King Xerxes (Ahasuerus) ruled over 127 provinces when Isreal was in slavery. He was the most powerful monarch who ruled the Persian Empire around 486 BC.
Hadassah had deep Jewish roots as detailed in the Book of Esther in the Holy Bible.
Esther couldn’t have been Nigerian
My Daddy-Longlegs When I was a little girl, my whole world went at a pleasantly slow pace. It was endless days of wanting to be an adult. And the calmness and stability of that little world seemed to last forever. The hopeful days of waiting and the protection from my parents from what the world…
The worship leader collected the wired microphone from the prayer coordinator, who had set the atmosphere burning with some capital tongue speaking in the rented hall. “Lerogete aikolema ribainda, Endoskelesh endoski barabai!” He had declared with ferocity and some vibration of hands. One could see that the few members who came to church early had…
“Hi,” “Hello,” It was a weird conversation with a stranger down the winding staircase. It felt good. Sunday arrived early and in sync with the soft instrumental escaping from the second floor. It preluded the start of service. Sunday was Sabbath. It was a special day of rest when people poured out the streets in…
Peace: You can try out your sabificate Hearty: Have you been thinking about life after school? Peace: I have been thinking about life after school since months ago. I see the future bright, I see God helping me in the future. By the grace of God, God has been helping me to put some plans…
Books, novels, comics, academic books…all summed up as books are a necessity to humans, especially you who are reading right now. It doesn’t matter what genre it is, whether self-published or not, it doesn’t even matter if it’s a bestseller or not. Books are great companions in times of solitude. To me, nothing beats having…
Preparing for Life after School After a long day in the Botany final year lab, my seatmate, the Class Rep, turned to me. She asked about my plans for life after school. That discussion wasn’t urgent yet, so we had a pleasant conversation. She had lots of career trajectories: hard and soft skills full ground….
Habits are actions that are slowly worked into the average human’s routine. When such actions become habits, you most likely would do them without thinking or realizing that you’re doing them. If the year 2024 has had you thinking about how you can be more Christ-like, you might already be putting some things in place,…
Apologies to any Sade reading this. This Sade is just a normal young Christian going through after-COVID everyday life as observed by the author. Thanks.
The day gave birth to the night The moon swagged in the air In a world full of darkness Light wraps me up in its flame. My sanity drove them crazy My purity brought them harm They are irritated by my power Disgusted at my move to empower. Insult were sent, rumours was brewed Traps…
