Articles by: Ayomide Akinkugbe

 

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  you were a diva [even before you mounted the stage]

  i am bibledude 0 comments

  Spotlights, crazy nights, you are here to sing. Glittery shoes, smart dress, high heels, you mount the stage. You are here to gain the crowd, to build a reputation that would last long even after you are gone. Garner lots of awards and accolade, be termed a legend, leave a [...]

   
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  you are more real

  for reflection, life of worship, PRAY, spiritual practice 3 comments

  Today I woke up, opened the door and walked out Got to half of the day before I remembered you You are not real Today I woke up with a thought of you. In my mind were questions of who you are At the end of the day, a friend [...]

   
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  1 john 4:7-21 [god is love]

  authentic christianity, bible literacy, READ 2 comments

  Read 1 John 4:7-21 (ESV, NIV, The Message). Some things I believe. . . Counterfeit Love I believe that love in its purest and unadulterated form cannot be given or shown without the power of God. Maybe that’s what points to the many one night stands and high statistics of divorce and [...]

   
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  how we really know those who don’t really know

  authentic christianity, engaged in culture 4 comments

  Just a thought. . . I’ve been thinking about what it means to know and if I’m not sure about a number of things, I’m sure of this: to know is to be able to help someone to know too. Now I’m not playing with words, but seriously, I have had my [...]

   
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  digging down deep [some thoughts on what we believe]

  authentic christianity, book reviews, ministry 2 comments

  Okay, I really have to do this. I ran to the bookstore today and yes (on a really tight budget, LOL) I got Joshua Harris’ latest book titled Dug Down Deep: Unearthing What I Believe and Why It Matters. The cover’s got one of my favorite contemporary writers ( Donald [...]

   
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  10 ways pain can help us tell story better

  creativity and art 4 comments

  Pain is ‘painful’ and mostly not desired but a lot of people are always affected one way or the other by it and creators of art aren’t always left out. And some say that a creator (a writer especially) has more to create when the person has experienced  a lot [...]

   
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  i want to know what it means to believe

  for reflection 0 comments

  Somehow I came empty and broken. No, weary is the word. When all has been taken from me and some how I resist the cup in hand able to quench my thirst. ‘There’s healing in your hand’ they say as they watch me die ‘I know but I’m weary now’ [...]