What do you think

What do you think

What do you think

What do you think

During the traditional engagement and paying of the bride price for my third son's wedding, my in-laws' tent was set up on one side, and ours was on the other.
​Because of the prolonged traditional Yoruba customs, my son eventually came to me frustrated. He noticed that the ceremony was dragging out, with the bridal party pausing and singing different songs every few minutes, claiming their car had run out of fuel.
​He said to me, "Daddy, whatever money they need, just give it to them, because by 20 PM, I must leave here for a crusade."
​I approached the coordinators of the engagement and told them to collect whatever money they needed so the delay wouldn't continue. They promised to hurry up, but they eventually forgot our deadline. When they delayed yet again, claiming another vehicle had just arrived at the door, my son approached me a final time.
​He told me, "Daddy, please continue with this program. Check the tubers of yam and the kola nuts—if they are correct, give it to them when they arrive."
​With that, my son picked up his Bible and walked out of his own wedding event to head to the crusade ground.
​I shouted after him that I would accept the wife on his behalf when she finally arrived, but he insisted that whenever she came, they could hand her over to me. When the bride realized that my son had completely left the venue, she immediately picked up her own bag and followed him to the crusade.
​The venue became completely empty. I was left behind, trying to appeal to my in-laws and making excuses about how "the children of nowadays" behave. But the truth is, both of them had gone to the mission field. They left all of us sitting there.
​That is the exact way I trained my children concerning the matters of the Kingdom. I explicitly taught them the absolute priority, desperation, and urgency with which we must attend to our spiritual lives and assignments.
Credit: Baba isaac omolehin

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Can we leave the Bible aside and be practical?
I've heard people say, even pastors sometimes, "Let's leave the Bible aside and be practical." Statements like this reveal that many Christians don't truly believe the Bible has real power to transform lives.
Some see it as merely a collection of inspiring stories. Others treat it as a success manual, picking principles to prosper. For some, it's simply a rule book. And when it comes to real transformation, even churches sometimes embrace worldly ideas instead.
Some think the Bible can't address modern issues. But the problem isn't with the Bible. The problem is we often don't know how to read, study, and understand Scripture, and sometimes we're simply not diligent enough to let the Word do its work in us.
Many churches today have time for entertainment, activities, and excessive gyration. But when it comes to teaching God's Word, only thirty or forty minutes are allotted, and even then the preacher often spends much of that time talking about himself, telling stories about Dangote or Otedola, and saying very little about the God of the Bible, Christ Jesus, what He has done, and how His work transforms lives.
Jesus taught multitudes for long periods, even for days. Everywhere serious Bible teaching is done, it's usually detailed, extensive, and unhurried. You can't teach God's Word in a hurry, and if it's to change your life, neither the preacher nor the listener can be in a hurry.
If we truly sat under God's Word the way He intends, we'd discover that secular knowledge cannot accomplish what only spiritual truth can. Secular knowledge has its place, but where spiritual transformation is required, philosophy and worldly wisdom can't produce what God's truth produces.
I've seen the Word of God change people. I know this for certain
God's word truly transforms lives.

Written by Temi Hassan of the TGS Church

Artan to referee Uefa Super Cup after losing World Cup spot

Somali referee Omar Artan, who was denied entry to the United States to officiate at the World Cup, has been appointed to take charge of the Uefa Super Cup match between Paris St-Germain and Aston Villa later this summer.

The contest between PSG, who won the Champions League last term and Aston Villa, who triumphed in the Europa League, is scheduled to take place on 12 August in Salzburg.

In a statement, European football's governing body said that decision had been taken after discussions with the Confederation of African Football (Caf).

Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin said: "Omar Artan is an excellent young but already experienced referee, who has proven himself at the highest competition level of the Confederation of African Football.

"Football is made to connect people, and Uefa wants to show its respect to Omar and his outstanding officiating skills, which had earned him such a prestigious nomination.

"I am grateful to my friend Caf president Patrice Motsepe for supporting enthusiastically our initiative."

Artan, the 2025 Caf men's referee of the year, who has been on Fifa's international list since 2018, was set to be the first Somali to referee at the World Cup finals.

However, he was turned away by border officials in Miami despite holding a diplomatic passport and a single-entry US visa.

On Wednesday, a US government official said Artan had not been allowed to enter the country because of his "association with suspected members of terror organisations".

Somalia is one of several countries on a travel ban list introduced by President Donald Trump and after speaking to the US authorities, world governing body Fifa said Artan would miss the tournament.

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