Month: April 2020
Abba Kyari’s Death: What He Did Wrong
Reflections on Abba Kyari’s Death By: Deji Yesufu In the early hours of Saturday, 18th April, 2020, it was reported that the Chief of Staff to the President of Nigeria, Mallam Abba Kyari, was dead. Mr. Femi Adesina, President Buhari’s...
The Gospel 6: Justification by Faith
The Gospel 6: Justification by Faith By: Deji Yesufu Justification by faith was the doctrine that revolutionized my understanding of the gospel. In fact, I believe that it was while studying this doctrine in the book of Romans that I...
The Gospel 5: Redemption
The Gospel 5: Redemption By: Deji Yesufu The lockdown and isolation measure that countries have embarked upon to curb the spread of the COVID-19 virus that is ravaging the world at the moment has precipitated all kinds of reactions from...
My Conversion: Responding to Reactions
When Lucky James and I decided to co-launch the blog, www.textandpublishing.com, I was still not sure how I would begin. There were hundreds of things I could write about on a blog-site but as I prayed about it, I became...
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...
The Gospel 4: Sin
The Gospel 4: Sin By: Deji Yesufu In 2014, Peter Uka was appointed by a local church in Lagos to come to Ibadan once every month to share the gospel message with a group of about five of us. He...
The Gospel 3: Historical Perspective Concluded
The Gospel 3: Historical Perspective Concluded By: Deji Yesufu I offer this historical perspective to my readers so that we might appreciate the whole 2,000 years of the history of the Christian Church. We must realize that just as there...
The Gospel 2: A Historical Review
The Gospel 2: A Historical Review By: Deji Yesufu I often find myself having to remind many Christians, particularly those of Pentecostal background that Christianity did not start in 1900 with Charles Parham or the Azusa Street Revival. While it...
The Gospel 1: My Conversion
The Gospel 1: My Conversion By: Deji Yesufu Ever since I became a Christian in the year 1998, I have been a member of four church denominations. From 1998 till my graduation in 2002 from the University, I was a...
The Newsroom
My day began on a dismal note as I watched neighbours go out to earn a living while I stayed back, yet again, hoping for the lucky break. Whenever I left the house, it was to search for a personal...