I get on this app to look for validation. I scroll and scroll, then get on my profile — for the 4th time in 5 minutes — and realize the follower count hasn’t increased; the reactions to my posts haven’t increased either. And they’ll tell me to have patience. The…

Today, you’re angry that your friend got married before you. The other day, you were angry that your other friend is going for an M.Sc. abroad and you’re still stuck where you are. Next, you’ll be livid over your G’s new apartment, the one he’s splashing all over Twitter. He…

Our Sisters’ Coordinator made an announcement, right after the Wednesday Bible Study of the fellowship, telling us that a former sisters’ coordinator of the fellowship had invited us to a picnic or fellowship or hangout at her house. Any thing we preferred to call it. The brothers immediately started cracking…

Zaria’a phone rang. Twice. She couldn’t take it. Right now, she was in a Zoom meeting with her boss and a couple of impressive developers who would be building their latest website and app. The lady had a knack for simplifying things. Many had been the occasion when she had…

I accosted Keziah (a very lovely name for a boy, if you ask me) after the fellowship. He was about to dash off. This Department of Architecture even had their students studying on Sundays. Phew! I held his gaze and asked, “How are you?” When I got no response, I…

This very moment, in countless chats around the world, intentional and sincere “How are you’s?” are being typed. And people are finding solace in one another. Some are sharing their joys. …

I don’t always see that magazine and turn away. I’d ask for it or pick it up. It’s titled Awake Christian Mirror. They communicate Godly content with stories. That’s a combination to die for: Godliness and storytelling. Oh, you’ve got me! …

“We’ll learn as we go,” has been my motto since I realized I was too bent on perfection. I’ve been trying to loosen up, telling myself it’s alright to not be so perfect; I’ll learn along the way. Yet, there have been times when I wished I had a little…

In sorrow, community helps. ‘Community’ can be one person. It has been for me. Sorrow came to visit this past week. …