I said, ‘No, it is not my portion and it will never be.’ Mom grabbed the attending doctor at Shepherd’s Hospital Ikoyi. I’ve driven past that hospital several times–its environment has always been alluring to me. Imagine me, hanging my stethoscope around my neck and walking around in my white, starched lab coat. The feeling […]
I eyed him from head to toe and wished he was the same thirteen year old boy who clung to his mini keyboard. You could hear him always humming to a tune or the other. The slap I would have given him, for two days he might still be nursing his face. “Jide, Olajide Victor”, […]
WHEN GOD SEEMS DISTANT OR SILENT Is God really distant from his children? Or do circumstances make us believe that He is? Even David in Psalms 83 experienced a moment he felt God was actually silent. He could no longer contain himself, he had to cry out to God for help asking why he was […]
All the medical personnel left the room soon after to give the family some privacy. The room quieted down. Ronke and Eghosa stared at the little one. Ronke couldn’t cry. As much as she tried, no tears came but her heart felt shredded in pieces. “Lord, why did you allow me to carry this […]
