Author: Deji Okegbile

Elder Gbenga Otemuyiwa, Osu Community Health Ambassador: A light has gone out, but its warmth remains.

Elder Gbenga Otemuyiwa, Osu Community Health Ambassador: A light has gone out, but its warmth remains.

Posted by | Aug 10, 2025 | |

Elder Olugbenga Abefe Otemuyiwa, an accomplished mental health nurse and nursing leader who worked on “making the service better,” passed on to glory on Saturday, 24 May 2025, after a brief illness. Elder Otemuyiwa, a dedicated psychiatric nurse, emphasised his unique blend of clinical expertise and compassionate care, recognising his profound impact on the lives of those he served. Elder Otemuyiwa, throughout his 35 years of service, upheld the values of safe, competent, and ethical practice to ensure the protection of the public; Respect for the inherent worth, right of choice, and dignity of persons; Health, mental health, and well-being;...

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Jesus’ Prayer Pattern: Guide for the Present Day.

Jesus’ Prayer Pattern: Guide for the Present Day.

Posted by | Jul 29, 2025 | |

So, He said to them, “When you pray, say: Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven. Give us day by day our daily bread. And forgive us our sins, For we also forgive everyone indebted to us. And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one” (Lk 11: 2-4). In the Gospel reading from Luke 11, Jesus answered His disciples’ request for instruction on prayer by giving them a model we call “the Lord’s Prayer.” The Lord’s Prayer links us to...

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Martha’s Service and Mary’s Devotion: The risk of majoring in the minors.

Martha’s Service and Mary’s Devotion: The risk of majoring in the minors.

Posted by | Jul 21, 2025 | |

“Now as they went on their way, [Jesus] entered a certain village, where a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home. She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to what he was saying. But Martha was distracted by her many tasks; so she came to him and asked, ‘Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to do all the work by myself? Tell her then to help me.’ But the Lord answered her, ‘Martha, Martha, you are worried and distracted by many things; there is need of...

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Leading like Jesus: Emotional Intelligence, a Ministerial Necessity.

Leading like Jesus: Emotional Intelligence, a Ministerial Necessity.

Posted by | Jul 9, 2025 | |

Leadership development is a ministerial necessity, extending beyond workplace interactions, conflict and stress management, and enhanced job performance. A ministerial necessity to lead like Jesus reflects the biblical vision of Jesus’ humanity. Missional practices for Christian leadership development, discipleship, and spiritual formation programs are best expressed in leading like Jesus. Leading like Jesus beyond emotional influence towards emotional output is not just about career success, role privilege, life satisfaction, and overall life success. Warfield rightly explained that “without an appreciation of his emotional life, Christ will always seem to be at a distance from us” (Warfield, 2022). Leading like...

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ARE YOU ON THE FLIGHT?

ARE YOU ON THE FLIGHT?

Posted by | Jul 8, 2025 | |

When you are in an airport, notice the difference between passengers who hold confirmed tickets and those who are on standby. One reads the newspaper, chats with their friends or sleeps, while the other hangs around the ticket counter, pacing anxiously. What is the difference? Confidence! If you knew that in 15 minutes you must stand before God, what would your reaction be? Would you pace or say to yourself, ‘I cannot wait?’ Paul writes: ‘The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children’ (Rom. 8:16). In other words, the Spirit whispers, ‘Relax, you have trusted...

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