GOD'S PROMISES TO THE FATHERLESS - Spark of His Glory
The world is blessed because we have fathers in it. As we celebrate Father's Day and the great impact fathers have had on the lives of their families and the
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Seven Things Christ Accomplished for You on the Cross - Spark of His Glory
The soldiers heard Him yell, “It is finished.” And then, He gave up the ghost. The light of the world was out. Darkness covered the land. Heavens looked away,
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How To Hear God's Whispers In A Noisy World - Spark of His Glory
Even as we share close spaces with our loved ones and friends, whether living under the same roof or not, we often fail to hear each other.
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5 Places You Can Find God When Life Hurts - Spark of His Glory
I was sick, and my doctors could not diagnose my ailment. Yet, I hurt.
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Love Your Road More Than your Destination! - Spark of His Glory
Today, GPS gadgets run the roads like tablets run our lives. They definitely replaced the paper maps, which were our old beacons at sea.
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Do You Recognize these 5 Early Warning Signs of Prayerlessness? - Spark of His Glory
Do you recognize these 5 early warning signs of prayerlessness? Prayerlessness does not happen overnight; it creeps in over time like every other form of
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5 Ways the Church Can Better Engage Culture - Spark of His Glory
5 ways the church can better engage culture.
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3 Things That Happen When We Let Go - Spark of His Glory
3 Things That Happen When We Let Go.
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11 Scriptures to Meditate on When God's Promises Seem Like a LIE - Spark of His Glory
Still childless at 100, God made the Abrahams a promise. On a star-studded night, God pointed to the heavens and solemnly swore to them, “I will give you
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5 Ways to Get the Best Out of Life's Disruptions - Spark of His Glory
5 Ways to Get the Best Out of Life's Disruptions.
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7 Ways to Make Your Monday Mornings Anxiety-Free. - Spark of His Glory
Do you dread Monday mornings? Would you love anxiety-free Mondays? In this post, I share 7 ways to make your Monday mornings anxiety-free.
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4 Ways God Speaks to You When you Pray. - Spark of His Glory
In this post, we will look at 4 Ways God Speaks to You When you Pray, and how you should respond to each.
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GRACE made all things NEW - Spark of His Glory
After a little hesitation, his mother abruptly dashed forward with a certain urgency of the moment together with the viciousness of a bear robbed of her cub!
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GRACE made all things NEW - Spark of His Glory
After a little hesitation, his mother abruptly dashed forward with a certain urgency of the moment together with the viciousness of a bear robbed of her cub!
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CHRIST in ME the hope of GLORY unlimited! - Spark of His Glory
Sometimes I get lost in powerful jolts of reminiscence over the beautiful things I have accomplished, the horrible mistakes I have made, dreams that came
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9 Scriptures that prove God loves You. - Spark of His Glory
Forbidden. Scandalous. Unthinkable. 9 scriptures that prove God loves you. Hmmm, these words describe God’s love for you.
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9 Scriptures That Prove God Loves You
Forbidden. Scandalous. Unthinkable. These words describe God’s love for you. If these bible verses do not scandalize you, then you have not taken them literally and seriously enough. God’s love is not a parable. It is as real as God is.
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6 Intentional Choices You can Make in 2023 - Spark of His Glory
I love the old Jamaican proverb,
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9 Ways God nudges you on
God gets His children’s attention in different ways for different reasons. He reaches out to give a nod of approval, pass across a warning, talk to us or provide guidance when we find ourselves at crossroads. God achieves these in various ways, but sometimes we are too preoccupied to sense Him reach out. No wonder He calls us to be still and know that He is God. Today, I will share 9 ways God nudges His children on the right path. 1- Open doors. They passed the first and second guards and came t
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9 Ways God nudges you on - Spark of His Glory
God gets His children's attention in different ways for different reasons. He reaches out to give a nod of approval, pass across a warning, talk to us or
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9 Ways God Nudges His Stagnant Child Forward.
