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Come down! Save yourself! Arrogant croaky baritoneschanting away mockingly;tiny sassy voices, singing along Partly assured, partly in fearTheir eyes wandered upand down, and everywhere Come down! Save yourself! As though they’d believe If for a moment, He did Come down! Save yourself! If for a moment, He didwhat would have become of usand our faith? …
When I ask you to give,I am telling you to live Do you not give some airto get a flow of breath? When you want a life,do you not bring your cells? When I ask you to give,I am telling you to live Do you not let fluid outto renew with water? Do you not …
Often times, my hormonesThey come and sayLet’s have some funLet’s go buddyBody, let’s go. And I’ll say to them,A man under authorityAlways heeds,the last order. Ogaga Eruteya is a Nigerian Christian minister, writer and speaker. He writes on Faith, Personal Development, Youth Development, and Life Realities. With his words, he seeks to inspire, motivate, propagate life’s truths and represent a …
At first we wondered, when he said,“bring them to me” But his wordswere no humour. Five small loaveswent beyond five hungry men. With every tear,each loaf stretched outeach fish lengthenedas though power was in every hand! Soon, five thousand menhad their fill -Like they rarely did.Women and children,thousands, satisfiedWith leftovers, enoughfor a dozen families All …
Fly one wayLike a fugitive seeking asylumKnock the doorSee if the house owner is home,ready and willing. Fly another wayLike a refugee in urgent needKnock the doorSee if the house owner is home,ready and willing. Fly many waysLike seeds scattered by the sowerKnock many doorsSee if house owners are home,ready and willing. Dwell a dayNay, …
It was a quiet Sunday afternoon. It happened that I had a necessary stopover at a friend’s place the night before. Knowing that I wanted to attend church in the morning (before advancing on my journey), I asked what church my friend attended. He responded casually, explaining that he attended a church that worshipped in …
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There are certain days in our lives that are unforgettable. Each one of such marks a watershed in our earthly sojourn.Such was the day Zacchaeus met Jesus along Jericho’s road. What Zacchaeus Really Desired to See Scripture says, He wanted to see who Jesus was, but being a short man, he could not because the …
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Famished and stranded in a lonely desert,there wasn’t a glimmer of hopethat a wilting treewith leftover cherrieswas waiting somewhere Tempted and distraught,there wasn’t a modicum of assurancethat some unfortunate treethat was waiting somewherewould satisfy even halfa quarter of them But meat like rainand bread like dewwas the invention of Yahwehin a parched and dreary land …
Things are awryNothing is workingPrices are goin’ up Top guns aren’t sorryMore mess they’re creatingCorruption is eating us up Yes, conditions are drearyInstitutions are wastingBut we won’t let up Truly, many are wearyPeople are dyingBut we won’t give up The future seems scaryBut we won’t give inNo, we won’t give up! We won’t always worryWe’ll …
At sixty-two, Darius became the only king recorded in the bible to ascend the throne as a senior citizen. Oftentimes, wisdom is associated with the elderly but it didn’t quite turn out so, as Darius slipped into certain errors that every leader needs to watch out for. It all started when, in a move towards …
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