Aritesioma I have finally found Rita in the smoke. She is breathing really funny, and cannot tell me what is wrong. There is no noise from the classroom downstairs….
Date Archives November 2016
Within the four walls of special schools: How physically challenged children fight for education
(Originally published in Vanguard newspapers on December 7, 2013) BY LAJU ARENYEKA (now IREN) ‘Two little black birds’ is a popular poem. At age four, practically any child can recite…
Is it a sin for women to wear trousers?
Dear Laju, is it a sin for women to wear trousers? Deuteronomy Chapter 22 has an interesting set of laws given to the Israelites by Moses. Note that these…
'Dele Bamgboye On Marriage, Ministry, and Raising Princesses
By Laju Iren You know the hit song, God na helele. If you’ve been in church long enough, you’ve sang it several times just before Oga Jesus and if your…
‘Dele Bamgboye On Marriage, Ministry, and Raising Princesses (contd)
Q: What important lessons can young pastors’ wives learn from you? Conduct yourself in a way that people will respect you. Even when I was much younger-I’m still young anyway…
The Baby Daddy
By Laju Iren ‘You said what?’ Joe’s mind was in a million places at once. She couldn’t be! ‘But we haven’t…we haven’t’ He wasn’t a drinking man. The only…
I Am My Son's Daughter
She had lost a son. One would expect that her mourning would be endless. Yet here she was at the upper room, eagerly awaiting the promised Holy Spirit. She had never…
We've been dating for three years, but my pastor says I can't marry him.
Dear Laju, I’m so confused right now as I type this message, I met my boyfriend 3 years ago and it has been wonderful until now, taking things to the…
Ask Laju Iren – My fiancé and I have the AS genotype, what do we do?
Dear Laju, I’m AS and my spouse-to-be is of the AS genotype as well. We still love each other in spite of this. What do we do? Hello dear, thank…
Ask Laju Iren – I've had too many failed relationships, so I'm afraid to enter a new one.
Dear Laju, I have been in a lot of failed relationships to the point where I have almost lost hope in relationships. I want to be in a good relationship…