The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. Many today don’t make progress because they easily give up, complain a lot, give excuses, count losses, are afraid of making mistakes, or get accustomed to problems because […]
Author Archives: Fr. Simon Onyekachi Madu, OSJ
You could be near your destination but not reach it! You could be ‘near the kingdom of God’ but not enter it! Hence the adage “nearly” cannot kill a bird! ‘Nearly’ or ‘almost’ is the line of demarcation which one must crossover to achieve success or reach the desired goal. You can’t nearly or almost […]
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Are you potentially rich but manifestly poor? I shall explain with an example. A lady once told me how her business flourishes but every profit she makes are swallowed up by problems, and she goes bankrupt again, saving nothing. And this have been the pattern. But after we prayed, the strongholds and setbacks were lifted […]
Have you been worried that your prayers have not been answered? Then there’s something amiss! Listen, people often waste their time and energy trying to persuade God to grant a request or bless something that God has no interests in. And they become frustrated, envying those that have been blessed, and forgetting that God is […]
Neither the ‘rich’ nor the ‘poor’ will inherit heaven! Yes you heard me well. During a bible class, the question above was put up and one of the students replied: ‘only the poor will be in heaven’ then the teacher asked why, and he said ‘because the bible says ‘it will be hard for a […]
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‘When the looting starts, the shooting starts‘- was a tweet by Donald Trump during the hashtag Black Lives Matter protest in the US in 2020 that generated lots of criticisms and agitations, and was flagged by Twitter as encouraging violence. Even though this expression was first used by Walter E. Headley in 1967, the consequent […]
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It is easier to count gains than losses because we are by nature aversive to losses. And so this topic is a red flag because no one wants to be identified with scandalising or leading others astray. But do you think you have lived wonderfully well that you can boast of leading no one astray? […]
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A comedian once said: “one thing God detests so much is gossiping, that is why the Bible says wherever two or three are gathered…God is there with them to make sure they are praying and not gossiping.” Funny, right? But seriously, is that not the case in churches and religious gatherings today? Rather than praying […]