28Feb

SNAPPY VIEW OF MY BIO AND THE BLOG

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Hi! You are welcome to edithohaja.com. I want to tell you a little about myself and the blog so you’ll be reassured you’ve come to the right place. I said I am a bouquet of grace (right under my pic). You’re probably wondering what that means. It means my life has been decorated and is […]

19Oct

WHEN YOU FEEL THAT GOD IS DRAGGING HIS FEET

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David was a young shepherd-turned soldier. His military exploits plus the people’s extravagant praise made Saul the Israelite king envious to the point that he wanted to kill him. For thirteen years, David, his family and followers were fugitives, living in caves and in the desert . All this while, God had anointed David king […]

03Oct

“SISTER, CHECK YOURSELF!” (SHORT STORY)

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Intro: Wrote this piece flash fiction two days ago. Hope you enjoy and learn something from it. You are highly blessed in Jesus’ name. “Sister, Check Yourself!” Ngozi had tried to ignore the first call she received that day, but the caller obviously wasn’t going to relent, having called twice again. She felt for her […]

21Sep

EXPENSIVE JOKE (SHORT STORY)

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I went to my see my neighbour, Okwuchi, this morning, on my way back from work. She has been depressed lately because she lost her job and I like to check on her from time to time. When I knocked, she refused to open the door, so I brought out my guitar from its case […]

19Sep

DON’T YOU EVER WALK ALONE! (POEM)

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It’s that time of year again when I celebrate a special young woman, my niece, Ezinne. As believers, the Lord Jesus should be our closest friend. Still, a crucial nourishment for our growth in life is the relationships we build with other people. Our zeal to worship should not preclude this lest we become malformed […]

15Sep

HOW DO YOU DO IT, LORD?

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I saw in a group I belong to on Facebook a report of a criminal’s confession detailing the numbers of people he and his gang have kidnapped and killed and the millions he has collected as ransom. In spite of all these, the man looked as haggard as a destitute! Shortly before then, I saw […]

07Sep

DO YOU SEE GOD AS YOUR LORD OR YOUR FAIRY GODMOTHER?

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Most of us would agree that God is kind. In fact, we would say He is too kind, too merciful, because He patiently delays judgment for the evil we see in the world, not wanting even the most wicked people to perish (2 Peter 3:9). One refrain in the Bible is the line, “O give […]

12Aug

MEET THE MAN WHO HAS PLAYED JESUS THE MOST ON THE SILVER SCREEN

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Intro: Different actors have played Jesus in movies and TV series, the most familiar, being perhaps English actor Robert Powell, whose picture hangs in uncountable frames around the world as if he were the real Jesus. That association resulted from Powell playing the lead role in Franco Zeffirelli’s Jesus of Nazareth released in 1977. But […]

05Aug

5 LESSONS FROM THE LIFE OF JOSHUA

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Intro: Joshua was the servant (rendered as assistant, aide or minister in some Bible versions) of Moses. As a result of his faithful service and devotion to God, He asked Moses to transfer the mantle of leadership to Joshua before he died. Therefore, it was Joshua who had the privilege of leading the Israelites into […]

27Jul

3 REASONS TO DO GOOD REGARDLESS OF THE GROWING EVIL IN THE WORLD

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Intro: Recently, I was demoralised by an experience that led me to some deep thoughts about where the world is headed. Everywhere I looked, I was confronted by a disregard of standards of decency and uprightness. It seemed to me that those of us on the side of good were hopelessly outnumbered and losing out […]

07Jul

EL-RUFAI, YOUR VICTIM CARD IS LOSING ITS POTENCY!

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A Premium Times report published today has Nasir El-Rufai, the disingenuous governor of Kaduna State, doing what he does best: twisting the facts to paint a picture of victimhood for Northern Nigeria. In the report titled, “Northern Nigeria backward, similar to Afghanistan in development – El-Rufai”, the wily governor was quoted as saying that, “Nigeria […]

06Jul

WE MUST JETTISON THE FEAR OF SPEAKING OUT

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Why are so many people afraid of speaking out against evil and injustice in Nigeria? Why are we so averse to questioning authority? I think the answers are not far to find. Outspoken people are often hated and vilified. They are easily branded as money-hungry, popularity-seekers and trouble makers. True, there are those who loudly […]

26Jun

THIS IS WHY I BLOG!

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Once in a while, God graciously shows me that the efforts I put into blogging are not in vain. A reader posted the comment below in response to one of my short stories, “My Beautiful Neighbour“. “Wow!! Ma, dis story is really touching I felt goose (bumps) all over my body.. It was as if […]

04Jun

RESPONSE TO PASTOR KUMUYI’S “DO NOT ATTACK LEADERS” SERMON

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Intro: I want to raise a respectful objection to Pastor Kumuyi’s latest admonition on how Christians should relate with their leaders. In his Sunday sermon delivered at the Deeper Life Bible Church Headquarters at Gbagada-Lagos on 2nd June, Kumuyi, the General Superintendent of the church, declared that Christians must obey constituted authorities and shun violence. […]

29May

LIFE LESSONS FROM 5 CHARACTER TRAITS OF JOAB

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Intro: When asked what we remember of Joab in the Bible, we’ll probably mention that he accomplished numerous military exploits and died tragically via execution on the orders of King Solomon. But Joab was much more than that. He had a multifaceted personality from which we can learn much. As Israel’s second army commander, he […]

20May

15 AMAZING WISDOM FOR LIFE QUOTES

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Intro: Inspirational quotes convey wisdom, hope, encouragement and lots more in succinct packages. A crisp sentence can bring depth of insight and guidance. It can offer illumination that brings what we considered mountains into proper perspective that reduces them to grassy knolls and molehills. It can proffer fresh and candid advice for handling tricky situations […]

15May

5 LESSONS FROM THE LIFE OF RACHEL

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Introduction When Jacob fled from his brother, Esau, his parents instructed him to go to his mother’s family in the land of the eastern peoples. When he got there, he stopped at a well to rest. Some shepherds who were gathering their flocks for watering at the well assured him it was the city where […]

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