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Reaching for the Moon- a Plea to Keep Trying
Forever is a short word that describes an extremely long time but the time forever begins for each of us is when we are born. Think carefully: WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CALCULATED THE AMOUNT OF HOURS OR SECONDS YOU HAVE LIVED ON EARTH? How many...
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A New Place To Manifest Excellence
On the 1st of November, 2013, I packed what little property I had into a bus and headed for a new place and a new challenge. In my hand was a letter from the Headquarters of the Ministry I serve with transferring me from Our Saviour's Chapel,...
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Tribute To Living Legends (Part 1)
A life well lived will never make our old age a regrettable one because the OLD AGE SEASON is one which has a lot of THINKING time and almost No activity time. This can be frustrating!
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And There Was None Left!
A journey that began on the 31st day of December, 2010 is coming to an end on the 30th day of September, 2013. This is a summary of that journey and how much I have learnt.
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Tribute to the Super Eagles
A poem to celebrate the feat that has so long been awaited but prosecuted by virtually unknown lads who took their destiny in their own hands...
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Nature's Greatness
I see the sea in all its freshness Cuttlefish, Octopi, Shoals - the list, endless All these add a touch of sweetness Nature's greatness The land is not exempt from this business The foiliage hiding mysterious grimness ...
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Light a Candle for Me
Living in the world has its earthly compensation Was brought up as a gold-digger in my stressful nation All the vices I could think of I pursued with devotion The preaching of the Cross was met with trepidation Lust and desires after the...
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Righteous Hubris!
What Hubris! My name ain't Chris!! I don't believe in Pisces neither do I dig Isis; In my Country there exists greater than all foreign deities (even transcends Sango's boundaries) and other gods I dare dismiss. How dare "they" say...
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The Knock-Out!!!
In the BLUE corner, weighing 2012 Pounds, saved by grace, born to win the race, prepared by heaven's pace, a Champion with the Faith mace and favoured to unleash disgrace on the enemy, the one and only blood-bought CHRISTAIN - A.K.A. Born Again!!! ...
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Beware, Christian!!
Formed from the depths of the worst DECEPTION Crafted and created to resist all REDEMPTION Made to be bad, to challenge your SALVATION Looking to destroy you at the slightest OCCASION Dependent on your downfall - no need for PROVOCATION ...
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Technology Can't Touch This!
The sudden surge of electricity The urge to fly out of my body Suddenly, clothes on the floor - I'm naked? Heading away from the world in which I'm hated Heading for the clouds at speed faster than light No technology can measure the speed...
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Olympic Fumble
Oh! What a rumble!!! Nations are taking the Olympic tumble With diverse records a-crumble, Our team NIGERIA decides to fumble. "Where's our pay?" - they grumble "It's our right", - comes the mumble A mere 25-man jumble And our...
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Listen to the Beat of My Heart
Unquestionably, I am in love for a start I understand the politics of the heart How can I tell that it's love on my part? I listen to the beat of my heart... When it goes: brick-a-brack-a-booooom-shaka-splat I realize it's running...
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How to Care for Patients in Theatre
Who is a patient? A patient is someone who comes to the hospital for medical treatment. he/she could be male or female, adult, teenager or infant. The Theatre is a place where surgery is performed on patients. For one to be called a patient, one...
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Ballot Box-Tricks
"Oya, quick! Carry am"! ("Whoomph"! "Bang Bang"!! "Fiam"!!!) "Ole! Ole!! Barawo!!! Catch am!!!!" Carrier of Ballot Boxes - I am. This is the School of Political Thuggery Where we teach "BARAWO" only Our god is simply called Money...
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This End-Time Swag
Me ma, I tight - I no dey BRAG My weight no light - I no join FRAG I too dey bite - Bros, I sabi GAG You no like am? Make we fight But check out my super swag. My blood dey hot Which person tongue dey wag? Remove that...
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I - Manifest
They have an i-pad Scantily clad mightily making glad all who wanna lose the sad and get mad and technologically "bad". They have an i-pod small and on board created to make one a hot-rod causing hot blood Oh! God!! ...
