by A.O Joel | Jan 1, 2017 | All Posts
by A.O Joel | Dec 30, 2016 | All Posts
Heavy heart. Broken spirit. Shattered hope! He knelt right there, in the same garden where hope was created. The same ground upon which the created sun first shone! It all started here in the garden, even though Gethsemane was a far cry from Eden. Even so, it reminded...
by A.O Joel | Oct 31, 2016 | All Posts
“I will … transform the Valley of Trouble into a gateway of hope.” – God in Hosea 2 vs 15 Hurricane Mathew! The most powerful storm to hit the Atlantic in over a decade! From the depths of the Atlantic Ocean, Mathew was churning winds of 160 mph at its core. It was a...
by A.O Joel | Sep 25, 2016 | All Posts
“The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.”- Pablo Picasso In a town called the valley of gifts lived a little boy who was too little to make a difference! Not only was he too little to make a difference, but he had one little...
by A.O Joel | Jul 26, 2016 | All Posts
Morning after morning I slump into my spot at the driver’s seat, take my car wheel and mutter a few words of prayer I have known to be more of a family recitation; some lines I had pick up from years of sitting alongside my Dad in the front seat of his Mitsubishi...
by A.O Joel | May 29, 2016 | All Posts
“I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord.” King David attributed existence to purpose! Psalm 118:17 & 71: 18 both express the same undertone – I am alive for a purpose, without this purpose I’d be dead. It is as if to conclude that the purpose...
by A.O Joel | Mar 31, 2016 | All Posts
God might take you down but He will never let you down The eagle is majestic bird that has caught my awe since I was a little boy! The deep respect I have for this bird of prey has prompted a deep desire to learn more about it. One particular demeanor of the eagle I...
by A.O Joel | Feb 15, 2016 | All Posts
At exactly 6.05 a.m., I woke up the girls! 6.29 a.m. – breakfast served. Egg and muffin it was, no time for a ceremonious full English breakfast! 7.01 a.m.– all four of us: my three girls including myself were already in the car! I planned to leave Carlisle (North of...
by A.O Joel | Jan 3, 2016 | All Posts
As a kid, I learnt how to write using a slate and chalk. Prone to mistakes as a young writer, the slate suited me well! I was never afraid of making mistakes as my slates would wipe clean with very minimal effort! Well this contrasts heavily with my kid today. The...
by A.O Joel | Dec 26, 2015 | All Posts
He was born under a travelling star On a very dark and silent night, his star would not brighten the night His birth, even though shouted from the top of a thousand hills in angelic tones Attracted no one but three travellers and a star from the east And so the night...
