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Nersleybanks
The Church And The Challenges Of A Nation
~3.3 mins read
At a public forum in Lagos in September this year, a visibly disturbed former Vice-Chancellor of Ajayi Crowther University, Professor Dapo Asaju, challenged me and my brother minister, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, of the Redeemed Christian Church of God to speak up in the face of the pall of insecurity overlooking our dear country, Nigeria, and threatening us all with a pin-down. He says it’s not enough to ‘’keep quiet’’ and pastor only our congregants. He wants us, among other charges, to meet the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), and tell him, ‘’enough is enough.’’

The don said: ‘’All ministers of God must speak out…I (am) looking forward to Baba (Kumuyi) addressing a world conference with Baba Adeboye seated beside him. Let them call people and say ‘Enough is Enough.’ They need to lead other people to convene a high-powered meeting with the president.’’ He tied his call to the scriptures, where troublous times in ancient Israel always witnessed the emergence of faithful messengers offering divine succour and intervention. Nigeria of this age is also under the weather, Asaju laments; she needs the clerics’ cuddling and comforting care.

We cannot dismiss the concerns of Bishop Professor Asaju. The patriot that he is, he like all of us, wouldn’t want the escalation of our problems to get to the boiling point of no return. If all else has failed, he seems to say, God’s true representatives in the confines of His Holy Church here in Nigeria cannot fail to lead us away from the cusp pointing down to a dark abyss. He is also right to insist that pastors must not be satisfied with the ‘narrow’ mission of entering the annals as the clergymen with the largest congregation in Africa or the world. They must worry more about the environment these worshippers go into when they are discharged from the precincts of the church. Do they march into the deadly embrace of harlots, armed robbers, kidnappers, drug addicts, the sick, unemployed youth given to crime and hopelessness, corrupt political office holders, broken homes, occult campuses, idolatry, immorality, urban violence etc.?

At Deeper Christian Life Ministry, we are far more aware of this existential crossroads than many perceive. We present the Word of God as delivered in the Holy Bible, alright. But we warn that in the long run, the Lord is interested in a fusion of obedience to His Word and relating amicably with fellow human beings, regardless of class, colour, caste (religion) or culture. We teach that if you’re a genuine believer in Christ, you wouldn’t hate your neighbour. Nor would you disdain those in power because they appear not to be delivering on electoral pledges such that you would go on the rampage, destroying government property or pillaging the public till. We teach a linear life of Christian walk: you can’t be a saint on Sunday and a monster on Monday.

Needless to say, God recognises the dual nature He has clothed us with, physical body and soul. Both need to be fed proportionally. The inner soul requires the Word, while the external body needs material fulfillments through food, shelter, healing, job, joy, justice etc. The creator hasn’t annulled that order. He expects the state to cater for the body while He saddles the Church with providing for the inner being. None is mutually independent of the other. Societies run into straits, setbacks and storms when they neglect this arrangement.

But diligently keying into this plan as individuals, nation and Church, gives us the far-reaching blessing of obedience to His Word. We can testify to this as we have adopted the strategy, given by Heaven, to constantly embark on global crusades, with the community, and not the Church, as the epicentre. The gatherings are all-inclusive, nondenominational. The limitless reach of today’s smart media and the internet has enabled us to touch almost every inch of the globe. In real-time audiovisual streaming, many across Nigeria, the African continent, Europe, the Americas, Asia and Australia and New Zealand are able to get connected to our crusades. Those who can’t make it to the viewing centres connect with me in their homes, hospitals, workplaces etc. Everywhere the Lord has been faithful to His promise to answer our prayers.

As the Lord graciously uses me to deliver His Word at these events, He never ceases to accompany the ministration with astonishing miracles of salvation, healing, restoration of hope to the despondent and deliverance of the nations from instability, insecurity and the invidious grip of the devil.