Stagnancy! We have all been there at one point or the other in our lives. Stagnancy creeps in from the place of complacency or the place of hurt. It might be you refusing to move on from hurts in the past, such as a broken relationship, or a failure that brought you down from supposedly great heights. If you feel progress has eluded you of late or if you feel like a lake rather than a river, read with me as I share 9 bible verses that encourage you to move forward. God nudges His children to mov
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9 Ways God Nudges His Stagnant Child Forward. - Spark of His Glory
Stagnancy! We have all been there at one point or the other in our lives. Stagnancy creeps in from the place of complacency or the place of hurt. It might be
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11 Things Christ WAS, So You are NOT. - Spark of His Glory
He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth. He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death, though he had done no violence, nor was any deceit in his mouth. Around mid-afternoon Jesus groaned out of the depths, crying loudly, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” which means, “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?” Mathew 27:4b.
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6 Things Christ FINISHED For YOU On The Cross.
The soldiers heard Him yell, “it is finished”. And then, He gave up the ghost. The light of the world was out. Darkness ensued. Heavens looked away. Hell slides into celebration mode. Demons in hell hugged and kissed. The devil popped champagne with his horde. Maybe you are still wondering about what Christ meant when he said, “it is finished” on the cross. Read on as I share 6 things Christ’s death accomplished for you and me.
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6 Things Christ FINISHED For YOU On The Cross. - Spark of His Glory
The soldiers heard Him yell, “it is finished”.
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11 Things God says about Me.
While a lot of things try to define me, God’s opinion of me is final. In this post, I am sharing 11 things God says about me. I can trust what God says about me. And that is enough. I need no other opinion. Not even that of my archenemy, the devil. So, God says it. I believe it. That settles it.
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11 Things God says about Me. - Spark of His Glory
A lot of things try to define me. People yell out their opinions of me. I also have my opinion about myself. Situations and events in life whisper what they
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God's Promises To You In Tough Times. - Spark of His Glory
God's Promises to You in Tough Times.
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God's Promises To You In Tough Times. - Spark of His Glory
The scripture says many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all.
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AZ List of Things to be Thankful for in Life. - Spark of His Glory
As a kid on my father’s farm, I noticed my parent’s chickens would take a gulp of water and lift their heads toward heaven. Out of curiosity, I asked, why? I
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9 Reasons you should worry less. - Spark of His Glory
Worrying is something we do a lot! But you and I know that worrying gets us nowhere. It is one futile yet physically and mentally draining habit we all
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13 Things That Happen When You Stop Praying - Spark of His Glory
Prayer is a lifeline! Praying is living, especially when you God is your father. We strengthen the relationship we have with God in the place of prayer. We
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13 Things That Happen When You Stop Praying
Prayer is a lifeline! Prayer is our face-time with God. Ever wondered what happens to you when you stop praying? In this post, find out about 13 things that could happen when you stop talking to your heavenly Father in the place of prayer.
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4 Motivations For When You've Missed The Mark - Spark of His Glory
Yes, you can start late, stumble, fall down, make mistakes, look different, be laughed at, and still reach your finish line.
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7 Prayers every Mother should say for their Children - Spark of His Glory
Heavens listen when a mother cries out on behalf of her children in the place of prayer.
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9 Scriptures that affirm God is madly in love with you. - Spark of His Glory
Sometimes life is hard. This seems to be even more true given the big dent the COVID 19 pandemic has imprinted on our daily lives. For some, it is difficult
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6 Attributes of a Mother. - Spark of His Glory
Like a Queen in her glory or colony, mothers are a key part of the family. As a matter of fact, mothers are the heart of the family. We know families in turn
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How to build an altar of prayer in your home - Spark of His Glory
An Altar is a portal through which the spirit realm intervenes in the physical realm.
