Author: Stephen Ojapah
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The Lenten season and Ramadan: Lessons from Dar al Andalus – By Stephen Ojapah
Lent, in the Christian Church, is a period of penitential preparation for Easter. In Western churches it begins on Ash Wednesday, six and a half weeks before Easter, and provides a 40-day period for fasting and abstinence (Sundays are excluded), in imitation of Jesus Christ’s fasting in the wilderness before he began his public ministry.…
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Historical Trajectories of Catholicism in Africa: And the International insight of Faith – By Stephen Ojapah
You are Peter and upon this rock I will build my church and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it (Matt 16:18). For over two thousand years, the Catholic Church has been celebrating the Eternal Words of Jesus. In these words, we see in Jesus a firm commitment, not only to establish His…
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The conversion of St Paul – By Stephen Ojapah
I am the least of the apostles; in fact, since I persecuted the church of God. I hardly deserve the name apostle; but by God’s grace, that is what I am, and the grace that he gave me has not been fruitless. On the contrary, I have worked harder than any of the others; or…
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Rejecting the offering of Cain to Nigeria – By Stephen Ojapah
Cain brought some of his harvest and gave it as an offering to the Lord. Then Abel brought the first lamb born of one of his sheep, killed it and gave the best parts of it as offering. The Lord was pleased with Abel and his offering, but he rejected Cain and his offering. Cain…
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Did God order Muslims to rule over Christians? – By Stephen Ojapah
Jason Soroski a renowned bible commentator has this short analysis to offer about this passage. “As Jesus tells his disciples that he is the way, there are multiple meanings involved. First off, he addresses our very human instinct to know where we are going before we start a journey. The disciples wanted to know the…
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That all may be free – By Stephen Ojapah
Rivers of Babylon is a Rastafari song written and recorded by Brent Dowe and Trevor McNaughton of the Jamaican reggae group The Melodians in 1970. The lyrics are adapted from the texts of the Psalms 19, and 137 in the Hebrew Bible. The Melodians’ original version of the song appeared on the soundtrack album for…
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World Peace Day – By Stephen Ojapah
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. (John 14:27). Literally, the word peace is derived from the original Latin word pax ‘, which means a pact, a control or an agreement to…