Author: Deji Okegbile

Archbishop Uwadi @ 80, the Pioneer Archbishop of Umuahia: His ‘Bi-episcopal’ role and legacy of service above self.

Archbishop Uwadi @ 80, the Pioneer Archbishop of Umuahia: His ‘Bi-episcopal’ role and legacy of service above self.

Posted by | Jul 11, 2019 | , |

Though it’s almost 8 years since His Grace Most Rev Dr Rogers Onuwabughichi Uwadi who hailed form Mbaise, the largest clan in Imo State passed on, his legacy lives on. When I was in Nigeria with the Cliff College Distance Learning programme, I visited Archbishop Uwadi at his Bishop’s court in 2009 in the company of Very Rev Drs Chinonyerem Ekebuisi and Evans Onyeama to conduct an interview on Methodist episcopacy as part for my post graduate studies in United Kingdom. Archbishop Uwadi, a student of Patriarch Professor Bolaji Idowu belonged to the class of well refined, erudite historian...

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Wesley Chapel, Lekki, Lagos Stained Glass Brings Bible to Life

Wesley Chapel, Lekki, Lagos Stained Glass Brings Bible to Life

Posted by | Jul 9, 2019 | , , , , |

Art can not only reflect God’s glory but really bring it into focus, in a way that touches our emotions – Cory Ryan Architecture as one of the art forms and a special aspects of the Visual Arts reminds us how our traditional church buildings are based on designs given by God himself. Beyond my Masters thesis, Visual Arts at University of Ibadan on the Nigerian Methodist Architecture – 1842-1993, the newly constructed Wesley Chapel, Lekki, Lagos, ready for commissioning on July 27th 2019 has open another chapter worthy of reflection. Wesley Chapel, Lekki, Lagos depicts the heavenly liturgy...

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Great Harvest, Few Labourers: REAPING what we have SOWN

Great Harvest, Few Labourers: REAPING what we have SOWN

Posted by | Jul 8, 2019 | , , , , |

The mission of the seventy in our Gospel reading from John chapter 10 was based on Jesus’ instructions to them just as it was given to the twelve. It was not based on the disciples’ own opinions and interpretations (vv 2-11; 9:1-6). These disciples represented Jesus. They did not represent themselves. They were not wise in their own eyes to do or obey evil. There is a fundamental principle of God’s creation. The principle is ‘for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap,’ and this apply to our physical and spiritual ventures. In the beginning, the disciples...

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FATHERING IN THE LAST DAYS AND CULTURE OBSESSED BY SEX.

FATHERING IN THE LAST DAYS AND CULTURE OBSESSED BY SEX.

Posted by | Jun 16, 2019 | , , , |

But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people – 2 Tim 3:1-5 We are in a very difficult time for Christian mission, service, marriage, parenting and most especially fathering. We are in the last days and culture characterised by sinfulness,...

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TRANSGRESSION OF JUNE 12: Call for Intercession.

TRANSGRESSION OF JUNE 12: Call for Intercession.

Posted by | Jun 12, 2019 | , |

June 12, 1993 remains the day the Nigerian military as an institution was shown the red card to quit and allow democratic rule to reign in Nigeria. Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale. Abiola of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) won the elections, though the final results were never officially announced. June 12, 1993 electoral victory of Chief Abiola can be likened to the show of shame of Goliath before David. The military never believed that the arm of flesh will fail them. Babangida miscalculated on the signs of the time. He called a political assembly he did not believe in....

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