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#SV – The Labour of Love

Ikenna Paschal Okpaleke

“We unceasingly call to mind your work of faith and labour of love” (1 Thess.1:2-3). Paul associates ‘faith’ with ‘work’ & ‘love’ with ‘labour’ while addressing this community of believers, who understood the Gospel not merely as words but are deeply convinced that it is the power of the Holy Spirit to bring about transformation. Watching the #EndSARS protest in Nigeria, one sees the ‘work of faith’ & the ‘labour of love’; a deep conviction that our society can be transformed into a space where there is zero impunity, where life is indeed sacred, where human dignity can be respected, … Continue reading #SV – The Labour of Love

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#Retail Christianity

Ikenna Paschal Okpaleke

Retail Christianity? Since when? Don’t get me wrong. No one is attempting to put Christianity in a retail shop. Retail Christianity, as intended here, has nothing to do with the mix of religion and the market economy as excellently lived out by the pastorpreneur par excellence, Robert Schuller. It is rather taken as an off-shoot of Retail Religion: The Future of Faith, which is the title of an interesting programme by the media mogul, Chude Jideonwo (#WithChude), involving a series of Instagram conversations with different individuals on the topic of religion and Christian faith. The variety of guests include Catholic and Pentecostal clerics, … Continue reading #Retail Christianity

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#SV – Our Interests

Ikenna Paschal Okpaleke

The ‘turn to self’ is often justified by individuals on the basis of the difficulties that they faced while dealing with or encountering others. Often, most of these experiences are negative, disappointing and non-encouraging, leading to distrust and cynicism. And so, we want to be alone, to focus on our interests and concerns, and to keep off from the concerns and worries of others. We find the act of loving others too hectic and too burdensome, we find marriage and relationships too difficult to bear, childbearing and parenting are also too much of a challenge that we just want to … Continue reading #SV – Our Interests