Month: June 2018

What is thicker and eternal than blood? Taking Jesus spiritually, not just literally.

Posted by Deji Okegbile | Jun 11, 2018 | General and Ecumenism |

The Gospel reading from Mark 3:20-35 asked us to identify with people who sit at Jesus’ feet. In the height of our post-modern popular culture, Jesus calls us into an unpopular, strict, and seemingly renewal culture and group who put God first in their lives in everything. The invitation to follow Jesus, to live as he lived by making the will of God the first thing in our lives point to the importance of spiritual relation beyond the biologic relation. This brings to our reflection, the saying, blood runs thicker than water, but there’s something thicker than blood. It...

HEALING FOR A ‘WITHERED HAND’ CHURCH: BEYOND MANMADE LAWS.

Posted by Deji Okegbile | Jun 5, 2018 | General and Ecumenism, Ministry and Prayer, Missions and Evangelism |

Another time Jesus went into the synagogue, and a man with a shriveled hand was there. Some of them were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, so they watched him closely to see if he would heal him on the Sabbath. Jesus said to the man with the shriveled hand, “Stand up in front of everyone.” Then Jesus asked them, “Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?” But they remained silent. He looked around at them in anger and, deeply distressed at their stubborn hearts, said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched...