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  Recently one of the more popular pastors in Lagos, Nigeria, home to most popular pastors in the world, raked up a lot of criticisms because many thought he spoke in an unpatriotic tune when he told his teaming parishioners to have a Plan B. It did not die down or remain with his members, but went viral, receiving a lot of call outs from mostly our politicians. Never mind that the security has been zero in ratings considering the fact that a house adjacent to ‘ Aso rock’, the presidential house, was in the news because some die-hard daredevils attempted a brake inn. Hear the pastor: “I bring you greetings from Pastor Ifeanyi who is busy taking care of the frontier of our world and preparing our escape route… If you don’t have a Plan B… I know you have faith, I have faith too but I have a Plan B… With technology, I can speak to you from anywhere in the world… Get yourself a Plan B. Whether that’s an Okada to Cameroon or a flying boat to Seme Border. A hole in the ground, a bunker, ...

  In honor, to all mothers and that includes mine; I want to highlight some of the wonderful peculiarities to all mothers that have kept most men and women close to their mothers through all these years.: the making of a child involves the father and mother, but the mothers, but the mother have the privilege of carrying the child before birth wherever she goes. It is the mother that can feed the child whatever she eats via the umbilical cord while still on the inside. The first voice and face that a baby recognize is that of her mother. The body heat that the baby needs is not really from her father, but from her mother. It is the mother who is the first teacher that helps as the baby takes her first step, tottering towards her. Some fathers still dares to disown a child, but can a mother dare that? It is the mother that molds the character of a child while the father plays the role no matter what you might have against her; she is still your mother; through her you found your way ...

  Pastor Enoch Adeboye, one of the most popular Pentecostal ministers in the world, has lost one of his sons.  Dare, a son of RCCG overseer, Enoch Adeboye, died in his sleep on Wednesday in Akwa-Ibom state. He was the third son of the 79-year-old general overseer of one of the largest churches in the world. Last year, on his 42nd birthday, his dad, in a social media post, described him as his first miracle child. He wrote on his Facebook page, Our first miracle child. We pray that God will keep his miraculous working power in your life and all those who need a miracle today, will use you as a point of contact for their own in Jesus’ name. (Amen) love from Dad, Mom, and the whole Adeboye dynasty. The deceased, who was the Assistant Pastor in charge of Region (Youth) 35, had ministered the previous day and retired to his bed and did not wake up. When the news first filtered in on Wednesday afternoon, many thought it was the handiwork of mischief makers at work again. But when th...

  Jeremiah 17:9  The heart  is  deceitful above all  things , and desperately wicked: who can know it? Psalms 51:10  Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? [the holy bible, Jeremiah 17:9] The above biblical quotation best sum up the degenerated state of man. It is so bad that even we can not vouch for ourselves in terms of righteousness and truth. Take this scenario: I have a ministerial gift of Healing the sick and raise the dead according to Matthew  10:8  Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give. Remember, it is not because I am better placed than others, neither is it because I have seen God face to face, but it is a gift. It is just the gift of God. In apostle Paul’s letter to the Corinthians Paul refers to these abilities as ‘gifts’ [1corintians12:1-9] But if after I...

  2 Samuel 22:3 The God of my rock; in him will I trust:   he is   my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence. The word ‘TRUST’, has an interwoven meaning. Depending on how you want to use it. Trust is spiritual and circular in usage and meaning. The former has to do with the SPIRITUAL, with those who possess the power, the enabling ability to carry out whatever tasks they deem fit for their attention. In the bible, we are encouraged in the book of Isaiah26:4, ‘ trust ye in the lord Jehovah for in the lord Jehovah is an everlasting strength’. The two words,  EVERLASTING AND STRENGTH  separates the immortals from the mortals. Trust in God or a higher mortal. This is a blind trust based on the belief that He can do what he says and also able to help you no matter the situation you might find yourself; it is pinning all your hope in this one being, God, without reservation. The word ‘everlasting s...

  RIGHTEOUSNESS What do you understand by righteousness? Proverbs 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people. Man has not been able to attain to God standard of righteousness  Isaiah 64:6 But we are all as an unclean thing , and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away. Difference between righteousness and holiness  to know the full meaning the first time it was use was in exodus Exodus 3:5 And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground. Who can explain this? Man thing or object can be holy because any thing set apart for the use of God is declared holy. 1 Peter 1:15 But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; Man can attain holiness but not righteousness. Righteousness is without sin and standing blameless before the most ...

  Matthew 20:28  Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many. Matthew 27:54  Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God. John 17:4 I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do. That the name Easter was really a pagan festival can not be disputed or looked over. Christianity. Glossing over fact do not make us committed Christians than we are ignorant. Claims examined should not make us feel uncomfortably. Those who are afraid of Apologetic regarding their christian faith are not ready to study to show themselves approved of God like the bible commends us. Fighting over whether Easter was a pagan festival is an unnecessary waste of time and a diversion from the sum and substance of Christianity which is RESURRECTION POWER. To the ...