About Text and Publishing

Text and Publishing is the newest creation of the dynamic personality and prolific writer, Deji Yesufu, whose commentaries on religious, political, and social matters have entranced readers on social media for a long time. Deji Yesufu He is joined by...

/ April 16, 2020

JESUS IS KING

Jesus is King! By: Deji Yesufu One of the blessings of planting Providence Reformed Baptist Church Ibadan is having to learn and sing hymns with God’s people. There is this one that opens this way: Rejoice the Lord is King...

/ November 5, 2024

C.O.N.T.E.X.T.U.A.L.I.Z.A.T.I.O.N

C.O.N.T.E.X.T.U.A.L.I.Z.A.T.I.O.N By: Deji Yesufu I am away to Portharcout to organize a workshop with the Reformed Theological Seminary Foundation (RTSF). My host is the Rev. Dr. Aniekan Ekpo – the man who ordained me to ministry. The RTSF was formerly...

/ November 3, 2024

The End of David Abioye and Church Government

The End of David Abioye and Church Government By: Deji Yesufu I met David Abioye once - through what you may call a very unlikely situation. The year would have been either 1990 or 1991. I was living in Zaria...

/ October 28, 2024

The Househelp and the Rat Poison

The Househelp and the Rat Poison By: Deji Yesufu I saw a video online that is again reporting a house-help poisoning the meal that a family was supposed to eat. This would be the third or fourth video of such...

/ October 22, 2024

John Chapter Eight: Jesus Debates for Evangelism

John Chapter Eight: Jesus Debates for Evangelism By: Deji Yesufu Historical events may sometimes be traced through the writings of the contemporary writers of those days. It is therefore noteworthy to state that Providence Reformed Baptist Church Ibadan was undergoing...

/ October 22, 2024

Thoughts on Death and Dying

Thoughts on Death and Dying By: Deji Yesufu In February 2024, I did a video titled “A WhatsApp Group of Death”. I had lost a relative and I remember that she had told me before her death that she belonged...

/ October 17, 2024

Steve Lawson: What is the Spirit Saying to the Churches?

Steve Lawson: What is the Spirit Saying to the Churches? By: Deji Yesufu In 1999, a year after I had come to living faith in Jesus Christ, I went to a local bookstore in my city of Zaria, Kaduna State...

/ October 8, 2024

When Religion Fails the State

When Religion Fails the State By: Deji Yesufu The political crisis in Nigeria during her first republic was based fundamentally on differences in ideological makeup between the leading political figures in Nigeria. The greater divide existed between Ahmadu Bello, the...

/ October 4, 2024

David Oyedepo at 70: What is Nonsensical About This?

David Oyedepo at 70: What is Nonsensical About This? By: Deji Yesufu I could make a living from trolling David Oyedepo, the overall Bishop of Canaanland, Ota, Nigeria. I choose not to because Christian ministry is not always about criticising...

/ September 29, 2024

Steve Lawson: Why More Reformed Pastors Will Fall

Steve Lawson: Why More Reformed Pastors Will Fall By: Deji Yesufu Carl Desmonds reminds me that during the heat of the debate between Continuationists and Cessationists, I remarked that sexual scandals were more common among Continuationists and that one of...

/ September 20, 2024