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Contrary to what most people believe, it seldom starts with ‘hello’. At a party in Austin’s apartment, soft music plays in the background, it’s not your usual 23 year old turn up. The light is dim but not too dim that you can’t see a few feet ahead of you. Some of the drinks are alcoholic but not too alcoholic that you can’t walk straight-no one’s going to be drinking that much anyway, because the guests are all more or less Christian. So are you, and so is she, and she smiles slightly when she notices you’re approaching her, she’s drinking a can of Malt, her guard isn’t entirely up because she’s comfortable. You strike up a conversation, and maybe it was a ‘hey’ or ‘how do you like the party’, you can’t remember, but you’re certain, it wasn’t ‘hello’. Months-a few choice texts, in the nick of time calls, and three splendid outings later- you two realize you enjoy each other’s company more than most others. You hold hands, are able to unlock old bitter memories and invite each ot...

Sometime in the not too distant past, something happened that got those of us not in the least invested in boxing curious. There was to be a match of epic proportions between a Mayweather and a Pacquiao. In the weeks and days leading up to the event there were two general notions of the two. Mayweather dodges and plays a defensive game. Paquiao is stylistic, very well composed. If you saw the boxing match or just heard about it, then you knownit went a little like this. Ladies and gentlemen, it's the battle of gladiators! Standing in one corner, we have the reigning champion, this brother knows how to take a punch, weighing philosphical pounds and standing at six psychological feet tall it's -Self Control!! And in the other corner, it's a newbie whose actually been around for quite some time. Some call him a chicken the way he cops out on temptations . But this fella knows how to dodge, his is that Mayweather defensive game. Give it up for, Avoiding Temptation...

What if I told you the word Christian was not a revelation ?  It wasn't . Your mantra, your go-to label, your safe little box that you tick on forms was no revelation of the disciples of Christ, it was in fact most likely coined by the unregenerated, carnal minds of the world. So what's the harm, it means Christ-like doesn't it?  Yes, the same way that I could tell my crush that her beauty is like a dove (singular similarity)  or my nemesis that he moves about like a roaring lion looking for whom to devour. In both these instances I am stating matter of factly that the one is not the other. My crush who is like a dove does not have wings, she cannot fly, doesn't have the brain of a bird and is not a specie of birds. My adversary is merely making pretenses, like a child after watching Lion King. But scripture reveals to us that it is closer to the truth to say that you are Christ than it is to say that you are Christlike. In Daniel, after Nebuchadnezzar thre...

Have you ever tried to change? It’s a messy business, whether it’s changing a thousand naira note, or an impression, or a country. The promise of change is in itself rhetoric (powerful and persuasive speech). Just think about it, telling a close friend you’re going to change your great and flaring temper, or a parent that you’re going to change your disrespectful demeanor. You cannot promise change without an elevated language. No husband says “Okay darling, I’ve been cheating on you, but now I’m going to change.” No matter how genuine the intentions behind the statement, no emotionally bruised wife is going to believe it. But with the same intentions say “I realize that I haven’t been the man I ought to be, the man that you deserve. But I have found that I can’t live without you, and cannot live with you whilst subjecting you to such great pain. I love you, and I’ve decided to change.” Just like that the marriage is back on track, because for the language of change to work, it...

SCAR:  Noun -  A permanent mark on the skin sometimes caused by the healing of a wound (English Dictionary- Offline). Figuratively- A permanent transformation caused by a hurt. Scars could be a result of a personal mistake or someone else's oversight. Sometimes, memories linger because they (scars) leave you with stories to tell. On my left hand is a little scar from an accident I had about a month ago as a result of someone else's mistake. I was in a "Keke" (Tricycle), lost in thoughts of somethings I had to sort out. Suddenly I was jolted back to reality by an abrupt turn made by the "Keke" driver. What I saw was a car almost hitting the tricycle from my side and the tricycle turning over while in motion as I heard the crushing sound of glass and iron. Thank God we all got out of the tricycle alive. However, the driver had a serious scratch on his left arm and was bleeding heavily. The lady who sat beside me had some se...

We all have movies playing in our minds. Whether it be the Heartbreak Romance starring our Exes and featuring a Westlife soundtrack, or the Science Fiction of how we were genetically modified to look like our parents when we are in fact the offspring of some wealthy billionaires somewhere. A film is being produced constantly. Sometimes they are short films based on worry. With minimum budget and very poor storytelling we deliver to the silver screen of our soul a tale of how everything that can go wrong, will. But this capacity to imagine and meditate was not given to us for ill, now that we no longer have the Spirit of fear but of power love and sound mind, we ought to flip the script. So lights, camera, action, let’s go! All of the best directors (Nolan, Snyder, and Spielberg) are great because they have a vision. They don’t just throw a concoction together and expect a blockbuster to happen.  They know where they are going, do you? Jesus did. Knowing who He was, know...