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I See the Future
I see the future - my future Unlikely as it may seem It is a truth I always nuture A truth in form of a dream No-one else tries to even capture What is so beautiful and yet so grim I see the future - my future I will simply continue my...
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My Tribute to the Holy Spirit
He’s the fairest of ten thousand, gentle as the breeze He loves without reserve, doesn’t put on the squeeze The Lifter of my head, the Lover of my soul The One who holds the earth, He who made me whole He’s more than just my...
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Ode to a Divine Angel
I beg your leave to randomly express my excess feelings for my Queen: This is not the main content but the spill-over of my feelings that my heart can no longer contain... She sits atop the expectations of my heart - this gift from the Ancient of...
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Exercising Faith Without Boundaries
God wants us to note three things and they are: 1. HE LOVES YOU (Romans 5:8) but He hates the sin that holds us bound. 2. HE KNOWS WHAT YOU ARE PASSING THROUGH MORE THAN YOU THINK 3. HE IS WILLING TO HELP SHOW US THE WAY OUT - IF WE LET HIM ...
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A Father Without Compare
1. He was called Francis M. Nwaubani A true son of a glorious family Raised by his sisters - not one only An orphan by the time he was thirty. 2. He married my late mum in a thrilling ceremony A man patient, loving...
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Restoration, as Promised by God
RESTORATION, AS PROMISED DEFINITION What is RESTORATION? It is the process of "re-branding" and "re-inventing" a thing in order to give it back its lost glory or attention. On the other hand, a PROMISE is a spoken assurance (often with an oath)...
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A Mothers' Day Poem in Pidgin English
I love you - no be joke I fit no GREE drink Coke Just to prove say I ready to go broke If na that one go make us no suffer stroke For our MARRIAGE – I no dey croak Allow me to YARN every bloke Say my Babe, wey name be Mina, sabi stoke...
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My Country, My Delta
Oil rich, a place coveted, Balanced, delicately blanketed. Seas, Oceans, rivers and creeks not a few, just not the "styx" Enveloped with greenery Lush with thriving shrubbery The Mangrove - a Local's delight...
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How to Properly "Pop the Question"
Life is funny sometimes, isn't it? Man always has a way of turning everything into fun and making even the hardest of times bearable. I believe it is common knowledge that when it comes to the issue of asking a lady for her hand in marriage, men get...
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A Valentine Tribute to My Love
1. REVEALED BY GOD: She was revealed by the Lord as a partner, a helper, a lover, a comfort and a co-labourer – When I began to pray for God’s choice in the issue of marriage (after the disappointment of being rejected by someone else) I...
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What an Amazing Grace
Sweat-flakes daintily decorated His thorn-crowned brow, He searched, but no friends in tow On went He, a-stumbling step after step, Bent, laden with a cross, as daylight paid its debt. on the next rise, watched I, having a clear view a sinner...
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A Smile Doesn't Hurt
The Daily Stress I face and embrace Can leave no trace when laced with a taste of what possibilities there can be when you smile for me... The picturesque beauty I see everywhere I may be Is possible because ...
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All Protocols Observed (Politricks)
"Mr. President, I am a ghetto resident Born in abject penury Frustrated by this Country's economy Overlooked in the sharing of Government largesse And some Senators are already looking obese. I have seen great disappointment, Political...
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My Trip in Hubpagemobile so Far
I have always wanted to write ever since I discovered that I could pour out my heart into words and make them portray the exact feeling at the time of writing. I searched for a long time and I started by buying exercise books and writing poems and...
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It Should Have Been Me
There was a sound like the rushing of the wind The thunder-struck reeds, the awe-struck mind And many were they who beheld His pain As He hung ONCE never to hang again. Swiftly flowed the tears down His mutilated cheeks His heart was...
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Teach Me to Lean on Your Shoulder (a Song)
He's my Friend He knows all about me Through the joys And sorrows, He can see... He's my Friend His Blood availed for me. In my pain, In my gain, He's my Friend. Teach me to lean on Your shoulder I want you to be my friend ...
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Just Suddenly (a Song)
He passed through every kind of torture He went through every kind of pain He is coming back to Christians rapture Who have kept themselves away from stain He is coming with His righteous judgments To judge everyone of His people He has...
