Category: Theology
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...
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...
Much ado about tithing
Very few people know that the controversy on tithes in Nigeria is coming exactly 500 years after a major controversy in Western Christendom. This controversy saw the emergence of the Protestant churches from within the Roman Catholic Church. On October...
I cannot afford to be a Christian
Evangelism remains a cardinal aspect of the Christian’s way of life. The call on us to “go ye…” by Jesus Christ cannot be over-emphasized especially in times like this when it seems the world itself is reeling from the weight...
The Christian and the Sallah Meat
(For more on this subject, watch the video "Should Christians Eat Sallah Meat?") Friday, September 1st, 2017, was a Muslim holiday around the world and Nigeria had its own fair share of the celebrations. I took out time to visit...
Easter: The Cross and Great Joy
“…for the joy that was set before him, Jesus endured the cross…” – Hebrews The figures of four men can be seen trudging through the rocky grounds of Mount Olives. It is first century Palestine. Jesus leads Peter, James and...