Professor Wesley S. Ariarajah once narrated the story of his encounter with a student in the wake of the 2003 Iraqi war. Two days after the ‘shock and awe’ bombing the student ran to the office of the professor shivering, … Continue reading Trauma of Violence

The late African ecumenist, Samuel Kobia, in his work The Courage to Hope(2003) argues that the courage to hope makes it possible for Africans to transcend the tribalism that has enchained the mentality of many. The courage to hope challenges Africans … Continue reading Engaging Tribalism

When we think of people with disabilities, too often we tend to think of people who are weak and require our care. Yet, in his epistles, St. Paul implies that weakness is not a characteristic of an individual or a … Continue reading Of All and For All!

Last week in Nigeria, the video of Success Adebor, the little girl who was sent home because her parents couldn’t pay her school fees went viral (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6fz7BNPqsQ). The sheer sharpness of little Success attracted a lot of people. She even … Continue reading She Hoped!

I call her Hannah. Who is Hannah? What does she stand for? Hannah is that poor widow who was forced to drink the filthy water of her late husband’s corpse just to prove that she is not the murderer; she … Continue reading Hannah

You do not need to see the dead rise again to feel the power of hope and the pure energy of the good news. As a kid I have always been fascinated by the uncommon meaning behind things that were … Continue reading Hope’s Audacity