Did you miss Part 1? Here.   ......that God left us examples of people who cried out as they struggled; ElijahJonahJeremiah "All these men despaired enough to voice their grievances. Yet God stooped down to engage and assuage each one" "Why did he not get angry enough to shush them up and make them be big boys and deal with it themselves?  He sent Elijah food. Built Jonah a shade from the scorching sun. If the manufacturer of a product realises how tiring it can get for his creatures and their need for support during trials who are we to ask them

Public Relations =  the stealth art of making something/someone appear presentably acceptable to the eyes of others. [amara nnaji 2024]  It was the evening of the first day of #newwineunited24.   A  Christian camping festival in England held weekly every summer.   2024 has attracted 14k worshippers of all ages across the Globe. My church family arrived early and all hands came together to unpack and pitch our tents. With nothing else to do than watch other campers set up,   my feet went exploring.  This was my first time at the Shepton Mallet campground and I like knowing my environment.   My eyes saw

"The way coffee is consumed here is the same way we take soft drinks back home"   I pointed to a Coffee Shop as we walked through the Promenade.  "Except of course that Nigerians consume more than the other countries" "Not true. The other countries consume more alcohol than us".  Ruqqy replied.  We were walking from the Weekly Women's Wellbeing session organised for vulnerable women by one of the Charities "Which African country can you name that consumes more than us?"  I asked since population-wise, we are Africa's biggest market.   Some countries could pass for one densely populated state in Nigeria. "Togo people

This is a post from my Facebook archives. I shared it with my social media family during the summer of 2017.    I am resharing as one of those days during Chemotherapy a friend called me up and reminded me of how inspiring I have always been.  Then shared this link.   I  represent it here six years later for 2 reasons: As I read through, It hit me that even in a battle with the monstrous cancer, these lessons remain timeless.   And to see if my writing style has evolved over the years. I spent last Saturday on the Lagos Lagoon

He picked me up from home and as we drove off I heard the male presenter on the radio talking about Society and Safety Net. My interest was piqued when I overhead Free School Meals and Benefits. The Presenter was talking about it's accessibility & relevance.Citing an example of why Safety Nets are beneficial, mentioned women who have nothing to fall back on when their husbands drink away the entire money meant for the household.I burst into rueful laughter and asked the driver"So universally, we as a society have come to accept that this is a problem and it is okay for a

You can click here if you missed part one........ and if they were active in church, temporarily relieved of any duties until they served out the suspension period.  If you refused the discipline, you were ex-communicated. Nevertheless, before that suspension stage, you would have had warnings. Warnings given privately at those face-saving meetings held with you. The aim is to help you from falling into or taking others along into the pit you are digging.  But like the dog destined to die by blatantly ignoring the hunter's whistle, those who disdain the discipline simply walk from that church and onto a new church