Category: Our Creatives
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Keys to Success in the New Year
Pastor Darlington Orji Joshua 1:8 Success becomes our portion when we commit to doing what the word of God says. Many of us tend to glorify our challenges rather than God. Instead of reporting our challenges to God, we report God to our challenges. If the word is loaded in your heart, it will come…
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WHEN EMOTION OVERRIDES REASONING
Dele Adeyanju When emotion overrides reasoning, incredible things happen A local champion demands hero worship, trying to play God He writes off a fellow human being because of a present challenge And boasts of his achievements Like Nebuchadnezzar of old ‘’Is not this great Babylon … built for the honour of my majesty?’’ Pride, the…
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THIS WORLD OF VANITIES
Dele Adeyanju This world of vanities where kingdoms rise and fall without notice Where heroes and heroines today become villains tomorrow Where the shout of ‘’Hosanna’’ today becomes ‘’Crucify him’’tomorrow Where sounds of celebration and lamentation occur simultaneously among neighbours Where ‘’His Excellency’’ today becomes a prisoner tomorrow Where the lust for power is quick to lift up and quicker to throw down I…
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THE MATHEMATICS OF HEAVEN
by Dele Adeyanju In earthly Mathematics, twenty-four hours make one day But in the Mathematics of heaven, a thousand years make one day ‘’One day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day’’ Therefore take not the patience of God for granted In earthly Mathematics, one plus one…
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In Praise of a Presidential Pardon…
by Bode Ojeniyi In the days of the powers of his Excellency, in that very land of the uncanny – that land where the most bizarre is the order of the day, there, their Lord decided to show the glory of his power to forgive the criminals in the land. …don’t humans always dissimulate, asking…
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NOW THAT SATAN IS A TAILOR
by Dele Adeyanju Before Satan became a tailor, man’s attire projected human dignity Decency in appearance was a globally cherished and valued norm Respect for nature’s secret endowments evoking adequate shield From the vagaries of simple minds ranked high among humans A vital aspect of universal heritage across religious divides The days of yore in…
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BREAKING NEGATIVE PATTERNS
Dele Adeyanju Negative patterns; like father like son occurrences; like mother like daughter stigmata A recurring decimal in the bloodline that makes the wise look stupid An identity of one’s ancestry or native background; a reference point of ridicule This cause of whispers and innuendos that undermines one’s integrity and potentials Must not only be…
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THE LANGUAGE OF OUR TEARS
by Dele Adeyanju ‘’They that sow in tears shall reap in joy’’ The language of our tears is perfectly decoded by the originator of our destinies Whether expressed in groans like Hannah, or in shouts like blind Bartimaeus ‘’We have not an High Priest that is not touched with the feelings of our infirmities’’ Our…
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WHEN THE EAGLE IS CAGED
by Dele Adeyanju When the eagle is caged, giants in destiny become dwarfs Let the eagle fly, and then the giant in you will shake the world When the eagle is caged, destinies are truncated or decimated Let the eagle fly, and then the world will recognise your mandate When the eagle is caged, lofty…
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THE STORY BEHIND THE GLORY
by Dele Adeyanju Behind every glory, there is a story; behind every conquest, there is a contestBehind Joseph’s glory of being the helmsman of the then world’s super powerThere was a story of household intrigues, slavery and heartless incarcerationFaith and steadfast commitment to religious conviction changed the narrative‘’How then can I do this great wickedness,…
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