Author: Deji Okegbile

Peter Kerridge: The ‘Mid-wife’ of Premier Radio in a ‘Spiritually Hungry Nation.’

Peter Kerridge: The ‘Mid-wife’ of Premier Radio in a ‘Spiritually Hungry Nation.’

Posted by | Jun 14, 2024 | |

The transition of the Premier Chief Executive Officer Peter John Kerridge, a radio pioneer committed to Jesus Christ on Saturday 8th June 2024, left a legacy of a struggling radio station into Europe’s most prominent Christian media organisation. Six months after Premier Radio was launched to great fanfare on June 10, 1995 ‘the station was in deep financial trouble. David Heron, a former stockbroker, stepped in to help the young station back on its feet. One of the first things he did in his role as Premier’s new chairperson was to invite Peter to come on board as managing...

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Mama Hannah Folorunso Famurewa, a Virtuous Woman Entrepreneur: Mama Niyi.

Mama Hannah Folorunso Famurewa, a Virtuous Woman Entrepreneur: Mama Niyi.

Posted by | Jun 6, 2024 | |

The final chapter of Proverbs opens with a young prince learning from his mother the qualities that should define his reign as a godly king (Prov. 31). This wise and godly mother describes the kind of wife the young prince should seek. She asks, ‘Who can find a virtuous wife?’ This mother points out that such a woman is rare. Such a woman was Mama Hannah Folorunso Famurewa, a woman of exceptional virtue. Like Hannah in the Bible, Mama Famurewa had the faith to trust God with all her family. Mama Famurewa knew God and knew His character. She...

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Deaconess Aniette Akpan @60: Recovery of Deaconess Order.

Deaconess Aniette Akpan @60: Recovery of Deaconess Order.

Posted by | May 28, 2024 | , |

“. . .Abasi m’ikp”daha y’ami ikp’imeme inno.” On her 60th birthday, Deaconess Aniette Augustus Akpan remains grateful to God for the opportunity she was given through the Deaconess Order/Women’s work platform provided by the Methodist Church Nigeria to serve God majorly among the women. The platform also provided her windows of opportunities, including giving hope and voice to the hopeless and the voiceless, especially in a seemingly man’s world, impacting the lives of young women (the Ladies/Girls Fellowship, now Daughters of Wesley). Sadly, Deaconess Akpan is burdened that the Deaconess Order need urgent restoration before it goes into extinction. According to her, ‘currently,...

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Wesley and Men Who Followed!: ‘Have we all been deceived?’ Recovery of Authentic Christianity (Bible Methodism) Today.

Wesley and Men Who Followed!: ‘Have we all been deceived?’ Recovery of Authentic Christianity (Bible Methodism) Today.

Posted by | May 24, 2024 | , |

‘Was John Wesley deceived? Have our hymn writers been deceived in their immortal songs? Was Saul of Tarsus deceived? Have we all been deceived?’ One of the gifts presented to me during my 60th birthday Thanksgiving on Saturday, Jan 6 2024, was the book Wesley and Men Who Followed by Iain H. Murray. [1] Still in my birthday mood. Seeking God’s face for the next decade, this season in 1738, repeatedly referred to by Wesley as his conversion time, offers the opportunity to ask, ‘Have we all been deceived?’ for me, especially after 31 years in Methodist service and ministry. I had my youthful brush with Methodism under my grandmother, Alice Okegbile, and...

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Living by faith or living by Pride! A Call to Righteousness.

Living by faith or living by Pride! A Call to Righteousness.

Posted by | May 21, 2024 | |

Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith – Hab. 2:4 Beyond doctrinal debates and discussions, the prophet Habakkuk’s prophecy changed the course of church history as a missional principle that the proud shall not continue, but the just shall live by faith. Prophet Habakkuk commences the prophecy with a fundamental thought applicable to all God’s dealings with people. With a description of an evil character, especially of the Chaldean, also known as Babylonian, Habakkuk said, “Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him.” Living in pride like the Chaldean points...

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