by A.O Joel | Sep 5, 2017 | All Posts
I grew up in a tight-knit family with both grandparents a very visible knot in the loop. My grandfather will travel hundreds of miles every month to see us, even at 90 plus, he kept the tradition going. Consequently, I have two great fatherly figures in my young life....
by A.O Joel | Aug 14, 2017 | All Posts
The story of the man by the pool of Bethesda reminds me of the stark reality that life is a fight and we cannot afford to wait till the coast is cleared before we step out. For 38 years he waited for the right time and it never came! John 5: 1-8. Life is a fight. Life...
by A.O Joel | Jul 15, 2017 | All Posts
Then the Lord opened the donkey’s mouth, and it said to Balaam, “What have I done to you to make you beat me these three times?” Numbers 22: 28 My hands are dirty. I dare not lift them up to the heavens. My tongue is uncultured, my mouth is foul. I dare not speak for...
by A.O Joel | Jun 18, 2017 | All Posts
So, on this Father’s Day, I say Happy Father’s Day to all fathers around the world. Fathers are definitely worth celebrating as families are worth celebrating. Families are fabrics from which the society is made. When Fathers fail, families fail, the community...
by A.O Joel | Jun 14, 2017 | All Posts
I recently challenged myself to read at least two books each month to broaden my knowledge and improve myself in certain areas of life. As a husband and Father, I have read a fair amount of books on marriage, but recently I received a book titled Marriage God’s way....
by A.O Joel | May 16, 2017 | All Posts
I love the old Jamaican proverb, “What we ‘be’ (become) will be”. Now compare that to Day’s popular lyrics, “Whatever will be, will be.” Those two quotes pretty much sum up two different approaches to life. Sometimes we live life as if we don’t have a say on its...
by A.O Joel | May 7, 2017 | All Posts
Like an eagle that stirs up its nest and hovers over its young, that spreads its wings to catch them and carries them aloft. Deuteronomy 32: 11 The eagle is a majestic bird that has caught my awe since I was a little boy The admiration I have for this bird of prey...
by A.O Joel | Apr 30, 2017 | All Posts
A day is a beautiful gift from God. Whenever we get one, we must learn to appreciate and use it well. We must receive each day knowing that someday we will run out of those gifts. True, not every day comes with those tiny sparkles that make them bright. Sometimes the...
by A.O Joel | Apr 22, 2017 | All Posts
As adults, most of us have experienced the excitement of purchasing a vehicle. Yes, we endure the pesky tactics of the car salesman and never seem to consider the extras before we pull into the car dealership. Of course, the car salesman is rehearsed with the latest...
by A.O Joel | Apr 16, 2017 | All Posts
And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said to them, Why seek you the living among the dead? Luke 24: 5 I will share with you the story of two women: they witnessed the horrors of Friday, they endured the wait on Saturday and they came...
