Saturday, 19 May, 2012

The Love That Acts

Written by Steve Popoola on May 14th, 2012

When my wife and I were courting, I had such ideals about being the perfect husband. I believed so much in those ideals that I told my wife what I looked forward to doing after we become husband and wife.

I remember telling her  how I would give her rest days while I do all the housework. I remember telling her how I would make sure I am always at home for her and the children any free time away from work. There were so many other things I looked forward to doing which I have forgotten – but my wife never forgot.

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Real Hero

Written by Jaye Lewis on May 7th, 2012

I only noticed him out of the corner of my eye. I knew he was a Marine from the cut of his uniform, with it’s tightly pressed military creases. Then I heard him, speaking low with a kind of hiss. He was not speaking to me. He was speaking to my Sergeant, who was the Non Commissioned Officer, in charge of the Military Information Booth, at San Francisco International Airport, where I served as a Navy WAVE, during the Vietnam War.

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The Danger of Compromise

Written by steve on April 30th, 2012

Jennifer had been deep in thought for days. She was torn between a desire to serve God and getting a juicy job offer.

The job was hers for the taking just as the HR Manager had told her a few days ago. There was however a snag. “I like you very much” said the man, who stood between her and a job she had spent many months pursuing. “How about we go out next weekend to celebrate your new job?” he said, eyes twinkling with a devilish wink.

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Giant Killers

Written by Steve Popoola on April 23rd, 2012

One of the contemporary gospel tracks I love to listen to is, ‘Giants ‘by Hezekiah Walker.  In a powerful song-message, he tells us that giants die and goes further to say that the bigger they are, the harder they fall!

As Christians, we face giants as we fight the good fight of faith. We encounter them everywhere. At work, in school, in our neighbourhood and wait for it…….sometimes in church!

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He would Not Let Me Go (Part 4)

Written by steve on April 2nd, 2012


I did a last minute check to ensure that I did not leave anything I needed behind. Having done that, we got into the vehicle heading for the airport.

Thoughts and questions  ran through my mind as we set out on the journey.  There were many questions but few answers. There was however one conclusion, God would take care of everything.

It was not the first time I would be leaving my family for  a period of time but it was the first time I would be leaving them for an unspecified period of time. My wife asked me the question time and time again, ‘How long would it take for us to come and join you?’ I had no answer but once again I relied on my faith in God and told her, ‘Within a year from now, you should be with me, God willing’.

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He Would Not Let Go (Part 3)

Written by Steve Popoola on March 26th, 2012

I believe that the strength of a home is largely related to the choice of who we marry.  I do not know how far I would have gone in life if I had not married my wife. I have always been thankful of the fact that God did not give me the kind of person I wanted but gave me the person I needed.

Initially, my wife could not understand when I always convert our needs into prayer no matter  how little and trivial the problems were. Afterwards when the needs were met in unusual ways, she would remember that we actually did pray for it.

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He Would Not Let Go (Part 2)

Written by Steve Popoola on March 12th, 2012

One thing I  have experienced constantly in my life as a Christian, is that God always has someone prepared to help you move from one phase to the other.

Most of the time, the people God sends our way to assist us are not the ones we focus on. They are most often than not, the people we least expect, so much so that when they come into the space of the undiscerning, they often view the intrusion with suspicion and mistrust. I have learnt to discern and to appreciate the people God thrusts into my life to provide support and assistance in various ways.

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He Would Not Let Go (Part 1)

Written by Steve Popoola on March 5th, 2012


by Steve Popoola

Saturday 18th February 2012. I got into my car and drove out of my driveway. My destination was Heathrow International Airport, London.   I was going to welcome my family to the UK after being away from them for almost 2 years, the longest time we have ever spent apart.

My thoughts went beyond the two years to twenty years ago.  I had gone to the British High Commission to apply for my British passport and had been refused on the basis that I did not have enough documentation to prove my identity.  I had prayed, fasted and trusted that God would make a way for me but the letter in my hands told me otherwise.

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More Than Rubies

Written by Jaye Lewis on March 5th, 2012

I have a very special friend who has taught me more about true friendship, than I could learn in a thousand lifetimes.  And throughout her many illnesses she has taught me more about courage, than I could learn on a battlefield.  She has been buffeted by disease, cut apart by surgeons and sewn back together, and she has endured long, painful recoveries.  Some successful.  Some not.  Yet one thing remains constant with Diane…her absolute selfless struggle to do more for others, than she will ever do for herself.

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The Blessings of Giving

Written by Steve Popoola on March 5th, 2012

Giving is something fundamental, something deeply rooted in the Christian faith. The gospel, meaning ‘good news’ has in its message, the ultimate act of giving. We all have at one time or the other, heard the scripture and probably know it by heart,  “God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life’ John 3:16.

 The natural man is innately selfish and full of greed. The spiritual man on the other hand knows that He is a beneficiary of divine grace. He knows that the very life he has, is not even his own but is given by the one who can within seconds, withdraw the breath of his nostrils.

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