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The National Youth Service Corps(NYSC) is the mandatory one year programme designed to involve all Nigerian graduates in the development of the country. One of the expectations of the program is that “corps” members should be posted to cities and states far from home and states of origin. They are expected to mix with people [...]
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A Happy New Year to all my readers! I recently came across the following article by Dr. Ferdinand Nweke, a medical doctor in Nigeria and just couldnt resist the temptation to republish it on the Everyday Christian Blog. I pray it will bless someone out there also, I cant think of a more blessed [...]
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The yuletide part of the year has come upon us again! But despite all the feverish holiday preparations, decorations and festivity anxieties going on, I doubt if unbelievers generally actually get a better chance of hearing about Jesus now than during the rest part of the year anymore. Christmas being about publishing Jesus and the [...]
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Right now I could have questions
Happenings I wish I could know why
Like some difficult temptations
I hope He would explain by and by.
When in glory I see His face
I would know why sometimes He let me feel forsaken
Saying “sufficient for you is my grace”
-Even when my only consolation was the hope of heaven.
But then I have [...]
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Anger seethes like boiling water
When you release it by force -
Scathing and hurting – sorry for who gets burnt
And yourself limp, sapped and choking with remorse.
But when suppressed within
Its steam rises to clog the mind
And the heat would not escape
So its pressure prevails to subject body and soul
To an ugly sickly feeling…
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Never disregard any of this often overlooked commandments [...]
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I may not disagree with the concept of a “school of wisdom” as long as it does not mean where we learn wisdom till we become wise. A man isn’t really instructed into wisdom but rather takes instruction by his level of wisdom. The knowledge of a wise man increases him in wisdom and the [...]
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Grace, is an overflowing river it cannot be contained and restrained without it being frustrated (i.e. ceasing to be really grace). You can’t receive it without giving it back, because it’s a motivating power. God gave grace to make us free and to make us channels of blessings.
The great apostle said … “Ye all are [...]
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The following represent a few opinionative thoughts of mine about human emotions.
Emotions, naturally are by all means innocent. There should not be a need to judge an emotion as justifiable or as bad, rather it is the attitude we adopted or decisions we make despite ourselves and our inner emotions that could be regarded as [...]
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Adamu Mu’Azu science secondary school or simply Adamu Mu’Azu is the shorter and more popular way to refer to the all boys secondary school where I’ve been assigned to serve in the town or village of Goronyo , Sokoto. I reported in the admin office on Tuesday morning to see the vice principal who after [...]
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