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 […]
From the start, she had spark. Quick laughter, sharp answers the kind of girl who made even boring lectures feel lighter. In group projects, she was the one pulling the weight, the one everyone quietly depended on. On fellowship days, she was always up front. If worship was rising, her hands were lifted. If prayer
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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The story of Balak and Balaam has always fascinated me. Anytime I read it, it raises so many questions in my heart. You’ll find it in Numbers 22:1–41 (GNT). Now, picture this: the Israelites had just defeated the Amorites. They were camping near the Jordan, across from Jericho, and King Balak of Moab was scared
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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
I was resting one morning when a thought came to my mind. It came from a particular word I’ve read over the years. At first glance, it may sound cliché, ordinary, or just one of those verses that you read and pass by. But I’ve been pondering on it for months now. Sometimes, when I
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