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Of Sand and Gold
I HAD BEEN awake for an hour brooding over the breaking day, wishing the darkness would stay a little longer before the lights crept up. It was Sunday morning and I had no excuse to hurry out of the house...
Tunde Bakare’s Achilles’ Heel
Tunde Bakare’s Achilles’ Heel By: Deji Yesufu Tunde Bakare has been in the news in the last two weeks. Bakare came under severe criticism following his comments on the former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Bakare had...
Making of a Truly Merry Christmas
Making of a Truly Merry Christmas By: Deji Yesufu Every Christmas the debate resumes regarding the biblical veracity of the holidays. Those who point to Christmas being a pagan celebrations have a solid argument. I however think that those who...
A Case for Cessationism
A Case for Cessationism By: Deji Yesufu I regard my decision to stop speaking in tongues as about the most radical steps I took as far as the practice of my Christian faith is concerned. I had been in a...
Timi Adigun: When “Sorry” is not Enough
Timi Adigun: When “Sorry” is not Enough By: Deji Yesufu I only learnt of whom Timi Adigun is when the scandal around him broke into open. A few days ago, social media began to buzz with the story of a...
Finally, I Met Wole Soyinka
Finally, I Met Wole Soyinka By: Deji Yesufu At about quarter to 8 yesterday morning, I received a message from a friend that Prof. Wole Soyinka was going to be at Booksellers, Dugbe, Ibadan, later in the day. My friend...
Resolving Marriage Crisis the Gov. Ortom Way
Resolving Marriage Crisis the Gov. Ortom Way By: Deji Yesufu The matter of spousal abuse was brought to fore again this past few days in the annals of Nigeria’s never ending melodrama when one Ifeyinwa Angbo took to Twitter and...
Prayers: Casting our Burdens on God III
Prayers: Casting our Burdens on God III By: Deji Yesufu Effective Praying I come now to the matter of the outcome of true praying. In his book “Perspective on Pentecost”, Richard B. Gaffin Jr. wrote: “The ‘secret’ of effective prayer...
A Note to “Christians” who Voted Joe Biden
A Note to “Christians” who Voted Joe Biden By: Deji Yesufu The American Presidential elections are almost completely done with and the clear winner of that election, for me, is Joe Biden. For many Christians, this is not a competition...
Prayers: Casting our Burdens on God II
Prayers: Casting our Burdens on God II By: Deji Yesufu A Brief Introduction to the Subject of Prayer First, we must understand that we cannot pray beyond the theology we know. The more we know God, the more our prayers...