IMPACTING LIVES

The following questions are not intended for short answers such as a mere “yes”, but are a means to meaningful discussion between a man and a woman who have vowed to love each other “until death do us part.” Take your time to talk them over. Let the conversation flow. You may answer these questions in any order you wish, or all at one time. Two rules apply: First, be painfully honest. Nothing much has happened to improve marriages without truthfulness. Second, be calm, peaceful, accepting, and eager to listen with your ears and your eyes as the discussion goes on. Do all you can not to be hurtful or to pay back for some pain you’ve experienced. Listen rather than press your point. Marriage union means, among other things, that the way you treat each other is the way you treat yourself. Seek to heal wounds and to find out more about the spouse you love. 1.        What was the happiest period of our marriage and wha...

The growth of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) since the end of the Slave Trade has been a very rapid one. It is interesting to know that within two centuries, Christianity and indeed Anglicanism, which started like child's play in Badagry, and Abeokuta has spread like wild fire to all nooks and crannies of our country Nigeria. Christianity came into Nigeria in the 15th century through the efforts of Augustinan and Capuchin monks from Portugal. However, it was not until 1842 that Henry Townsend of the Church Missionary Society sowed the seed of Anglicanism properly when he landed in Badagry from Freetown Sierra Leone. After their ordination in England in 1842, the Revd. Henry Townsend and the Revd. Samuel Ajayi Crowther (a Yoruba ex-slave) returned to Abeokuta. With the untiring efforts of these evangelists, Nigerians began to believe in Jesus as the Lord and Saviour of the entire world. And so, on December 25, 1842 in Abeokuta, Nigerians were able to celebrate for the ...

"No one lights a lamp and puts it in a place where it will be hidden, or under a bowl. Instead he puts it on its stand, so that those who come in may see the light. Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are good, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are bad, your body also is full of darkness. See to it, then, that the light within you is not darkness. Therefore, if your whole body is full of light, and no part of it dark, it will be completely lighted, as when the light of a lamp shines on you." We must give glory to God Almighty for His love over us through this our month of illumination. He has been so merciful onto us that our paths are made known to us and we did not walk in darkness, may His name be praised forever in Jesus’ name. Today, we shall be looking at the value of the Light of God in the life of the believer. The Word of God is Jesus Christ (Jn.1:1, 14), Jesus Christ is the light of the world; whoever walks with or follows Him will ...

"Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you.  See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the Lord rises upon you and his glory appears over you. Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn.  The world today is filled with darkness; we have the darkness of moral guilt, the darkness of religious error, and the darkness of spiritual ignorance. This is so serious that unless by a divine intervention, man cannot live right. However, God in His magnanimity has sent down to us the ‘Perfect Light’ – Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ is the light of the world (John 8: 12). This light we are talking about is not an ordinary light but a divine one. We are talking of the light of divine revelation; we now have the privilege to hear from God. He gave us the gift of clear vision to see things beyond the physical eyes. We are talking about the light of the Gospel dispensation. We now have the knowled...

. "Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you.  See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the Lord rises upon you and his glory appears over you. Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn. It’s time we rose. It’s time we showed the glory of God. It’s time we manifested the beauty of the Almighty God in our lives. It’s time we woke up from our slumber and face our responsibilities i.e. to fulfill the commandment of the Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus came to this world to give light to those in darkness. In fact, He expressed it in John 8: 12 that He is the light of the world (When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."). The moment we gave our lives to Jesus, we embraced the Light of God. We are expected to start the work of evangelism with immediate effect, ...

Pop Quiz: List five essential principles for financial success. How did you do? My guess is that several of these are on your list: Live on less than you make. Get out of debt  and stay out of debt. Set goals and keep them. Use a budget . Work hard and work smart. These, of course, are all great principles. But how many of you listed, or even considered “contentment?” Probably not many and with good cause: we simply don’t link contentment with financial wellbeing. Yet the Bible tells us that “ Godliness with contentment does bring great profit .” I Timothy 6:6. Contentment: A Misunderstood Word The word contentment has, in many cases, gotten a bad rap in today’s “Go – fight – win” world. We tend to equate content people with laid back people, lackadaisical people or even lazy people. “Surely,” we think, “content people have little ambition or desire for change. Isn’t that what contentment means? Being satisfied with status quo?” We even quote Col 3:23, which is an ...

The monthly allowance of members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, serving in Cross River State has been increased by N1,900. Governor of the State, Prof. Ben Ayade, announced the increment on Monday, saying corps members serving in the state will now receive N5,000 instead of N3,100. The Governor, who was represented by the Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Mr. Asu Okang, made the disclosure during the closing ceremony for the 2018 `Batch B’ Orientation at the NYSC Orientation Camp in Obubra Local Government Area of the state. He explained that the increase was necessitated by the high cost of goods and services in the country. He said, “Dear corps members, I must salute you for the successful completion of your three weeks orientation programme which I believe was interesting. “I am happy to announce to all of you that we have increased your monthly allowance from N3,100 to N5,000 starting from your batch. “Since the creation of Cross River, the largest contri...