BEYOND THE DECORATIONS AND THE LIGHTS

Posted by Edith Ohaja
On December 5, 2017

Christmas is speeding close and the buntings are being prepared and bought. The decorations are coming up. Everywhere is colourful: twinkling lights, stars, sparkling orbs and glitter on and off the mistletoe (real and plastic). Cards of different shapes and sizes, some with bars of instrumental carols affixed are going up. ? (Related: When this […]

35 POST IDEAS FOR THE CHRISTIAN BLOGGER

Posted by Edith Ohaja
On December 3, 2017

Yesterday, I saw a post that was done by my dearest friend, Tammy Dunlap. Tammy is a Christian blogger and she dispenses inspiration and what she calls “sonshine” on grandmamarymartha.blogspot.com. Her post addressed ways we can deal with writer’s block and I found it full of helpful tips. The article was titled Eight Great Points […]

3 ATTRIBUTES OF JESUS IN ISAIAH 42 (To inspire and encourage us)

Posted by Edith Ohaja
On November 28, 2017

The book of Isaiah gives some prophecies about Jesus, the Messiah. The most popular is in chapter 9, verse 6. “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, […]

MADAM VS. HOUSEBOY (SHORT STORY)

Posted by Edith Ohaja
On November 26, 2017

Hello! Here’s a piece of flash fiction about domestic life. I hope you enjoy the story and share your impressions at the end. MADAM VS. HOUSEBOY Kamsi was amused by the exchange between his wife and their houseboy, Ebuka. It seemed that as young as he was (16 or thereabouts), Ebuka was finding it hard […]

GOD WILL SEE YOU THROUGH TODAY!

Posted by Edith Ohaja
On November 25, 2017

As the new day dawns, I’m reminded of a hymn we usually sang in boarding school, “New every morning is the love.” The first stanza gave this important reminder: “New every morning is the love our wakening and uprising prove; through sleep and darkness safely brought, restored to life and power and thought.” That hymn, […]

OUR GOD IS ABLE TO SAVE US BECAUSE HE IS SOVEREIGN

Posted by Edith Ohaja
On November 21, 2017

No matter what life throws at us or the troubles we have inflicted on ourselves, we should not despair because our God is able to save us. This was the cobfidence of the three Hebrew children in Babylon when King Nebuchadnezzer threatened to burn them in a furnace if they didn’t bow and worship the […]

WHEN THIS BABY WAS BORN (POEM)

Posted by Edith Ohaja
On November 1, 2017

Intro: This poem is a reminder of what God accomplished for us through the earthly ministry of Jesus, beginning with His birth. He was born for our freedom from sin and Satan. We should never lose sight of that when the billows roll. WHEN THIS BABY WAS BORN An angel came from heaven Echoing the […]

DOES GOD HAVE TO ‘BLESS’ ME? Or does He have any choice in the matter?

Posted by Edith Ohaja
On October 29, 2017

For many believers, to be “blessed” means to receive relief from their problems and acquire the pleasures and comforts of life. In this regard, Christians have different conceptions of God. To some, He is a strict and holy God who must be revered and never troubled for temporal matters. To others, He is a sort […]

GOD RECORDS OUR DESIRES (And surprises us with them sometimes)

Posted by Edith Ohaja
On October 22, 2017

If you’re a Christian, you probably need no convincing that God loves you very much. Perhaps, you know the scriptures that say, “I have loved you with an everlasting love” and “I have engraved you on the palms of my hands.” These and countless others in the New Testament that you often feel are addressed […]

7 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD READ THE BIBLE THROUGH (And do it yearly)

Posted by Edith Ohaja
On October 21, 2017

Intro: Someone once said that the Bible is God’s love letter to us. It’s impossible to be a Christian and not know what it says. Even the illiterate depend on sermons delivered from it. Now, by God’s grace, we can read it in so many different languages and listen to audio versions if perchance we […]

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