For Family’s Sake? 


The world we live in is cruel; no need to mince words. People don’t see others as humans with feelings and blood flowing through their veins anymore. All they see is a bargaining chip, a loose end, a wild card, a target. But even if friends would betray us, our family should protect us from…

Seventy Times Seven


We ought to forgive: we hear it all around us and even see them written boldly in posters on social media. This move is laudable because without it, cases of heart failures would skyrocket globally on an impossible scale. And now that it is an established fact that forgiveness benefits the one giving it more…

On charting a new course – anticipating change


I can be a nervous wreck. Sometimes. Okay, most of the time. But you don’t get to see that. It all happens on the inside while keeping a cool composure on the outside. The only reaction would be assaulting my nails with my teeth to the point of hurting myself. What do I get nervous…

#Jo’s Take: Who and what lights you up?


What gets me excited and beaming like a little girl? When I see my people happy, having received what they had longed and worked hard for. When my people are at peace despite life’s many obstacles, or when they feel fulfilled after attaining a feat, it really gladdens my heart. I believe that when good…

The Fools vs. The Lost


Everything we see is a matter of perspective. What is meat to someone is poison to another. What is tolerable to one is unbearable to another. That is life.The unbelievers of this world who see the Christians leaving everything behind to do all that they can to make the Kingdom of God known call them…

Why I love Easter


Time indeed flies. I remember wishing friends Happy New Year as vividly as if it were only yesterday. And like fast-forwarding a DVD, we are in the month when Christians all over the world remember and appreciate the death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. For others, it is a long weekend to have…

I wish I could do more of…


I love my life. Not because it’s perfect because heaven knows, it’s far from it. I love it because for some time now, I wake up and I’m completely at peace within. The peace of mind I start the day and face the world with is priceless. Of course, life meets you at different points…