Author: Ikenna Paschal Okpaleke
Human, son, brother, friend, Igbo, Christian, Catholic, priest, theologian and citizen.
#SV – Jesus happened!
If Christ is not real then we are wasting time. But this is not the case. He is real. Yes, his death and resurrection are core parts of the mystery of our faith (mysterious fidei), yet he had to be born first. Being who he is, his birth was already foretold and this makes his history easily recognizable when it happened. Jesus happened, and that is why God is really with us in Christ. Continue reading #SV – Jesus happened!
#SV – Be Strong!
Faith keeps us rooted in God, who is our rock and our shield. In God, there is no anxiety or faintheartedness. He is Emmanuel, God-is-with-us. Continue reading #SV – Be Strong!
#SV – The Stump of Jesse
Rooted in Christ, we even stand the chance of becoming better than the sons of Jesse. Then the values of the Kingdom become our lifestyle and the Spirit of Christ dwells in us through and through. Continue reading #SV – The Stump of Jesse
#SV – Every Day is the Day!
The time to live rightly is not tomorrow, but today for each day is the day. Staying awake is simply a metaphor to staying on the path of righteousness that Christ has laid out for us. We should stop behaving towards God in a transactional manner but to see godliness as a lifestyle, one that is designed to give us the very things that we desire – abundant life, peace, unity, prosperity, and a reign of love among men and women on earth. This is the story of heaven, where God dwells in the splendour of His glory. Continue reading #SV – Every Day is the Day!
#SV – They Sneered at Him
The early Church was a community that understood the nature of Christ’s power that sought to conquer by love, humility, forgiveness even in the face of persecution, endurance and hope in the midst of uncertainty, and focus on the Kingdom of God. The Constantinian turn brought the Church into the corridors of state power and over time the understanding of power got corrupted – a big Church with its army and it’s big cathedrals, its control of people’s destinies and so on. This demonstration of power continues today in various forms despite loss of considerable power by the Church. It … Continue reading #SV – They Sneered at Him
Alongside One Another 