5 APRIL TURBULENCE IN THE AIR: LOVE “Long ago the Lord said to Israel: “I have loved you, my people, with an everlasting love. With unfailing love I have drawn you to myself.” (Jeremiah 31:3) Apart from turbulence in the air that brings the reality of life and death, in...

4 APRIL TURBULENCE IN THE AIR: FORGIVENESS “But if you refuse to forgive others, your Father will not forgive your sins.”  (Matthew 6:15) Let us indulge our imaginations. You are travelling by air from Port Harcourt to Lagos. The plane is filled mostly with Nigerians. The take–off is smooth. You...

3 APRIL STOP THE ARGUMENT (3) “If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.” (Proverbs 29:9) Jesus initially answered not a word when the woman caught in adultery was brought to him for His approval for her to be stoned...

2 APRIL STOP THE ARGUMENT (2) “For the Lord giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.”  (Proverbs 2:6, KJV). “Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.”  (Proverbs 26:5, KJV) As Jesus promised, God the father sent the Holy Spirit...

1 APRIL STOP THE ARGUMENT “Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you be like him yourself. Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.”(Proverbs 26:4–5, KJV) “To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under...

31 MARCH ARISE AND SHINE “Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.”(Isaiah 60:1) Israelmore Ayivor once said, “Do not put “full stops” in between the sentences that make up your life story. If anything, let “commas” show that when you...

30 MARCH JESUS IS ALIVE! “But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here, for HE HAS RISEN as he said. Come, see the place where he lay.” (Matthew 28:5–6) CHRIST IS RISEN! HE...

24 MARCH WHERE IS YOUR TREASURE? “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” (Matthew 6:21) This verse, in context with the preceding verses, is really about treasures in heaven. I believe we would all desire to store up treasures in heaven, which is eternal, more than...

29 MARCH THE DAY IN–BETWEEN “The next day, that is, after the day of Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate…. So they went and made the tomb secure by sealing the stone and setting a guard.”  (Matthew 27:62, 66) The Saturday before Easter (that is, Holy...

27 MARCH THE SIGN OF JONAH “For just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.”  (Matthew 12:40) As Jonah was thrown out into the...