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Oxlade789
Lionel Messi Allegedly Labels Bolivia Boss Baldie In Furious Bust-up
~1.5 mins read
Lionel Messi is alleged to have dubbed Bolivia’s head coach “baldie” in a furious bust-up on international duty.
The Argentine helped his side to a 2-1 win over their South American rivals in the World Cup qualifiers on Tuesday.
Going behind after 25 minutes at the high-altitude ground, Lautaro Martinez and Joaquin Correa found the net to pull off a comeback.
But blood rushed to the heads of several players at the end of the match, though, as a brawl spilled out.
And TyC Sports have suggested that footage from the tussle shows Messi using some strong language.
In the clip, the full-time whistle has blown at the Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, when a massive brawl breaks out. 
The Barcelona captain has just shook hands with the referee when he turns to Bolivia’s head coach Lucas Nava, who is actually Argentine and has praised Messi previously.
According to a lip-reading, he then says: “The c*** of your mother. What’s up baldie?”
Messi also adds: “You were screaming the whole game. What are you doing? From the bench you are yelling at me the whole game.”
The forward’s part in the win saw Argentina get their first win in Bolivia since 2005, having scored the only goal of the game in a 1-0 win over Ecuador last week. It has been a tough summer for the 33-year-old, expressing his desire to leave Barcelona before making a U-turn within days.
This saw him come head-to-head with new manager Ronald Koeman over the issue – and it was the same when the club let pal Luis Suarez leave.
And the Dutchman has detailed the furious reaction he received from Messi when he heard the transfer news. 
If you have someone in the locker room with whom you and your wife and children also hang out outside football, then such a reaction makes sense," said the Dutchman.
"I also said that to Messi: 'I understand that you are disappointed and think it is a terrible shame that he is leaving, but these are choices of the club’.” 

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Healthwatch
Need A Root Canal? Here's What To Expect
~3.4 mins read
Illustration of a root canal showing a cutaway of the affected tooth, with a tool clearing pulp from inside the tooth.
Millions of root canal treatments are performed each year. Because there are some fears and myths surrounding root canal procedures, it can be helpful to know the facts.

What is a root canal treatment?

A root canal treatment — commonly referred to as a "root canal" — is a procedure to clear the tissue from the root canals of your tooth. The procedure is performed by a general dentist or an endodontist.
A spongy material called pulp, which contains the tooth's nerve, blood vessels, and connective tissue, resides inside the roots of your teeth. Pulp can become infected and inflamed for various reasons. If left untreated, your tooth may become extremely painful and the infection may spread into the bones that support your teeth, which is a serious problem.
"The most common reason for a root canal treatment is to clear an infection in the pulp. It's important to remove the infection because if this doesn't happen, the only place for an infection to go is into the bone," Dr. Tien Jiang, assistant professor in oral health policy and epidemiology at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, points out. "This causes pressure on the bone and ligaments holding your tooth, which is why it's painful."
A common worry is that a root canal is painful. But today's anesthetics and improved techniques have made the procedure much easier to tolerate.
"A root canal treatment shouldn't be any more painful than having a cavity filled or tooth extracted," says Dr. Jiang. "Some dentists will prescribe antibiotics before the procedure to calm the infection, since a very infected tooth is a little harder to numb."

Who needs a root canal treatment, and why?

You may need a root canal if you have an infected tooth. A tooth infection may occur if bacteria enter the tooth's pulp from a deep cavity, an old filling that has failed, or a crack or injury to the tooth. Signs of a problem include:
  • pain when you chew or bite down
  • gums that are tender, swollen, or dark in color
  • small pimples on your gums
  • lingering sensitivity to hot or cold foods and drinks, even when the stimulation has been removed.
  • Sometimes you may not have any symptoms, but an x-ray will show deep decay or an infection at your root or roots.

    What happens during a root canal procedure?

    Your dentist will give you an anesthetic injection to numb the area. A rubber covering, called a dental dam, will be placed over the area to prevent bacteria from your saliva from entering the space.
    The dentist will then make an opening in the tooth and will use small instruments to remove the damaged pulp and clear out the root canals. The now-empty spaces are then filled with a latex material called gutta-percha. Your dentist may recommend a filling or crown to rebuild the tooth.
    Contrary to popular belief, the roots of the tooth are kept intact and are not removed during a root canal treatment. This means that even after root canal therapy, your tooth may still be susceptible to decay, periodontal disease, or tooth sensitivity.

