Category: Deji Yesufu’s Thoughts
Deji Yesufu writes on various theological themes here. His focus is in bringing people to understand the Christian gospel.
OLIKOYE
OLIKOYE By: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie How softly the rain fell that Monday morning when my water broke. Because I was used to the raging downpours of Lagos, this quiet patter calmed me, filled me with peace. My husband Omoregie was...
Celebrating Pastor Oladele as the Newly Appointed President of CAC
Celebrating Pastor Oladele as the Newly Appointed President of CAC By: Deji Yesufu In the year 2008 the local church I used to attend here in the city of Ibadan invited this pastor to preach at its annual conference. When...
COVID-19 in the Bible
COVID-19 in the Bible By: Deji Yesufu January 2020 introduced a new normal to the world we live in. It was in this month, a year ago, when reports of the ravaging effect of a new disease, with roots in...
Donald Trump: It is Time to Leave Office
Donald Trump: It is Time to Leave Office By: Deji Yesufu Yesterday, the Washington Post published a leaked tape of a conversation Donald Trump, the outgoing President of the United States of America, had with the Georgian Secretary of State....
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...
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...