August, 2026 - Oludare Akinbo

Modesty Was Never About the Neckline or Hemline

When Samuel arrived at Jesse’s house to anoint Israel’s next king, he expected to recognise him on sight. Eliab, the eldest son, walked in first and looked every inch a king. God stopped Samuel before he could act.

The Ownership Nobody Wants to Take First

Aaron’s excuse for the golden calf is one of the strangest sentences in the Bible. He had collected the people’s gold and shaped it into an idol himself, yet when Moses confronted him, he described it as something that had happened without him.

Not All That Glitters: The Danger of Choosing by What Pleases the Eye

Fool’s gold has disappointed many hopeful prospectors. Pyrite glints a warm yellow in the pan, and at a glance it can pass for the real thing.

Small Beginnings God Never Apologizes For

Picture a young pastor who starts a congregation with four people in a rented room above a shop: his wife, his sister and two elderly neighbours who come more out of politeness than conviction. For nearly two years the number barely moves.

The Sin of Comparison

When David came home after killing Goliath, the women of Israel came out singing and dancing to meet King Saul. Their song should have been a shared celebration. Saul heard it as an insult.

The Weight of Every Word

Picture a woman whose good name in her community falls apart over two years without anyone ever accusing her in public.

The Loneliness of Leadership

Moses once told God that he would rather die than carry Israel any further on his own. It is one of the rawest prayers in the Bible, and it came from the man God Himself had appointed to lead.

Why Jesus Wept at a Grave He Was About to Reopen

“Jesus wept” (John 11:35, NKJV) is the shortest verse in most English Bibles, and one of the most surprising.

The Ultimate Dangers of Familiarity and Complacency

Wear the same perfume every day. Within a few weeks you stop smelling it on yourself. However, not because it faded, but because your nose has stopped registering what it expects to find there. Everyone else in the room still catches it the moment you walk in. You’re the only one who’s gone numb to it. Familiarity doesn’t make a thing weaker. It makes the person closest to it stop noticing it’s even there.