The Bible talks about wealth in three ways; one is bad and two are good: hoarding of wealth, sharing of wealth and creation of wealth. The first is condemned not just because it is a selfish act that ends up destroying the individual but because it affects the other two also. Are you among those thinking that the […]
Author Archives: Fr. Simon Onyekachi Madu, OSJ
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Sep
Sep
“Father, please pray for my son: he is stubborn and doesn’t respect anyone! He has stopped going to church, he doesn’t pray! I think he now smokes and drinks!” “Father, my daughter’s character is unbecoming: she now talks back at me. Since she got into the university, she changed completely!” are the kind of complaints […]
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Sep
Sep
Everything in life has cost: some are direct and easy to identify like pump price at the filling station, but some are more difficult to see like the sleepless nights as a new parent or period of studies as a student. The cost of following Jesus is like the latter: how do we calculate the […]
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Aug
Aug
Do you know that ‘fear of suffering’ have led many to early graves and regrettable end? “Because of the suffering and difficulty I was facing, I sold my new born baby just to survive. Right now, Father, my heart is heavy, I feel God is punishing me for what I did years back. I am […]
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Aug
Aug
If you are making conscious effort to stand for the truth and what is right, you’ll discover it is not an easy venture: you’ll face attacks! Generally, we always demand the truth from others but many times are not prepared to accept the truth! We forget that he that goes in search of honey must […]
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Aug
Aug
One of the most difficult moments to exercise faith in God is when we go through hardships. Many a time, when we experience pain and suffering we worry how these situations find their way into our lives, forgetting that God had told us that hardships must surely come, but with Faith we shall overcome. And […]
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Jul
Jul
If someone spends his earnings recklessly without saving, we say such person have no plans for the future. But someone else (a rich man in the parable of the rich man) who had ample savings set aside for the future was called a fool! Why? Who is the fool here: the one that spends recklessly […]
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Jul
Jul
“Father, how can I improve on my prayer life: I desire to pray but lack the Words, and sometimes I am too weak even to pray” are the type of questions I get often during counselling sessions. Someone once said ‘if you want to humble a Christian ask about their prayer life. If you find […]
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Jul
Jul
Do you feel jealous or envious when you see your neighbour being blessed and wish you were the one celebrated and not them? Listen, when God blesses your neighbour, rejoice because God is in the neighbourhood- God has visited his people, and you may be the next to be blessed! Generally, when we receive visitors, […]
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Jul
Jul
There were no ‘Bibles’ in those days when Jesus sent seventy-two disciples to preach! Yet they were successful and miracles were recorded. There were no ‘social media’ in the era of Apostolic evangelism, yet their message spread like wildfire and their good works were confirmed by credible witnesses! How did they achieve that? Action, they […]