How is it that the church in Nigeria, for all its reputation about being one of the Nations with the fastest growing number of Christians, is in reality a nation STILL rampant with corruption and strife at every level of society, even within th

The One Where God Likes Your Kids ...Even When You Don't (When Dads Pray - Week 7)

May 21st, 2020

My kids are quite the curious bunch, especially my oldest. A simple answer is never enough for him. He’ll ask questions till he gets to the root of my underlying motive for why I said what I said; which is fine, except for the fact that it’s us

The One Where the Kids are Struggling in School (When Dads Pray - Week 6)

May 7th, 2020

Okay, fine! I’ll come straight to it, my son is way smarter than I was at his age.To be clear, he still does dumb 8-year-old-boy stuff, but academically, my not-so-little-anymore dude is crushing it! When he was in kindergarten, he was reading

The One Where Dads Raise Up Fierce Daughters (When Dads Pray - Week 5)

May 4th, 2020

When each of my kids were born, I had specific things I prayed God would do in each of their lives. Call it Dad-instincts or Holy Spirit inspiration, I’m not sure, but I asked God to use each of them in very specific ways in their generation. F

The One Where the Kids Don't Know Jesus (When Dads Pray - Week 4)

Apr 27th, 2020

I grew up in a household with a strong religious mother and an even stronger grandmother. My dad was not a man of faith, but he never kept us from following in the footsteps of my mom. In fact, he encouraged it. But I do recall that when I was

The One Where the Kids Don't Have Friends (When Dads Pray - Week 3)

Apr 19th, 2020

I saw this meme online a few weeks ago that made me laugh out loud for a good minute. It was a picture of Jesus and His disciples and the caption read, “How come no one ever talks about the miracle of Jesus having 12 close friends in His 30s?!”

The One Where The Kids Might Be Greedy (When Dads Pray - Week 2)

Apr 13th, 2020

Let’s start off with a little math. If I gave you $10 for every time you have had to tell one of your kids, “You have to share!”, how much would you have?I don’t know about you, but if I were to count just the last 6 months, I’d have enough cas

The One Where the Kids Need Courage (When Dads Pray - Week 1)

Apr 6th, 2020

Several nights ago, I put my kids to bed following a routine which involved storytelling, praying, them-waking-up-again, me threatening their lives, 3 hugs, 100 high fives and 29 fist bumps. When they eventually settled down, I headed downstair

When Dads Pray, Powerful Stuff Happens

Apr 1st, 2020

My prayer life used to be boring. Then I had kids! If you’re a parent, you’ve probably cried out a few foxhole prayers in your day. Whether it was the time your kid stuck their hand in that dangerous thing you warned them a million times not to

When You Go to Bed with Rachel, But Wake up with Leah

Apr 10th, 2017

Sometimes you’ll do everything right, but end up with results inconsistent with your intended end goal.Yet, those unintended results may end up being the very thing you need the most!Let me tell you a story.There was once a man named, Jacob, an

Dear Dads: 10 Things Your Kids Will Say (and what they really mean)

Mar 1st, 2017

There's nothing I love more than smushing my kid's faces with kisses every morning before school and every night before bed.Luckily, they're at that stage of life where they totally dig it and think I'm the best-dad-ever when I do it.O, the joy

The #1 Quality He Must Have Before You Make It Official (Single Ladies Edition)

Feb 14th, 2017

I don't follow a lot of celebrity news.Unless it’s about Denzel Washington, Jessica Chastain, Mahershala Ali, Will Smith, and any member of New Edition… okay, I lied. I do follow some celebrity news. Recently, one of my favorite celebrities fe

The Christmas Story As It Unfolded on Facebook

Dec 19th, 2016

'Tis that time of the year to tell the Christmas story all over again.A young virgin teenager is visited by a super-angel and told she's gonna be a baby-mama. Next minute, she's preggers. Her child is Jesus and He's gonna change the whole ball-

When Your Family has More Drama Than Christmas

Dec 17th, 2016

No family has it all together, right?I’d even go as far as to say, (humanly speaking) Jesus Himself didn’t come from the most perfect family tree, yet, if you received a Christmas postcard from Joseph and Mary, you’d probably think them the cut

When Jesus Doesn't Pick You to be on the Dream Team

Nov 2nd, 2016

I was standing on the sidelines of the basketball court, waiting to be picked for next game.I’m not the fastest with the ball, nor am I a skilled outside shooter, but my inside game is strong. Plus, I’m a big guy and my turn-around jump shots h

Jesus' Favorite Food (And 6 Other Fun Facts You May Have Missed About Him)

Oct 25th, 2016

Every Christmas, the story of His unusual birth is retold in countless manger scenes around the world. On Good Fridays, His sacrificial death is remembered. Then on Easter Sundays, His astonishing resurrection is celebrated.Clearly, Jesus Chris

The Day You Will Finally Be Able to Talk Trash to Death [VIDEO]

Oct 11th, 2016

ABRIDGED MANUSCRIPT OF SERMON:It is appointed to man to die once, then the judgment. But.You may end up being one of the chosen who never has to walk through the valley of the shadow of death. You may find yourself among the privileged who hap

That Time I Thought the Holy Spirit was a Giant Wifi Router In the Sky

Sep 26th, 2016

I was told He would be there.The event had in its title, words like, “Awakening”, “Encounter”, “Fire”, “Outpouring”, and of course, “Holy Spirit.”But after several hours of hyped-up worship music, prayer-like-you-wouldn’t-believe, and some crin

2 Simple and Practical Ways You Can Love Hurting People Today

Sep 6th, 2016

I’m going to say something upfront that may rub you the wrong way, but please understand that I mean well. When you read through this blog post, please don’t just “LIKE” it, “SHARE” it, “TWEET” it, or send a “SNAP” about it.Instead, I challeng

Sierra's Song (Based on a True Story. Sorta)

Aug 22nd, 2016

CO-AUTHORED BY STEPHANIE CARPIO (@stephkcarpio)My wife and I love Stephanie to pieces! She has been a part of our life and ministry for several years and we're incredibly eager to be a part of G

5 Reasons Why I Find It so Hard to Pray (...Just Being Honest)

Aug 8th, 2016

It was my morning prayer-walk, but I ended up mostly walking.I couldn’t bring myself to pray.It wasn’t like there was any hidden sin (that I know of, anyway) stifling my ability to call out to the Father in heaven. I don’t know what it was but,

Identifying the Strongholds in Your Life (4 Areas to Consider)

Jul 25th, 2016

What is a SPIRITUAL stronghold? In a spiritual sense, a stronghold is a fortress in the spiritual dimension of your life from which the enemy (Satan and his demons) operates, undermining God’s good purposes for your life, which then results in

4 Tips on the Art of Walking on Water

Jun 20th, 2016

1 Simple Way to Go From Lukewarm Christian to "On Fire" (Pt.8 - BOOK OF REVELATION)

Jun 6th, 2016 23m 45s

DON'T HAVE THE TIME TO SIT AND READ? NOW YOU CAN LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD (OR) SUBSCRIBE TO MY AUDIO PODCASTUPDATED NOTE: A few of my readers have expressed that while this blogpost was helpful in identifying the problem of "lukewarmness", they f