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The Challenge of Boyhood

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   Last Exam Day as an Undergrad (2023) In my observation, no phase of a Man’s life presents a greater challenge than Boyhood—the transition spanning teenage-hood and early adulthood. This is not merely an external societal struggle, but an intrinsic, personal war where the ultimate outcome hinges on one’s preparedness. The boy child confronts existential trials. One among them is Indecision. It fosters lethargy and prevents necessary exertion against the prevailing current of life. And an indecisive lazy man cannot help himself. Another is an Unwitting Disposition toward life, resulting in “trial and error” decisions. For instance, the boy or young man seeks to know which way his life shall go. This decision, easy for some, puzzles many boys; and if one is ignorant or misguided, boomerang regret follows.  More alarmingly, full-blown Folly often prevails, wherein dangerous choices are rationalized as wisdom. The “wagon effect,” driven by mimicry of superficial...
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Jimmy Swaggart and the Song of Salvation

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Sourced online   A renowned old Christian Soldier 📖 🪖 has changed address just the day before yesterday, 1st July, 2025. Evangelist Jimmy Swaggart, a 20th cum 21st century preacher and singing minister whose path was littered with travails of battle between the flesh and the Spirit now belongs eternally in the triumphant church in heaven having overcome in the fight and transitioned from the militant church of Christ on earth.  So, all his worthy warrings in battles, withering weariness from labours, weakening worries of this world, and those whole works of toilsome years and their impact will have not a single hold on him anymore. Now, like a preacher once wrote: "...his past is redeemed and his present makes sense." Eternal redemption indeed.  A day in the heavenly presence of God is more than a thousand funfairs and more. It is as well a perfect compensation for all that we have borne for the Lord's sake, and a consolation for our every painful wayfaring ...
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Father's Day and our Undying Hopes

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Source: iStock  Some countries entered into the “Father’s Day” earlier than we did in our part of the world. Ours (in this green-white-green country 🇳🇬) fell on 15th June of this year – today. But yesterday, as fate designed, an un-official mentor had dropped me an invaluable message through his periodical newsletter. He was on a faster lane than the rest of us. And you know what? That held some benefits! See some of those fine lines he wrote here where he described Fathers: “The ones who steady the path without stealing the spotlight. The ones who are quietly, consistently building us up. Happy Father’s Day” I then replied him by acknowledging the profoundness of those words, and my most unreserved appreciation.  And now since today is our own date allotment here to celebrate the fulfilment in Fatherhood – as we recall to mind its gems and relive some deep reflections that attend the day year after year – I’ll say a few things. First, I’d like to state that the ...
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2025: Old Year Already?

Source: iStock It is the tenth day of the fifth month of year Two Thousand and Twenty Five (May 10, 2025) – by the Gregorian calendar date count (which is the most used across board). Maybe still fresh a year it is to many a folk.  But hasn’t the year turned stale and sour like the former years that we have thus far whimpered over regretfully, in reality? Haven’t we sold off the fragrance of this promising year in exchange for four month’s wastefulness and folly? It is, to me and every reasonable mind, of course, a thing of amazement how people carry elephant baggage of burdensome old lifestyles into new phases of their lives; and yet, in these spectacular periods, ironically think they could fly like light woodpecking birds roving in the woods. It sure doesn’t work that way, does it? On that note, you and I may need to think backwards and survey our past lives. As we do I’m certain that we will surely see a reason or more to reduce on time-wasting chitchats, cut off from unprofita...
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