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5 Reasons Christ’s Scars Will Never Fade - Spark of His Glory
But why does Christ bear his scars still? He conquered the grave. Hell could not hold on to him. The tomb could not contain him past the third day. He went
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The Lord is my Shepherd – Narrative of a Sheep (Psalm 23) PART 1 - Spark of His Glory
The ‘Fulani’ are a tribe regarded as the shepherds of Africa. Growing up in Africa as kid I remember night after night spent under the canopy structured by
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21 Ridiculously free, but expensive things to be thankful for. - Spark of His Glory
As a kid on my father’s farm, I noticed my parent’s chickens would take a gulp of water and lift their heads toward heaven. Out of curiosity, I asked, why? I
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You can still reach your finish line - Spark of His Glory
Yes, you can start late, stumble, fall down, make mistakes, look different, be laughed at, and still reach your finish line.
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4 Ways God Responds to your Prayers - Spark of His Glory
His disciples came to him and asked that he teach them to pray. Jesus replied, “when you pray, say, our father, who art in heaven…”
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5 Reasons why God is not your Grandfather. - Spark of His Glory
I grew up in a tight-knit family with both grandparents a very visible knot in the loop. My grandfather will travel hundreds of miles every month to see us,
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Worship in War - Spark of His Glory
Life is a fight. Life is a constant fight. Sometimes, it is a fight to get up each morning and make the day count. It is a fight to keep our families safe. It
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The Story of a Perfect God using Imperfect people. - Spark of His Glory
Then the Lord opened the donkey’s mouth, and it said to Balaam, “What have I done to you to make you beat me these three times?” Numbers 22: 28
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6 Attributes of a Good Father - Spark of His Glory
So on this Father’s day, I say Happy Father’s day to all Fathers around the world. Fathers are definitely worth celebrating as families are worth celebrating.
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Marriage God's Way - Spark of His Glory
I recently challenged myself to read at least two books each month to broaden my knowledge and improve myself in certain areas of life. As a husband and
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6 Intentional Choices You can Make in Life. - Spark of His Glory
I love the old Jamaican proverb,
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He will carry you on eagles wings. - Spark of His Glory
Like an eagle that stirs up its nest and hovers over its young, that spreads its wings to catch them and carries them aloft. Deuteronomy 32: 11
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11 Good Morning habits for a successful day - Spark of His Glory
A day is a beautiful gift from God. Whenever we get one, we must learn to appreciate and use it well.
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A Window of Transparency - Spark of His Glory
As adults, most of us have experienced the excitement of purchasing a vehicle. Yes, we endure the pesky tactics of the car salesman and never seem to consider
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Why seek the living among the dead? - Spark of His Glory
And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said to them, Why seek you the living among the dead? Luke 24: 5
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It is finished - Spark of His Glory
The soldiers heard him yell, “it is finished”. And then, he gave up the ghost. The light of the world was dead.
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Behold, I make All Things New - Spark of His Glory
After a little hesitation, she abruptly dashed forward with a certain urgency. She seemed wild as a bear robbed of her cub. As she charged to the aid of her
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8 Bible verses that put Psalm 23 into perspectives - Spark of His Glory
The words of God indeed come alive when spoken by his children.
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Becoming Like Christ - Spark of His Glory
In the Garden of Eden, the serpent tapped into Adam and Eve’s desire to be like God to deceive them into disobedience. He crossed his heart and promised them,
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When God's Promises seem like Lies - Spark of His Glory
Still childless at 100, God made the Abrahams a promise. On a star-studded night, God pointed to the heavens and solemnly swore to them, “I will give you
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A Season of Renewal - Spark of His Glory
We always look for springtime as a refreshing time of year when we transition from the cold winter months and into the blooming of God’s nature. The grass
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My spring will come & I will blossom again - Spark of His Glory
I planted my tree and gave her so much water. She maintained her green foliage through the summer. October fall arrived, and her leaves started to turn
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9 Scriptures that prove God is crazy about you - Spark of His Glory
Forbidden. Scandalous. Unthinkable. These words describe God’s love for you.
