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  BEST INHERITANCE YOU CAN GIVE TO YOUR CHILDREN 1. WISDOM Wisdom is not graded in schools, wisdom is acquired through life experiences. The best people to teach wisdom are the parents. Mentor your children, share with them your experiences, don't allow them to learn tough lessons through trial and error yet you can impart in them awareness that will make them wiser and go further than you 2. SOCIAL SKILLS This is one of the most important inheritance you can give them because life is about relationships. Teach your children how to handle self, how to handle sisterhood and brotherhood, how to handle the opposite gender, how to choose the right company, how to make friends and keep friends, how to interact and socialize, how to communicate. This will help your children as they leave your nest 3. HEALTHY VIEW OF FAMILY If you damage your children's view of marriage you might damage them for life. As a couple, model to them what a healthy couple looks like; the experiences at home...

  *THE A, B, C, D OF INTIMACY IN MARRIAGE* A: Always love your spouse. B: Believe in each other.  C: Celebrate each other often.  D: Don't argue but always reason together.  E: Expect imperfections from your spouse.  F: Fix solutions to problems quick  G: Go for a walk together once a week.  H: Hold each others' hands often.  I: Ignite the passion in your spouse daily.  J: Just laugh over issues worth criticizing.  K: Kill the spirit of unhealthy competition.  L: Let your spouse know your movements.  M: Make love like newly weds.  N: No separate room for you both.  O: Oppose any intruder or third party. P: Pray together always.  Q: Quality time should be spent together.  R: Resist every temptation of infidelity.  S: Stay positive to each others' vision.  T: Take no record of past offence.  U: Utilize every opportunity to bond.  V: Visualize a glorious future together.  W: Win each ot...

   ARE YOU EMOTIONALLY CLOSE?   When most people hear intimacy, their minds jump straight to BODY CONTACT. The truth is, you can be BODY CONTACT active with your spouse and still feel emotionally distant. You can share a bed but not your heart. And when emotional closeness is missing, even BODY CONTACT starts to feel hollow. Today, let’s talk about a different kind of intimacy—the one that holds your marriage together when life gets messy, when kids come, when stress piles up, or when passion isn’t enough on its own. *What Is Emotional Intimacy?* Emotional intimacy is about feeling safe, seen, and truly known. It’s when you can say, “I’m not okay,” and your spouse doesn’t try to fix it or dismiss it—but listens, understands, and stands with you. It’s when you know your thoughts, fears, dreams, and triggers are not just heard—but held with care. SIGNS YOU’RE EMOTIONALLY DISTANT  🚩You talk, but only about logistics—kids, bills, chores 🚩You avoid vulnerable conversati...

  Attention Parents and Guardians Let’s talk before you send your child somewhere this holiday… Your child just finished their final exams in high school and you are just thinking: “How can I keep them busy? They must not waste this long break!” August- mid September.  I get it. It’s a long holiday, and you want them to learn something useful. Maybe tailoring, coding, baking, barbing, makeup—or even small business training. But before you rush off and register them anywhere, pause and think: "Where am I sending my child to?" Because not every place that teaches skills builds character. Some of these environments look okay on the surface, but deep down, they are damaging. And I’ve seen too many children come back from these "training places" with new habits, strange behaviours, and broken values. So please, before you hand your child over to anyone for holiday learning, ask the hard questions. Because the wrong environment can do more damage than good. Some of this c...

  KNOWING JESUS PERSONALLY "Knowing" Jesus means having a relationship with Him. A Christian does not only know about Christ, but a Christian also knows Christ personally . When Jesus prayed in John 17:3 , He stated that eternal life is knowing the one true God and the Son whom He sent. One way to get to know God is to really prove to yourself that He exists. After all, thinking about or talking to someone who isn’t there would be fruitless and lonely! So the first step in knowing God is to know —prove, prove some more, and reflect on that proof—that He exists. To know Christ personally means to get to know Him as you would a friend. In a friendship you spend time with the other person, and you have vulnerable conversations. Talking regularly is an important part of a relationship. To know Jesus is not just to read about Him educationally, but also to spend time understanding who He is. First John 5:20 says, "And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us unde...

  Idleness in the Ministry: A Dangerous Snare In every generation, the call to serve God has been marked by diligence, sacrifice, and faithfulness. The ministry is a divine assignment—an entrusted stewardship over souls, truth, and the work of God on earth. Yet, in today’s world, one subtle but deadly challenge confronts ministers and workers alike: idleness in the ministry. What Is Idleness in the Ministry? Idleness in the ministry is not merely the absence of activity. It is the neglect of the duties, responsibilities, and spiritual labors that God has committed into the hands of His servants. A minister may be busy with personal ambitions, social activities, or worldly pursuits and still be idle regarding the true work of the Kingdom. Idleness shows up when: The Word of God is no longer diligently studied or rightly divided (2 Timothy 2:15). Prayer becomes occasional instead of fervent and persistent (Romans 12:12). Souls are no longer the focus, and evangelism is abandoned (Mat...

  Minister and Ministerial Ethics: A Biblical and Practical Overview Who Is a Minister? A minister is a servant of God called to serve the Church and represent Christ in word and deed. In both the Old and New Testaments, ministry involves being set apart to fulfill God’s purpose — preaching the gospel, caring for souls, teaching sound doctrine, and living as an example. > “Let a man so consider us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.” — 1 Corinthians 4:1 A minister may function in various roles — pastor, evangelist, teacher, prophet, apostle — but all are called to reflect Christ's character in their conduct. What Is Ministerial Ethics? Ministerial ethics is the set of moral principles and standards that guide the behavior and responsibilities of ministers. It focuses on living a life that is above reproach, maintaining integrity, and rightly dividing the Word of Truth while being accountable to God, the Church, and society. It answers questions like: How...