    Recovering from a root canal

    Your mouth probably will feel numb for a couple of hours after a root canal, but most people can return to their regular activities right after a root canal procedure. Dr. Jiang advises not eating until the numbness in your mouth wears off, to avoid biting your cheek or tongue.
    After a root canal treatment, Dr. Jiang recommends avoiding hard or sticky foods. To ease any discomfort, she suggests trying soft food like yogurt, eggs, and fish that requires little chewing. After a root canal, you will likely have a temporary filling, so maintaining a soft diet helps preserve your tooth and filling until it can be repaired permanently.
    After a root canal, you can brush and floss your teeth as you normally would, unless your dentist tells you otherwise.

    Managing pain after a root canal treatment

    Because the infection is cleared, you will likely experience pain relief soon after your treatment. However, during recovery you can manage pain by taking acetaminophen (Tylenol) or a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug such as ibuprofen (Advil). If you need more pain relief, Dr. Jiang advises these medications can be more effective if taken together because they work in different ways. Just don't exceed the recommended dosages for each.
    If pain persists beyond a few days or gets worse, let your dentist or endodontist know.
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    Timifrank
    8 Amazing Steps To Plan A Low-key Wedding In Nigeria.
    ~5.8 mins read
    Arranging a tasteful, calm wedding on a strict spending plan is a troublesome assignment in any event, for experienced wedding organizers. The truth of the matter is that you can capitalize on a wedding, regardless of how much spending it is arranged with. The mystery lies in setting your needs, utilizing things that you as of now have, just as requesting help from individuals around you and being inventive. In this article, you will find 8 simple to follow steps to arranging a tasteful, relaxed wedding in Nigeria.

    ed weddings are getting famous in Nigeria, with superstars starting to lead the pack. Vocalists, Simi, Tiwa Savage and Tuface all their Nigerian weddings as relaxed as could reasonably be expected – a little list of attendees. You also can have a relaxed wedding. Simply follow the means underneath to design your own relaxed wedding impeccably 

    1. Make a Wedding Shopping List 
    To additionally assist you with dodging the standard imprudent overspending and adhere to your spending limit, start off by making a rundown of things to purchase, lease or recruit for the wedding. 

    #2. Make a Wedding To-Do List and Timeline.
    Make an agenda of wedding errands to do before the wedding date. Add a cutoff time to each assignment, with the goal that you realize what should be done and when. Courses of events for exercises in your wedding agenda ought to be planned before your wedding date, beginning from after your commitment. Our conventional wedding agenda and our white wedding agenda to keep yourself sorted out and keep your to-do-undertakings in-see. It's essential to begin this procedure as right on time as could reasonably be expected with the goal that you'll stay away from a minute ago pressure while exploiting deals limits you find. Here are a portion of our wedding arranging assets that will spare you time and keep you sorted out: 

    #3. Request Help 
    Regardless of how little a wedding will be, it would in any case include bunches of subtleties and coordinations, and you can't do everything alone. You'll require loads of help to sort out your wedding. You can either pay for employed aides or get it for nothing by asking loved ones. 

    In the event that you have additional money or don't have either time or dear loved ones accessible to assist you with executing the wedding plans, employ an expert wedding organizer to assist you with accomplishing and actualize a tight arrangement – wedding organizers as a rule have less expensive bundles when they are recruited to facilitate only the seven day stretch of your wedding (that is in the event that you can't bear the cost of the full bundle, request that they assist you with planning the wedding week or day). 

    Be that as it may, in the event that you don't have a wedding organizer spending plan, start early and set up your own wedding arranging group – request that companions blessing you assistance as opposed to wedding endowments. Request help from your bridesmaids, groomsmen, clever loved ones. Old buddies and family are consistently there and holding on to help, and would spare you a great deal of cash on the off chance that you use them. 

