Fountain of Reason

  US   Democrats and Republicans : THE DIFFERENCE IS SIN US citizens are eminently blessed with two powerful political parties that understand good governance very well. Both place premium importance on the welfare of American citizens. It does not matter whether it is the Democratic Party or the Republican Party that is in power, the welfare of Americans are largely adequately taken care of. In the case of the way the American economy is handled by any of the parties there is no significant difference. On security, the efforts of both parties are virtually matched – no significant difference. In several other issues there are no demonstrable differences in their policy thrust. It is clear that the areas that divide the parties, where some signature policies exist, showing a clear difference between the Democrats and the Republicans outside their assigned blue and red colours, hinge on Morality Issues. Morality Issues: A number of moral issues featur...

Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. Now He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints according to the will of God. (Rom. 8: 26-27)     I remember that night in 1983. I was invited to an Activity by the Evangelical Christian group of the University College Hospital Ibadan, and I was there. Towards the end of the event the Leader, Paul Temile, made some announcements and did some promotions which included a Prayer Programme coming up in a few days. He gave some superlative projections of expectations of the night of the promoted prayer session; continuing, he said “We shall be tonguing, tonguing, tonguing, tonguing, ---”. Roars, heckles, claps whistles, rent the air. He started again and they joined him: “tonguing, tonguing, to...

Once upon a time, Jesus was teaching, and there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting by. A paralyzed man was brought on a bed, whom they wanted to bring in to him but could not find a way to bring him in, because of the crowd. They went up on the housetop and let him down with his bed, through the tiling, into their midst and before Jesus. Something happened: When He saw their faith, He said to him, "Man, your sins are forgiven you." And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, "Who is this who speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?" (Luke 5: 20-21) Once upon another time, in the house of Simon the Pharisee, Jesus encountered the sinner woman who washed his feet with her tears, wiped them with the hair of her head, kissed his feet and anointed them with fragrant oil. Something happened: Then He said to her, "Your sins are forgiven." And those who sat at the table with Him began to say to themsel...