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You Touched Me (a Song)
You took away my pain And my tears you shed with me Lifting me up from my sin To glo.....ry It has not been an easy road You've been with me through heat and cold On my upward journey You have been there for me.... ...
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How to Make a Painting - the Dummies' Guide
When I was in Secondary School, my arts teacher made a comment that stuck in my head and up till now, I remember it each time I want to make a painting. He said: In Art, there is no singular interpretation. Every interpretation is right because...
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The Journey of a Corpse
I asked the Lord to direct my steps this morning and I went out with the intention of introducing Jesus to someone today. Instead, I met a corpse and I received a sermon I will never forget. The stench hit me before I saw it. Someone (or...
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Caught Napping
It's begun I'm stunned! The accolades, plaques, please! What a release!! Never thought of what I am worth; Greatness is my business. Strength to aspire and never retire; Options a-plenty, distractions are many, exerted, I...
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There Is a Champion in You
About two weeks ago, the World Football governing body (FIFA) gave the hosting rights to the 2018 and 2022 World Cup tournaments to Qatar and Russia respectively. It was a massive blow to many who thought they would get it (most notably England) but...
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What Love Is-My Definition
Below is an attempt - yes, just an attempt at defining love my way.en have a Love is the thrill I feel When I kneel to reveal to my God the appeal of being with you still. Love is the smile that bridges...
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The Seven Pitfalls of Ministry
In life, I have learnt that wisdom is not the preserve of the old (otherwise Solomon would have been hard pressed to get it) rather, when we ask from God and believe, He will give it to us without holding back. In as much as experience counts for...
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The Greatest Loss
The greatest loss - Is it to toss a spanner in our own works or to be unable to sack one's boss? Is it to fail to carry one's cross and lazily gloss over life's green moss painfully facing a terrible albatross? What is the greatest loss? ...
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Join Me to Pause...and Ponder!
Go with me on a journey: A mum gives birth to the cutest little boy in the world, Showers him with care, spoils him with lavish love, Protects him all she can and he repays her with terror. He becomes a pain to her heart, a spear in her soul,...
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The Challenge of Challenging Your Challenges
A Chinese proverb says: The journey of a thousand kilometers begins with a step .This is true. A step makes the difference between an origin and a destination but I want to add that if the first step is not right, the journey may not even begin. I...
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Destiny beckons
Born in a manger the world's Saviour, naked and bare wrapped in swaddling bands left for men to smile and stare first came the oxen and then the ass next, the man Joseph, standing fast Mary cradled her infant And the Shepherds did chant ...
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Nigeria: The Country of My Dreams
I have a Nigeria that I dream about It's one that totally eclipses what I see throughout As I share my dream with you, beloved Take a while to ponder - even if it's blurred! I dream of a Nigeria Where people will have no hysteria Where...
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My First Child, Deborah
Sweet, pinky skin and a perfect "o" as she yawns for the first time - my little angel. And then little Debbie opens her eyes and voila! She sees her chubby-cheeked dad for the first time and although they say Children are initially blind at birth,...
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It's a New Dawn for Me
It's a new dawn and I am mowing my lawn eating my prawn taking my turn cuddling my son roasting my corn hating porn all gone- I'll never look forlorn I'm looking to stun Just know I'll never mourn No more scorn No fancy unicorn Just...
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Follow Me (a Song)
REFRAIN Follow me, and I will make you fishers Of your kind, to turn men unto Me There are souls that need My gift of healing Follow Me and I will set you free. There is hope for someone just like you Jesus died that you might be made...
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Lord, I Come to You (a Song)
Lord, I come to you To make my dreams come true My dreams and all I'll ever be are in your hands... Jesus, precious Lord I'm trusting in your word To heal my present and to make my future sure.... REFRAIN For You're the reason why I...
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Say It Again (a Song)
There is one thing I need to hear (It's been an ache within my soul): That if I lay all my burdens "there" Jesus, alone, can make me whole For He died to set me free For He shed His Blood for me And with it He made me whole REFRAIN...
