Paul’s message to the Corinthians has two parts. As we explored yesterday, unity is an essential principle of working together in the church community. But unity isn’t uniformity. We don’t need...

Nigeria is a country of about 210 million people who speak over 500 different languages. This diversity has not been as much of an asset as it could have been. In...

I remember my first trip as a pastor to a village in Nigeria where I baptized fifty-two people. At the end of the baptismal ritual, the people I had baptized, who...

Governments around the world, especially in the region of Africa where I live, fail to support and protect the people they are intended to serve. Many individuals are hurt by the...

In the beginning of chapter 8 of the book of Nehemiah, Ezra read the law of Moses to all those who could listen, and the leaders of the rebuilt community helped...

Growing up in Nigeria, I recall several events such as a fishing festival, an annual harvest festival, and other celebrations that brought the whole community together. Amidst such celebrations were those...

The texts this week highlight the liminal nature of Christian faith. Our world is broken, and the temptation is always there to believe that restoration is beyond reach. The world is...

One of my favorite parts of serving in the local church was joining young children in Godly Play circles. In our circles, we talked about Epiphany as the time in the...

I have a bad habit of storing up special gifts never to use them. I have had to throw out more expired special food items than I care to admit. When...

We don’t have to get too creative to imagine the community Paul was writing to in his Corinthian letters. It was a community in distress, chaos, and conflict. These seem to...