed across the Atlantic a few hundred years ago. I am wondering how humanity got to the point where we are obliged…Equality4 min readEquality4 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Dec 3, 2022Member-onlyStop Talking About DiversityHow to put your money where your mouth is — Inequality and related topics like privilege, bias and discrimination have grabbed attention in recent times, and rightly so. What is often less covered is that underpinning inequalities and the associated social ills is the wrong but insidiously embedded belief that capacity and potential are somehow genetically acquired, or allotted by…Careers4 min readCareers4 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Nov 28, 2022Member-onlyGratitude is contagiousThe reflections of a prodigal professional mentee — Many years ago, as a dreamy young man, I walked into an office somewhere in Lagos Nigeria and asked a man I had never met before to fill out a reference form for me. In those days, rejection was of no consequence to me, so I could dare try anything…Memoir2 min readMemoir2 min read
