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The Persecution Coming. Traditional Marriage II
June 30th, 201105:10 PM ETIn the first part of this article, I wrote about the conflicts in the polity and recent legislative landmarks related to marriage. I read a few essays on the recent New York marriage vote and perhaps the piece I liked best and also the least (... a conundrum I know) was an article titled “Christians pray too much and act to... -
Islamic Banking to be Imposed on Nigerians
June 29th, 201105:02 AM ETWhile different countries have their peculiar context, it seems none is without their own battles on the field of faith. While secularism and humanism have dealt many jabs on the dented breast plate in the West, the war may be somewhat different if not more direct in other geographies. Again legislative prowess may be the primary weapon... -
Living Debt Free and Politics
June 28th, 201107:41 AM ETWe begin to owe when we have contracted debt, giving our obligation to pay or deliver a contract on an agreed date – and then the due time comes and we are unable. Whenever debt is due we are bound immediately to pay...or we fall into sin as grievous to God as any other. Instead, we are taught to remain always indebted to love in all situat... -
The Last Samurai for Traditional Marriage in New York
June 25th, 201101:55 PM ETLast night, I enjoyed watching the epic drama 2003 movie “The Last Samurai”. I was struck by the adventure, valour, courage, commitment and unflinching loyalty of the Samurai warriors even when the odds seemed strongly stacked against them. I reflected and thought for a while on Christians being butchered in Northern Nigeria ... -
The Right Attitude to Needs and Supply
June 24th, 201101:45 AM ETThere are attitudes that are central to get right if we are to succeed in life, business and ministry. These relate primarily to gaining and retaining access to divine resources. The most important of these is an attitude of joy. Our joy first and foremost must be in the Lord and not in the things He makes available. Only a sense... -
Social, Gender and Racial Deconstruction - The Agenda of Equality
June 22nd, 201103:36 PM ETThe movement towards gender equality in the West began with the suffragette movement of the late-19th century followed by a change in relation to a woman's property rights in marriage. In the latter 20th century, a different and more aggressive movement for gender equality developed based on women's liberation and&nbs... -
The Recession was Good for You
June 21st, 201104:58 AM ETHaving the right attitudes to money and a stewardship mindset is important for financial success. The Bible contains a lot of wisdom related to this. Recently it was reported in Time (Moneyland) that the Charles Schwab 2011 Teens & Money Survey (Please download survey PDF report) suggested, if only in some small way, the r... -
Christ in Us
June 18th, 201109:04 AM ETThere is no other elixir that works as Christ in us. He goes to the root of all issues and transforms every poison that may have been deposited in our body, soul or spirit...causing wellness. Reflect on the prescription of Elisha when faced with a pot in a time of famine that was already poisoned with wild vines shredded to pollute the ... -
Fighting Same-sex Marriage
June 17th, 201105:55 AM ETThis battle seems to be one that will never go away and of more interest to watchers all over the world. The Southern Baptist Convention speaks clearly and well through Bryan Wright, the President “Obviously, we don’t feel that there can be an apology for teaching sexual purity,” Wright said, according to Baptist Press. “As followers of Chr... -
Who wants to be a Millionaire?
June 15th, 201108:25 AM ETAlmost everyone it seems ... By 2006 over 161 episodes representing 20 series of programs had run...Over 19 million viewers in 1989 - a third of the UK population...In 2006, it was attracting 6 million viewers per episode. This television game show Who wants to be a Millionaire? - which offers large cash prizes for correc... -
Will Jack Horner create his “Chickenosaurus”?
June 13th, 201110:22 AM ETWill Jack Horner ever be able to use evolution tools to create species that we know to be extinct? Will genetic science advance to the extent that existing species will be studied for how they evolved and a way of reversing that process will produce breeds long dead? A chicken will therefore one day be modified to create a “chickenosau... -
Nothing Wrong with Success and Prosperity
June 11th, 201104:50 AM ETThe Bible is not anti-success nor against prosperity. It must be pride to disdain a virtue that God expects us to demonstrate by focusing our thoughts on truth, purity, lovely things, things of good report, virtue and praise as found in the Bible, the book of God’s law. Joshua 1[8] This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mou... -
Two Final Fires Coming - as Wild Fires Rage in Arizona
June 08th, 201110:11 AM ETAs wild fires continue to burn in Arizona and hundreds of thousands of acres are scorched with homes and property destroyed, we mourn for losses but still are reminded of vanity of possessions and the temporal nature of everything physical. There are important Bible lessons that fires remind us about even as they rage in unstoppable fury. ... -
Should Dead Men Father Children? Part II
June 07th, 201101:51 PM ETIn Part I, I wrote that Time Magazine June 3, 2011 reported on Fertility-treatment innovations creating new possibilities for people who would ordinarily not have been able to have a baby a generation ago but now able to bring life into the world. Should the ranks of the newly fertile include the dead? Read more (Part I) - Bible Perspecti... -
Bible Perspective - Should Dead Men Father Children ?
June 06th, 201102:07 PM ETTime Magazine June 3, 2011 reports on Fertility-treatment innovations creating new possibilities for people who would ordinarily not have been able to have a baby a generation ago but now able to bring life into the world. Should the ranks of the newly fertile include the dead? As medical and preservation methods advance (though there ar... -
Prayers for Christians in Northern Nigeria Post-Election Violence
June 04th, 201110:24 AM ETIn this post Mark Lipdo of the Stefanos foundation, a Christian Persecution Watch organization in Northern Nigeria writes for all wishing to share the burden of Prayers for Christians facing persecution in Nigeria – notably those recovering from recent post-election violence that led to hundreds killed and over 50 Churches burnt and many fam... -
The Holy Spirit and Postmodernism
June 03rd, 201106:51 AM ETPostmodernism strides further than the modern era in not denying the existence of the spiritual but instead encouraging a pluralism of spiritual experience. A new construct “Interfaith Spiritism” epitomizes postmodernist ideals as can be seen in the illustration of a “prayer room” in a modern airport. All faiths can cooperate an... -
Pray more for your Leaders. Compile your list of 12.
June 01st, 201111:04 AM ETThe failure of a leader affects the led. In Business, Politics, Ministry, family, Economics, Social/Education and Community – there are always the few who God has permitted to be in roles that will have greater impact for good or not so good. There are thought leaders and great intelligent minds shaping present and future thinking of billio...
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A blog about Bible-centric perspectives to victorious Christian living inspite of prevalent storms. Focus will be on Christian Finance, Leadership, Ministry and Lifestyle issues. God is not silent and indeed has comfort, direction and purpose even as He encourages and commands the saint to hold the fort…till Christ returns. Maranatha.
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