The Problem with Paul Eneche
The Problem with Paul Eneche By: Deji Yesufu This past weekend, the Internet went agog with a matter of a “testimony” given at Paul Eneche's church – Dunamis International Gospel Centre. One Veronica Anyim came forward to testify of what...
ABIODUN LONGE: “MY DADDY’S FAITH BECOMES SIGHT” – Tolu Ajileye
ABIODUN LONGE: “MY DADDY’S FAITH BECOMES SIGHT” – Tolu Ajileye I will enter His gates with thanksgiving in my heart, I will enter His courts with praise. I will say this is the day that the Lord has made, I...
JAPA: A Former Colleague Visits Nigeria
JAPA: A Former Colleague Visits Nigeria By: Deji Yesufu A man is both body and soul. Those who argue for the tripartite nature of man (body, soul, and spirit) have their reasons, but this essay will not venture into that...
Bringing Calvinism to Ibadan
Bringing Calvinism to Ibadan By: Deji Yesufu In 2016 I found myself in a meeting with Pastors Tony Okoroh and Femi Sonuga-Oye – both men were then co-pastors of Sovereign Grace Bible Church (SGBC), situated in Omole Phase 1, Lagos. I...
Finding Faith with John in the Second Chapter of His Gospel
Finding Faith with John in the Second Chapter of His Gospel By: Deji Yesufu In the city of Ibadan, the most popular kind of houses built for rent purposes are the one storey, three-bedroom, four flat apartment type. I happen...
What Tomorrow Holds
What Tomorrow Holds By: Deji Yesufu On the 17th of December, 2009, I married my heartthrob – Jolaoluwa Oluwatosin Olufemi – at the Chapel of the Resurrection, University of Ibadan. The officiating minister was the then Rev. Timothy Olatunji (now a...
Learning John Chapter One at Providence Church
Learning John Chapter One at Providence Church By: Deji Yesufu The Sunday before the Alistair Begg “gay-wedding-counsel” broke out, at church we had looked at John 1:11, which reads “…he came unto his own, and his own received him not…”....
Son – Let Me Tell You About Your Father, Sola Wojuola
Son - Let Me Tell You About Your Father, Sola Wojuola By: Deji Yesufu When I began to drive, navigating a U-turn on the main road was rather difficult. It was Sola Wojuola who told me that when you come...
When I was Sick…
When I was Sick… By: Deji Yesufu On the 7th of February, 2024, I lost two friends to the cold hands of death. Deji Olukole and Sola Wojuola died at the University College Hospital Ibadan at different times on that...
The Religion of the Local Church
The Religion of the Local Church By: Deji Yesufu At seminary, I was trained to be a pastor and a theologian. Ideally, a pastor should be a theologian, but in many churches, the duties of the pastor are so overwhelming that...