    #4. Keep Your Attendants (Bridesmaids and Groomsmen) Few 

    Having a couple of individuals to work with makes overseeing individuals and things simpler, and stress negligible. Since you're discussing a little wedding with a couple of visitors, it's fitting to have a couple of bridesmaids and groomsmen. Chop down the quantity of bridesmaids and groomsmen – perhaps, simply have a best-man and boss bridesmaid, and possibly one blossom young lady. Note that it's the standard for bridesmaids and groomsmen to purchase their own outfits, in spite of the fact that the couple get the chance to pick the hues and styles/structures. In any case, be mindful to their solace – it might be ideal to let them pick the dress styles in the shading you need. Furthermore, don't request that they purchase an extremely costly outfit since you're the lady of the hour. 

    5. Keep the Meal Style Simple

    When concluding whether to serve a smorgasbord or formal dinner, think about the size of your wedding setting. In the event that the setting is little, don't do the smorgasbord, as there may not be sufficient space to set the smorgasbord stations. Make certain to have numerous serving stations in the event that you need to serve buffet-style suppers, so you don't have your visitors lining for a really long time – and getting irritated. 
    On the off chance that you need to serve formal dinners, make certain to have a satisfactory number of servers, with the goal that the thing #7 (menu time) doesn't go on until the end of time. In the event that you don't have bounty loved ones to serve nourishment to visitors, rather than paying servers, you might have the option to set aside a little cash by having a smorgasbord rather than a plunk down, as smorgasbord style suppers utilize less servers thus will cost less. 

    #6. Breaking point (Food) Menu Options 

    Recall when settling on what nourishment to have at your wedding that you think about the costs. Keep the menu choices little and cutoff the assortment of nourishment served – just serve the basic party nourishment that most Nigerians love. Rather than serving a six-course dinner, think about just three. While employing a food provider, affirm what and what will be served at that cost they're citing. Additionally, affirm if the food provider will be giving you servers for a formal dinner or behind the smorgasbord stations. 
    Realize that the more choices you need for your wedding providing food, the more the cooks will charge you per plate of nourishment. Furthermore, in the event that you need to keep your wedding providing food spending plan down, avoid offering your visitors a wide assortment – all things considered, those kind of luxurious suppers generally get squandered. Essentially serve the typical famous Nigerian gathering nourishments that everybody likes. 

    #7. Quit fooling around with the Wedding Planning 

    A little wedding doesn't imply that it's arranging will be simpler; plus, it's simpler for visitors to see imperfections when a wedding has hardly any visitors. Regardless of how little a wedding will be, it would in any case include loads of subtleties and coordinations. Accordingly, you have to focus on the subtleties. 

    Try not to approach think about what should be done every day you wake up – that is the start of pressure. Rather, start off by making a rundown of everything and each undertaking that should be finished before your big day. Utilize a wedding arranging agenda and guarantee to check off each finished undertaking in a hurry. Dawdling is a foe to arranging, so guarantee to do what should be done at the due date. Furthermore, representative to convey your to-do undertakings, rather than killing yourself with wedding arranging errands and not completing things on schedule. 

    #8. Try not to Sweat the Small Stuff 

    When you begin wedding arranging early, have it at the rear of your brain that you will have the most lovely wedding, since you're doing all that you can. Additionally, expect that something little may turn out badly (not as arranged) ultimately, however have the mentality that it wouldn't decrease the excellence of your wedding. Moreover, one of your bridesmaids/groomsmen/relatives would deal with it. All in all, there's nothing for you to stress or worry over – isn't that why you're investing energy and exertion to design the wedding ahead of time? 

    Learn to expect the unexpected. Something typically turned out badly in the most astonishing weddings we see on TV however nobody takes note. The 'stunt' that wedding organizers use is to pack a wedding first aid pack and keep it in the wedding scene, so as to rapidly deal with any revolting circumstance that develops, before anybody takes note. You also can utilize that equivalent stunt of the stars – keep a wedding first aid kit convenient.

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