Sunday Magazine
14 Feb 2015
LAGOS Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women Organisation (LACCWO), last Sunday, organised a fundraising ceremony to build a skill acquisition centre in Lagos. Held at the Divine Mercy Catholic Church, Lekki Phase 1, Rev. Francis Isola Ogunmodede representing Most Rev. Dr, Alfred Adewale Martins, commended the women group, while calling on other groups in the…
14 Feb 2015
Jer. 29: 7 says, “And seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away captives, and pray unto the LORD for it: for in the peace thereof shall ye have peace” BELOVED, the injunction of the Lord on what our obligation to constituted authority should be is to pray…
14 Feb 2015
The Four Lepers DO you remember the four lepers in 2 Kings 7:3? Then, when Israel was having a very difficult time economically, politically and spiritually, these lepers were outside the camp, as it was with the custom in Israel - sick, rejected, hungry, thirsty, depressed and hopeless; about to die. But just one march…
14 Feb 2015
WITHOUT faith, it is impossible to please God (Hebrews 11:6). And God expects each Christian to live by faith in Jesus Christ, if we are to please Him. Those that lived that way in the past met and exceeded this divine expectation. Abel, Enoch, Noah and many others all had faith in God, and He…
14 Feb 2015
CHRIST Publishers’ Ministries, a mother ministry that encompasses the Interwoven Cord Network and the Gospel House recently celebrated its 20th and first anniversaries respectively. Family, friends, pastors, and ministers all gathered at the Excellence Hotel, Ogba to celebrate the milestone. According to the marriage relationship counsellor and conflict resolution expert, Rev. Eliashib Ime-James, the…
14 Feb 2015
‘Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of trouble come and the years approach when you will say, “I find no pleasure in them.’ (Eccl 12:1). THE book of Ecclesiastes is attributed to King Solomon as its author. He tested life and at the end concluded that all is but…
14 Feb 2015
She considers a field and buys it; out of her earnings she plants a vineyard. 17 She sets about her work vigorously; her arms are strong for her tasks. (Proverbs 31:16-17) IN 2008, the film, Pray the Devil Back to Hell won the award for the Best Documentary at the Tribeca Film Festival. The documentary centred…
14 Feb 2015
THE last few weeks have seen so much fear in the polity. People are anxious over their fate and that of the country. Some even had to travel outside of Lagos to their villages for fear that the election may become violent. Few even lost their lives in the process of running for safety. So,…
14 Feb 2015
THE Enugu Diocese of the Anglican Communion has introduced a Bible game show competition tagged “who knows the Bible?” for youths. Patterned after the television game show ‘Who wants to be a millionaire?’ the monthly Bible competition in which winners are rewarded with various gifts from the Church is to encourage youths “study and internalise…
14 Feb 2015
Yesterday, February 14 was Valentine’s Day. It is a day lovers – whether married or unmarried–celebrate love every year. But the story of this event cannot be complete without mentioning the Christian Saints that started it all. Whether the day is celebrated rightly or wrongly is another matter entirely. But is there any other love…
11 Feb 2015
Researchers have identified and explored scientifically proven local herbal aphrodisiacs for treating sexual dysfunction. Top on the list are: nutmeg; ginger or tonic root; saffron; date palm; tropical almond; goat head and velvet bean (werepe in Yoruba and agbala in Ibo). CHUKWUMA MUANYA writes. SEXUAL dysfunction is an inability to achieve a normal sexual intercourse,…
7 Feb 2015
THE much-awaited 2015 general elections are here; and with it come the agitation associated with the power play and the contest of wits among politicians who want to control the power lever of the largest concentration of the black population in the world and the largest economy in the African continent. Of course with…
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