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I Implore
It is not a game apportioning blame to them who are heading for the "flame". It is not a fair deal hiding Him, who we MUST reveal in order to "re-steal" those who, with His Blood, He wants to seal. If truly you love...
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Forgive me, Lord. (A song)
I feel so broken, so lonely So drained- yet so full of sin Because I hurt the One and only Who surrendered His holy skin To be tortured and nailed for me Upon the Cross of Calvary Still I hurt the Holy One God's holy anointed Son Yet I hurt...
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Reign in Me (a Song)
Whenever the storms rage over my soul The Almighty Power speaks: Peace and Control I sing about Him, who sits on the throne Jesus Christ He's the One who's made me whole. ...
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Come Unto Me (a Song)
He looked from above On those He spent love And discovered He was Despised See the children of men Didn't really care when His Judgment on them would be sent He shook His head He, who angels led For the Blood He shed Seemed unfelt And...
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Mimi's Grape Juice Recipe for Hypertension
PREAMBLE Everyday, the human mind is evolving due to the nature of human beings. We always want to explore, to invent and to make things simpler for everyday use. Inside, everyone wants what is best for himself AND his neighbour and this has...
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Love Jilted me
AAAaaaaaaarrrrrgggggh!!! Darkness, darkness everywhere The echo of forlorn despair No hope of repair There, there! Forsaken – Oh! My ire Rejected – What a satire! Laughed at – I glare Challenged – I stare...
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Obituary- a Collection of Poetry
OBITUARY I want to announce To the entire house The sad demise of our brother and friend Stubbornly faithful till the very end His was a life short-lived But funny enough, we are not so grieved He met his untimely death Even...
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Love Broke My Heart
I was born Into a situation forlorn My creation Faced spiritual extinction ‘Cos of a silly mistake Made for curiosity’s sake Eve took the apple And the world came to know evil. Adam failed to do his duty And now I have to...
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Extraordinarily blessed
1. I am blessed In excess A product of mercy A maker of history Born to reveal His glory Saved to change others' story Called to carry His crest Extraordinarily Blessed. 2. I'm Gifted My soul, God has lifted Among the talented...
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We Called Him Billy
1. He was the very first to make friends with li'l old me I was just Nine when he taught me about friendship, you see I had gone to be with my aunt for the holidays in the country hilly And in the boredom was a bundle of excitement...
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Prepared for the Prelate
1. Uneasy had ever been the head that wears the crown - 'tis always said whether made of heavy gold or painful thorns or even a work of feathers or irons. Leaders of men and servants of all are they that have answered the divine call to...
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Too Late for Redemption
1. Fiery frothing Phosphoresence!!! Forgive me swearing, Your Magnificence! I am overwhelmed to my very essence As I stand before Your esteemed presence. I bow and tremble in holy reverence Offering gifts with sweet-smelling fragrance. ...
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Something Tells Me
Something tells me that life is a story with yesterday, a lesson in history Today, a new act for posterity and tomorrow still wrapped in mystery with corruption everywhere men looting everything to share with leadership, a terrible...
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How to Stir up Strength for the Next Level
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A Devotional for Heroines
WELCOME TO NOVEMBER INTRODUCTION What do you tell a woman who is just past menopause and she is yet to give birth to a baby to fulfill her desire for her husband? What do you tell a woman whose love for her husband and her despair...
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How to Revive a Dying Church
In these end times, many the Men of God who have exchanged their Divine glory for earthly affinity. At no other time in history than now does the Scripture in 2 Timothy 4: 10 come alive in such startling reality: “For Demas has forsaken me,...
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Should I forgive?
1. He took the only toy I ever had Smashed its face in and treated me so bad Gave me a beating when I asked why Called me names, including "incompetent gadfly" Such was his hatred it had no meaning It wasn't as though he ever caught me...
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Unappreciated
1. 9 months I subjected her to progressive backaches Thrice I threatened to abort over cup-cakes Never gave her a break all through that period She never complained; never dared use the steroid ...
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Calavary-Quine
It wasn't all about personality rather more for the sake of my eternity A meeting was held on high I can't really deliberate on the why I was just the target Of Heaven's newest budget. It required Divinity's human presence And the...
