To the one who had a bad year — This is not the type of post you would expect on a day like this, and it wasn’t what I would have chosen to write, but it had to be written. It’s that time of the year when we’re all introspecting on the kind of year we’ve had, so maybe…

A letter — Dear Y, I've always heard people say that certain relationships are meant to be seasonal. Certain people come into your life for a season and touch you in a way that changes you forever, then they leave. I've never agreed with that. I always found it unsatisfactory. If two people…

My thoughts I’ve been thinking about uncertainty lately and how it’s an inescapable part of life, part of the lot we’ve been dealt with. And being Nigerian raises it to the power of 10. The anxiety and uncertainty about security, education with the incessant strikes, and so on. …

“…What good thing must I do to get eternal life?” Matthew 19:16 I believe that this question is at the centre of every religion and philosophy. This is obvious with religion, but it exists in philosophy as well. …

Today is a special one for me because it was today a year ago that I began to write publicly. It started in August when I got the instruction to write. I was afraid, I didn't think I could do it and a thousand and one other fears. But I…

Trying to make sense of love — Photo by Nick Fewings from Unsplash Recently I've been thinking about an aspect of love that I haven't heard emphasised often. And it's with regards to boundaries in love. How love limits us in a good way. Especially with regards to God. We understand in our human relationships, that sometimes…

Sometimes, God asks us to do the seemingly impossible. At least at the time. Funny how when it's finally done you marvel at how this thing used to keep you up at night once upon a time. How it seemed you simply couldn't do it because of all your inadequacies…

So recently, I got served. No, not court documents. I got served *breakfast. The philosopher was right when he said "Last Last, na everybody go chop breakfast" And now it's my turn. I never thought I'd get served breakfast, or more appropriately as someone here, T, put it; have it…

Loosely based on Matthew 14:13–14 On the boat, the main thing on his mind was his cousin. He’d just been murdered by the ruler of the province, and while he wasn’t surprised by it, he was grieved. …