Written by Ife Grace I almost fainted that Sunday morning as I sat somewhere in the middle row of our large church auditorium. Did the Pastor just mention that I was the new Youth Pastor? My husband was sitting beside me. He reached for my hand and squeezed it gently. Gradually I released my breath …
In a dream, Nike gave a muscular broad chested six-pack blood shot eyed man two hot blows on his face. The guy roared before landing on the floor and after a few jerks, went still. When she woke up, she was covered in sweat. She pulled the sheets away and jumped out of the bed. …
Written by: Ife Grace. When Bola got out of the conference room at about 3p.m, her stomach was rumbling. She had only taken a cup of coffee since morning and even though she had a pack of sandwich in her bag, what she wanted was some real food. She dropped her laptop on her table …
My bible is opened on my bed. I am determined to read and meditate on the Word. In fact, to show my seriousness, I place my pen and notepad beside the bible. I don’t want to miss anything God has to say today. Slowly, I begin to read… and gbam, sleep knocks. But I wasn’t …
Many years ago, I wished a Pastor somewhere could just tell me exactly what decisions to make or what I was called to do with my life. Something like, ‘Thus saith the Lord, ife-grace, you are going to become an entrepreneur’ or ‘you will go into full time ministry reaching young adults for Christ’ or …
Read the first part here This second part of the story is told by the brother himself. ***** After that encounter with Cecilia, she never called me again and I was so happy that finally, I could stand my ground and overcome this thing called sexual sin. I became zealous for God. I was active …
‘I am a christian. Can I listen to secular Music’ is an article by Akande Olatunji. One morning like that, my little brother was singing. I didn’t hear what he was saying clearly, but the tone was quite intoxicating. I was shaking my head as he sang. Suddenly, the lyrics became clearer and I moved …
You are a brother. When you got to your place of primary assignment somewhere in Port Harcourt, you vowed to serve God and obey all his commands but barely two months into your youth service, Cecilia moved into your apartment. You had met her few weeks after you arrived, at the supermarket just down your …
Waiting is hard, people. What makes it seem so difficult is the connection it has with our desires. What do I mean? If you do not desire something, there will not be any anticipation in your heart for it. We lose patience and allow worry to settle in our minds only on issues that matter …
In my last post on the lessons from Galatians, I announced that Galatians 1:8,9 would be the center for discussion this week but I changed my mind. I want to jump quickly to a verse in chapter 2 and later return to chapter 1. What lesson am I sharing today? It’s from a verse I …