Deji Okegbile's Blog

He gives strength to the faint and strengthens the powerless. 
Youths may become faint and weary, and young men stumble and fall,
 but those who trust in the LORD will renew their strength;
they will soar on wings like eagles;
 they will run and not become weary,
they will walk and not faint.&...

Methodism in a progressive world, compared to the movement begun by John Wesley, is not only heartbreaking but also a loss of core missional identity. The phrase “Dancing on John Wesley’s grave” is a missional idiom and metaphor rather than a literal physical event. Dancing on John Wesley’s grave refers to the figurative act of Methodists acting with impunity, existing as ‘a ...

Very Rev Isaac Ogbonnaya was best known as a prayer warrior and intercessor, involved with numerous Methodist churches, Scripture Union, and Christian projects and groups across Nigeria. I have known Very Rev Ogbonnaya since 1994.  I first met him, late Arch Paul Udenyi, Sir J. K. Udenze, among others, at a Methodist Evangelical Movement prayer meeting in Sagamu. I was v...

The candles on the cake are sixty now,
Yet in my heart, you’re forever young.
I trace the lines of every memory,
And hear the songs we once together sung.

I cannot wrap a gift or hold your hand,
Or hear your laughter echoing so clear,
But on this milestone day, I bridge the gap,
And feel you resting safely, ever near.

Time steals th...

The poem “When a Nurse Dies” aptly describes Nne Bishop, Nelly Nkechinyere Akomah, nee Akobundu, who devoted her life to caring for patients, supporting colleagues, and mentoring future nurses at the NHS Trust in the United Kingdom. Nne Bishop Nelly Nkechinyere Akomah died tragically on June 23rd, 2023, just as we were looking forward to her 77th birthday celebration after he...