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Cold as Fire (the Animals' Take on Pollution)
1. Hold me closer I'm shivering, my dear The feathers are all gone and warmth as distant as the sun Oh! She's dead! My love's gone to her eternal bed. How...
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Why Should I Always Get the Blame?
1. I was just a foetus, mind you And it wasn't as if there was anything I could do. My Dada's sperm kicked up pace and won the race game And I ended up getting the blame. 2. Forward Nine months -...
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Just Hold My Hand
1. When it seems you are down And your life is one big frown And all around you makes you out to be a clown In the midst of all the evil band Trying to make you lose your final stand Don't...
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Tears in November
Dearest Mum, It's so shocking to discover that 14 years have gone by so quickly as though time is actually trying hard to erase your memory from my heart. I cannot help missing you and you know what? It's THAT time of the year again when I...
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They Rocked My World
1. There was nothing that showed they had to love me they way they did I was one who inspired nothing but a cold yet they pesevered to plant a great seed Their love heped me out of life's quagmire They are the family of Victoria Nya. 2. Mummy...
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I Learnt to Love Again
1. One sweet, breezy harmattan evening I met someone that sent my head spinning All I could think of was - This is Love And My! Was it a moment to think of! ' Couldn't keep me thoughts to meself had to let her know love had drifted off my...
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A Moment, Please, Your Honour
1. It all began when I thought I had a plan I wanted to be great but didn't want to really wait The song of easy wealth almost always took away my breath And I fell among friends that taught me never to make amends ...
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What if the Birds
1. What if the Owl could grin, the Swallow grunt and the Pelican have a chin? The Hawk shower and Egret mount a watch-tower and the Seagull act as though it was a Sunflower? ...
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Very Rev. Femi's Maxims of Time Management
by Michael A. Femi-Adebanjo on Tuesday, 26 October 2010 at 23:27 Ignorance is the greatest enemy of man; and the worse ignorance is to be ignorant of your ignorance. Then, we say education is progressive to the discovering of our...
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You Were Born to Manifest Greatness
In life, there are three kinds of people:(a) Those who make things happen, (b)Those who watch things happen and (c)Those who wonder what happened. I want to add a fourth and fifth group: (d)Those who need others to push them before they make...
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The Art of Giving for Christians
As Christians (especially in the Orthodox Churches) one of the most disputed teachings (and very often misunderstood) is the issue of GIVING. Many people tend to believe that this issue is over-flogged and the attention given to it should be...
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Tribute to My Parents
They were both meant for each other - that was an obvious fact From the way he looked at her, you could tell it wasn't just an act They did not wait too long to sign their marriage pact And guess what? It wasn't long before my arrival...
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Married to a Treasure
What more can I say? She's worth every bit of trouble I had to go through to make her mine. Her beauty is an inspiration; each time I remember her smile, my heart turns cartwheels and sommersaults. Her hair is rich and well kept. The fragrance of...
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When You Hurt and Want to Give Up
The Lord once told me to learn from the Rose flower. I took a little while to consider what He meant and I came to realise that LIFE IS A BED OF ROSES! How? Let me explain. The rose is one of the prettiest flowers ever to be seen on the face of...
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Praising Through Poetry
I was created in His image Made to carry His message Formed from the Source Material Given a sweet mandate - the Criteria placed in Serenity To rise from obscurity A target for Divine Fellowship With a Helper for companionship… ...
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HOW TO KEEP YOUR DREAMS BURNING
I have discovered that everyone has a dream of who he/she wants to become in life, what they want to achieve, what kind of lifestyle they would like to live and how to sail into the fulfillment of their dreams. Nobody seems to remember that there...
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How to Keep Your Man
Many young women have truncated their relationships just before the wedding day; some, after the wedding and it has been observed that their Spouses complain that the woman they married turned out not to be the lady they dated! How is that possible?...
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HOW TO MAKE HER A HAPPY WOMAN
In relationships today, there seems to be a problem immediately the words "marriage", "committment" are mentioned. The reason being that the men sometimes get "scared" of finding out things about their "women" that would sour their...