Author: Deji Okegbile

KOFI ANNAN OF UNITED NATIONS: His Doctrine and the 500th Anniversary of the Transatlantic Slave Trade.

KOFI ANNAN OF UNITED NATIONS: His Doctrine and the 500th Anniversary of the Transatlantic Slave Trade.

Posted by | Aug 22, 2018 | , |

“In many ways, Kofi Annan was the United Nations” – Antonio Guterres. “You can take the man out of the U.N., but you can’t take the U.N. out of the man” – Kofi Atta Annan The death of Kofi Atta Annan, a charismatic global statesman, diplomat and the first black African to become United Nations Secretary General early Saturday 18th August at 80, a date and month that marks the 500th Anniversary of the birth of the Africa to America transatlantic slave trade is a message to the world. The significance of the slavery tragic event resonates with the...

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SLAVE TRADE @ 500: A Legacy of Poverty, Racism, Inequality and Elite Wealth across four continents.

SLAVE TRADE @ 500: A Legacy of Poverty, Racism, Inequality and Elite Wealth across four continents.

Posted by | Aug 21, 2018 | , , , |

Slavery, a cruel and inhumane business existed in every country, in every culture, and every race. Slavery as a shame to be borne by all races and all of mankind griefs God. The truth is that slavery has nothing to do with ethnics but everything to do with the evil within humanity. Using the words of the 104th Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, slavery as an offence to human dignity and freedom “… is an offence against the created order of equality, an offence against the dignity of humans as called to share in some measure in God’s...

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THE SCANDAL OF JESUS’ WORDS: Missional Menu that Saves, Heals, and Unites.

THE SCANDAL OF JESUS’ WORDS: Missional Menu that Saves, Heals, and Unites.

Posted by | Aug 19, 2018 | , , , |

I am the living bread God sent from down from heaven. If someone eats this bread, he will live forever. The bread I will give is my flesh. I give it so the world might really live! … If you don’t eat the flesh of the Son of Man, and drink his blood, you’re not really alive. – Jn 6:51, 53 Jesus’ act of feeding is the ultimate act of his care, truthfulness, and affection for you and me in this earthly life and in eternal life. In John chapter 6, Jesus challenged us to consider the bread we eat,...

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THE FOOD CALLED JESUS: Becoming Living Loaves as Global Hunger Rises.

THE FOOD CALLED JESUS: Becoming Living Loaves as Global Hunger Rises.

Posted by | Jul 30, 2018 | , , |

“Unless you eat of the Son of Man drink his blood, you have no life in you” Let us start with this question, who is this Jesus? Bread when we’re hungry. Who is this Jesus? Water when we’re thirsty. Who is this Jesus? Jesus heals, Jesus speaks, and Jesus feeds. It a fact that hunger is a universal experience, hence human body need food and water to survive. Food is very important in every culture. Each culture has its own favourite dish. Without proper nutrition, our body cannot survive. When we eat a balanced diet, our body obtains the fuel and...

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MULTITUDE (THE POOR AND THE RICH) IN THE DESERT: A Generation of Sheep without a Shepherd.

MULTITUDE (THE POOR AND THE RICH) IN THE DESERT: A Generation of Sheep without a Shepherd.

Posted by | Jul 22, 2018 | |

Like sheep, we have all gone astray. We have turned each to our own way – Is 53:6. The Bible is God’s prescription for the health of our soul and a window through which we catch a glimpse of the heart of Jesus. The Gospel of Mark portrays Jesus Christ, the Servant of God. John, whose surname was Mark, the writer of the Gospel of Mark tells clearly certain facts about Jesus, His deeds more especially than His words. Mark shows what Jesus accomplished during His brief ministry on this earth, how His coming is still changing the world....

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