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Disconnected Umbilicus

Ikenna Paschal Okpaleke

The disconnection of what was originally natural ties happens in various ways. We shall examine this in three main settings: the family, culture and Christianity. Think of the breakdown of families: A once lovely family of five. Everyone gets married and have their individual families. Parents now dead. Some of the kids travel and gradually reduced communication with one another. They get influenced by other events, other experiences and other persons. With siblings it is now about the scramble to get something of whatever is left by their parents. Then the war begins: it gets bitter, some go diabolic, some … Continue reading Disconnected Umbilicus

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#SV – ‘Open Eye’

Ikenna Paschal Okpaleke

Reading 1  Genesis 2:7-9; 3:1-7 The LORD God formed man out of the clay of the groundand blew into his nostrils the breath of life,and so man became a living being. Then the LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east,and placed there the man whom he had formed.Out of the ground the LORD God made various trees growthat were delightful to look at and good for food,with the tree of life in the middle of the gardenand the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Now the serpent was the most cunning of all the animalsthat … Continue reading #SV – ‘Open Eye’

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#SV – Our Choice

Ikenna Paschal Okpaleke

It must be remarked that the choice in exercising our free will is itself a capacity that is given by God, and since its source is God, it is natural that its fulfilment, and therefore natural end is God, who is its cause. Hence, the proper exercise of the choice towards the perceived good, should be in keeping God’s law since God is the ultimate good. Some quotes from Thomas Aquinas relating to free will: “Free-will is the cause of its own movement, because by his free-will man moves himself to act. But it does not of necessity belong to … Continue reading #SV – Our Choice

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#SV – Beyond the Imagery

Ikenna Paschal Okpaleke

Reading 1  Isaiah 58:7-10 Thus says the LORD:Share your bread with the hungry,shelter the oppressed and the homeless;clothe the naked when you see them,and do not turn your back on your own.Then your light shall break forth like the dawn,and your wound shall quickly be healed;your vindication shall go before you,and the glory of the LORD shall be your rear guard.Then you shall call, and the LORD will answer,you shall cry for help, and he will say: Here I am!If you remove from your midstoppression, false accusation and malicious speech;if you bestow your bread on the hungryand satisfy the afflicted;then … Continue reading #SV – Beyond the Imagery

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#SV – Not Always The Best

Ikenna Paschal Okpaleke

Reading 2  1 Corinthians 1:26-31 Consider your own calling, brothers and sisters.Not many of you were wise by human standards,not many were powerful,not many were of noble birth.Rather, God chose the foolish of the world to shame the wise,and God chose the weak of the world to shame the strong,and God chose the lowly and despised of the world,those who count for nothing,to reduce to nothing those who are something,so that no human being might boast before God.It is due to him that you are in Christ Jesus,who became for us wisdom from God,as well as righteousness, sanctification, and redemption,so … Continue reading #SV – Not Always The Best