OCCULTISM is a worldwide menace. It is an evil that the believers must quickly stand up to combat. This is necessary and very urgent because of its threat to the spread of the gospel. It is the most formidable threat to the establishment of the...

THE Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Stanbic IBTC Plc, Mrs. Sola David-Borha, has blamed the insecurity and other social vices bedeviling the country on neglect of the family unit.

Mrs. David-Borha, who described the family as the foundation of any...

IN the past, I used to worry about a lot of things, the size of the church, attendance, congregation and others. Now, I have come to realise that it has nothing to do with me; my concern has focused to ensuring that our members are doing the right...

WE are often so preoccupied with our own problems that we do not have time to consider what others are experiencing. It was not so with our Lord Jesus Christ whose teaching on the Mount began when He saw in the crowd that gathered around Him, a...

RT. REV. ISAAC CHIJIOKE NWAOBIA is the Bishop of Isiala Ngwa South, Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Ecclesiastical Province of Aba. At the just concluded first session of the second Synod of the church, he spoke with ISAAC TAIWO on the...

Pastor TONY OKAFOR is the President, Men of Praise International Fellowship, Lagos. In this interview with SEYE OLUMIDE and TUNDE AKINOLA, strongly believes that man has deviated from the original plan of God and until the people as a nation...

“When we walk with the Lord; In the light of His word; What a glory He shed on our way; While we do His good will, He abides with us still; And with all who will trust and obey.”

 

THE above popular hymn, has elaborately spoken how and why...

THE first session of the sixth Synod of the Diocese of Ughelli, which was held in St. Barnabas Anglican Church, Owhrode, Udu Local Government Area of Delta State from April 27 to May 1 attracted over 100 delegates to the headquarters of Owhrode...

‘See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven. Matt. 18 v 10.

 

IN 1992, Dr. Esther Nzewi, of the then Alvan Ikoku College of Education, Owerri...

IN its original meaning, a miracle is any act, event or experience that could only come from God. This meaning has, however, metamorphosed into what is now seen as the occasional activity of God that enables one to achieve an unattainable goal...

WHETHER we understand it or not, we are all in a race set by God, Hebrews 12:1; and it is an endurance one, Hebrews 12:2-3. This race is of three dimensions —life, destiny and the soul. The race of life starts from conception and winning it...

THE Lagos Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women Organisation (LACCWO) joined their mother body, the World Union of the Catholic Women Organisation (WUCWO), and colleagues across the world to celebrate this year’s Catholic Women’s week with...

THE Association of Bishops from the Southsouth region of the country, recently, in Delta State, threw their weight behind President Goodluck Jonathan for declaring state of emergency in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa States in the Northern part of the...

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) is the umbrella body of Christians in Nigeria. Founded in 1976, the body, which oversees the activities of Churches in the country, has produced leaders such as the former Prelate, Methodist Church...

Premature Rest

Memory Verse: “To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.” Ecclesiastes 3:1.

Bible Passage: Ecclesiastes 3:1-8.

Introduction

Our God is a God of order, I Cor. 14:33, 40. One of the main...

“When you arrive in the land the Lord your God is giving you, be very careful not to imitate the detestable customs of the nations living there. For example, never sacrifice your son and daughter as a burnt offering. And do not let your people...

ANOINTING is to bless somebody with oil, that is rub oil or ointment on a part of somebody’s body, usually the head or feet, as part of a religious ceremony. Oil, as a symbol of spiritual significance, is applied to install somebody —...

IN his conceptualisation of leadership, Eze (2002) posits that, “all over the world, leadership is the number one factor that determines whether a nation can develop”. He argued further that “a leadership that is free, brave, patriotic...

ONE thing that gives me confidence in the ministry is that, everything about me has nothing to do with any man. I have come this far by the grace of God. I believe that if God decides to use you for me and you refuse to be used, God will replace...

IN Philippians 2:3, St. Paul recommended that we should “do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility considering others better than ourselves.” “Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus” (v.5).

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