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3 Things you don't know about the DOLDRUMS - Spark of His Glory
We were almost lost in the middle of the Pacific. We almost capsized in those doldrums. Robert Anderson
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7 Things you must give up this year - Spark of His Glory
Give up on your new year resolutions, you probably already have anyway! Why do you have to wait a whole year to resolve to achieve? There are 365 days in a
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HURRICANE ME - Spark of His Glory
Heavy heart. Broken spirit. Shattered hope! He knelt right there, in the same garden where hope was created. The same ground upon which the created sun first
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I hope your hurricane misses you! But if not… - Spark of His Glory
“I will … transform the Valley of Trouble into a gateway of hope.” – God in Hosea 2 vs 15
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The little gift that made a difference - Spark of His Glory
In a town called the valley of gifts lived a little boy who was too little to make a difference! Not only was he too little to make a difference, but he had
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Steal My Show - Spark of His Glory
One particular morning, I mumbled those same prayer lines- “Jesus, take the wheel”, and drove off. In the middle of the highway, I heard my thoughts loud and
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While I breathe, I hope! - Spark of His Glory
“I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord.”
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Mama! Are you crazy? - Spark of His Glory
God might take you down but He will never let you down
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Road Romance - Spark of His Glory
GPS devices– they have taken control of roads today just like their distant cousins (tablets) have taken control of our life today. They have certainly
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2016- A Clean Slate - Spark of His Glory
As a kid, I learnt how to write using a slate and chalk. Prone to mistakes as a young writer, the slate suited me well! I was never afraid of making mistakes
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Bus chasers,Dream catchers - Spark of His Glory
A number of times I have found myself in a seemly comical position: hands frantically up in the air, heels almost touching back head, while attempting to
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My spring will come, I will blossom again! - Spark of His Glory
In the winter months, every time I look through my patio door from inside the comfort of my warm house, I see my cherry tree beaten and battered but still standing in solitude across the new ground-line marked out in white. In the cold of winter, when the starless nights shield the day and the veiling of the sun turns drops of rain into balls of ice before they ever hit the ground, when all that is green is buried inside a mass of frozen water that outlines the new ground-line, armed with hope and memories of spring to come, my cherry tree survived winter! For a moment, picture a planter’s seed as it goes from the farmer’s hand into the ground, transiting from a season of light into a season of thick darkness; buried under the weight of the soil, a glaring contrast to the time it was once soared on the oak’s branch!
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TALKING DONKEYS - Spark of His Glory
My hands are dirty I dare not lift them up to the heavens, yet God sees me as a States man of his country. My tongue is uncultured and my mouth is foul, I
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Ocean Deep - Spark of His Glory
“There are three things that are too amazing for me, four that I do not understand: …the way of a man with a maid…”
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Steal My Show - Spark of His Glory
One particular morning, I mumbled those same prayer lines- “Jesus, take the wheel”, and drove off. In the middle of the highway I heard my thoughts loud and
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Thy Rod and the Staff they Comfort Me- Narrative of a Sheep (Psalm 23) part 3 - Spark of His Glory
A Blacksmith is known by his fire, a sailor is known by his maps, a warrior is known by his sword, so also a shepherd is recognized by his rod.
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The Lion, the Bear & the Shepherd – Narrative of a Sheep (Psalm 23) – PART 2 - Spark of His Glory
Going further down to verse 2 of Psalm 23, the sheep went further in this narrative to describe it’s many adventures with the Shepherd- “He makes me to lie
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While I breathe, I hope! - Spark of His Glory
God in fact will not demand evidence to suggest you are living your purpose in other to allow you to carry on living, God lets you live so that you can live for him – which is your true purpose. If trees could talk they will speak hope, the Chinese bamboo is a tree that never grows past four feet in its first 5years, but then towers 90feet into the sky in just an additional six weeks. In other words, because I have to declare the works of the Lord (Purpose), I shall not die (I will live), I can conclude that God’s purpose/plan for me keeps me alive, if He was done with me here on earth, I’d been dead.
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CHRIST in ME the hope of GLORY unlimited! - Spark of His Glory
Sometimes I get lost in powerful jolts of reminiscence over the beautiful things I have accomplished, the horrible mistakes I have made, dreams that came
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