Less than 2 weeks into the new year, terrorists attacked a French publishing company, killing 12 people. We hear reports of the atrocities by ISIS in Iraq and Syria. And here in Nigeria, we are fed stories of the latest Boko Haram abduction or massacre. Lest it seem like the acts of radicals are within…
Category: Ethics
A Comment on the recent criminalization of Homosexual relationships in Nigeria
The Bible is clear that homosexual relationships and acts are sinful (Gen.1:26-27; 2:18-24; Gen.19; Lev. 18:22; 20:13; Rom. 1:26-27; 1 Cor. 6:9; 1 Tim. 1:10). And everyone who calls himself by the name of Christ cannot but disapprove of it. What then should we make of the recent criminalization of the practice in Nigeria? I…
How Jesus turned the world upside down
The problem with the world is not its diversity – social, ethnic, or racial. I am white, he is black; I belong to society’s elite, he is a poor farmer; I speak Yoruba, she is Fulani. No. The problem arises when love and service are left out, and the elements of power and superiority are…
The Humanitarian Theory of Punishment, by C.S.Lewis
The Norwegian mass murderer, Anders Breivik, was recently sentenced to 21 years in prison for murdering 77 people in cold blood. The Christian Mind shared an article by John Piper on the incident, in which he made reference to an essay written by C.S.Lewis way back in 1949 – The Humanitarian Theory of Punishment. I present…
Bonhoeffer on Abortion
The article below is from John Piper, the Pastor for preaching and vision at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minnesota, USA. It is a look at the view of a Christian theologian, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, on the topic of abortion. Bonhoeffer on Abortion by John Piper | March 24, 201 Dietrich Bonhoeffer is claimed as a patron…
The Christian Mind 