One theme that quietly runs through Scripture is the idea of blessing through association. Throughout the Bible, people often experience favour simply because of their connection to someone who walks closely with God. Laban benefited because of Jacob. In Genesis 30:27, he confessed, “I have learned by divination that the Lord has blessed me because […]
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The story is told of a community in which its women had to walk long distances to fetch water from the stream. The journey was physically demanding, with them having to travel 2 hours, and the water was also unhygienic and contaminated, leading to occasional outbreaks of dysentery. Seeing this problem, an organisation decided to
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In the first miracle recorded of Jesus, something remarkable happens. For context, Jesus and His disciples were invited to a wedding celebration. During the event, the host ran out of wine, which would have been an embarrassing situation, much like running out of Jollof rice at a Nigerian party. Jesus was called upon, and He
In medicine, there are generally two major approaches to patient care. The first is therapeutic care, where the goal is to diagnose, treat, and restore the patient to good health. The second is palliative care, where the caregiver’s focus shifts from cure to comfort. Palliative care is often reserved for terminal conditions, when it becomes
One of the syndromes that fascinated me most in medical school was Prader Willi Syndrome (PWS), a rare genetic disorder with many clinical features, but one that stands out vividly is insatiable hunger. In PWS, the body’s hunger regulator is broken. No matter how much the person eats, they never feel satisfied. The brain fails
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October 1st every year, Nigerians celebrate Independence Day. Now, you already know no Nigerian celebration is complete without food. And if we’re being honest, when you think of Nigeria, you think of one dish before anything else: jollof rice. Jollof rice is the best food in the world, and everyone deserves to taste it atleast
Not too long ago, I hit a season that almost broke me. You know those times when it feels like life is throwing everything at you, bills, responsibilities, wahala from every angle? That was me. Everything seemed urgent. Everything felt heavy. Even my phone alarm started sounding like insult. I remember one particular night clearly.
I recently came across a striking passage from The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli. He wrote: “A prince ought to have no other aim or thought, nor select anything else for his study, than war and its rules and discipline; for this is the sole art that belongs to him who rules, and it is of
In Leonardo DaVinci’s famous painting of The Last Supper; which consists of Jesus and the twelve disciples, it is reported that he based the likeness of the faces of people he saw around. People at the time were wandering about their own lives. He was looking for specific features that fit each of the disciples
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There’s a fascinating story in 2 Kings 20 about King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah. At the beginning of the chapter, Hezekiah fell gravely ill, and Isaiah brought him a message from God: “Set your house in order, for you shall die and not live.” In desperation, Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and
