Breaking Into The Watermelon Market
We harvested some of our watermelons yesterday, and we had thought that our prearranged customer was going to buy some […]
Lessons From Watermelon Cultivation
The idea to cultivate watermelons and the choice of the portion of land to plant them were not mine. The […]
Staying Power: The Power of Incubation
It takes an elephant about 22 months for a pregnancy, and a rat’s pregnancy takes about 21-25 days. The results […]
Before You Were Conceived
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed […]
Be Ye Transformed By The Renewal of Your Mind
Until your purpose is identified, and your mind is renewed, stagnation is inevitable. Until the black man and Africa rightly […]
Church Without Walls and The Global Street
My brother, Pastor Raymond Ugbeh, taught me about two years back about the church without walls and breaking the barrier […]
The Dynamism of Staying Power
The Dynamism of Staying Power Staying Power is one of the secrets of successful people. It is also very important […]
Be Ye Transformed
Be ye transformed by the Renewal of your mind. Until your purpose is identified, and your mind is renewed, stagnation […]
Life Is Not Controlled By Prayers
By Charles Awuzie “Life is controlled by Prayers. If you can pray, you will not have any problems in life. The […]
Breaking Up Nigeria: Not a Solution To Her Problems
On one of my recent posts on the “The Demolition of a Building Within the Nigerian High Commission—A Sign That […]
The Vision of Petra Institute
As Far as Your Eyes Can See . . . When God told Abraham “as far as your eyes can […]
Staying Power—Exciting, Exasperating, and Exhausting Duties.
One of the major challenges the average pastor or business person has is mentoring his/her own children. I said in […]
The Spirit of the Python—The Need For Discernment
Have you heard of the spirit of the python in the Bible? It is the spirit of the python that […]
Staying Power—One of the Secrets of Successful People
I will please ask that you read the whole of the Book of Ruth, Chapter 2, from verse 1 to […]
Hold On To Your Vision
Your vision is the picture of your future conceived in your mind that you are ready to passionately pursue to […]
First Fruits
Today, my son, Ese Apoki, harvested one of our water melon fruits on our way home from the farm. We […]
Everyday Thoughts ›
Breaking Into The Watermelon Market
We harvested some of our watermelons yesterday, and we had thought that our prearranged customer was going to buy some […]
Staying Power: The Power of Incubation
It takes an elephant about 22 months for a pregnancy, and a rat’s pregnancy takes about 21-25 days. The results […]
Before You Were Conceived
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed […]
Be Ye Transformed By The Renewal of Your Mind
Until your purpose is identified, and your mind is renewed, stagnation is inevitable. Until the black man and Africa rightly […]
Seminars ›
The Vision of Petra Institute
As Far as Your Eyes Can See . . . When God told Abraham “as far as your eyes can […]
My Vision of Raising One Million African Millionaires
I am not Tony Elumelu, who is doing a great job raising African millionaires. I’m not also a worldly Christian […]
Sex And Finances—Family hangout
Ambassador Raymond Orogun Ugbeh, who is the Organizing Secretary of Petra Career Management Resources came up with the concept of […]
Stepping Into Greatness [2]
In the first post, Stepping Into Greatness [1], we looked at the following C’s necessary for greatness – Conceptualization And Conception, […]
Lessons From The Prodigal Son ›
Humble Yourself Before Circumstances Humble You – The Prodigal Son
First, we looked at the importance of Family Unity and the effects of Desperation/Impatience. We then went on to consider […]
The Lean Cows Are Not Far Away – The Prodigal Son
In the previous posts on the prodigal son we’ve looked at the importance of Family Unity and The 6 P’s […]
Lessons from the Prodigal Son – The 6 P’s of Wealth
In the first post on the Prodigal Son, we looked at how he broke the protective covering of family unity […]
Lessons From The Prodigal Son – Family Unity
We are all familiar with the story of the prodigal son. In these series of posts, I’d be looking at […]
The Story Behind The Glory ›
The Vision of Petra Institute
As Far as Your Eyes Can See . . . When God told Abraham “as far as your eyes can […]
Imperfection is a Potential—The Dr. Charles Apoki I know [2]
By Dennis Agori On 27th April, 2020, I made the first part of this post (The Dr. Charles Apoki I know) […]
My Vision of Raising One Million African Millionaires
I am not Tony Elumelu, who is doing a great job raising African millionaires. I’m not also a worldly Christian […]
Making The Days Count
I want to use this medium to extend my profound gratitude to all my friends, partners, and well-wishers from all […]
The Spirit Of Esau ›
Don’t Tell The Children—The Spirit Of Esau
With this post, we’ll be concluding this series on the The Spirit of Esau. Previously, we’ve looked at The Spirit […]
The Seed Of Esau—Would you have forgiven Jacob?
In previous studies on the Spirit of Esau, we’ve looked at The Spirit of Esau, Why did God hate Esau?, The Spirit of Esau and […]
The Spirit Of Esau And Recklessness
In this series of posts on the Spirit of Esau, we’ve looked at The Spirit of Esau, Why did God […]
The Spirit of Esau and Legacy
In the series on the study of Esau, we’ve looked at The Spirit Of Esau and Why Did God Hate […]
Pathway To Kingdom Greatness ›
Service Unto Results, Commendation, Recommendations, and Recognition
Text: Genesis 41:1-14; Genesis 30:25-30 Lessons of life 1. This world is ruled by ideas as people often say. True […]
Serving With Integrity
The pictures below are that of Julius Kambarage Nyerere, former president of Tanzania, a man of integrity, patriotism, and prudence such that […]
Service, With Humility
The picture below is that of former U.S. president, Jimmy Carter. Text: Philippians 2:3-9 Jimmy Carter was a Sunday School […]
Service, Prompted By Love
The picture below is that of St. Teresa Mary of Calcutta, who left her native country to serve the poor […]
Lessons From My Wife's Poultry ›
I Married My Wife For The Wrong Reasons. Lessons of COVID-19 [18]
I have been married for 35 years now, but during the recent lockdown, I discovered that I married my wife […]
Lessons From My Wife’s Poultry and The Nigerian Church
In this series, we’ve looked at Education: A Need For Redirection And Redefinition—Lessons From My Wife’s Poultry and Lessons from My Wife’s Poultry—Dynamism. Lastly we looked […]
Lessons From My Wife’s Poultry and The Nigerian Situation
In the first post on Lessons from my Wife’s Poultry, we talked about the need for redirecting and redefining education. […]
Lessons from My Wife’s Poultry—Dynamism
The first post about Lessons from my Wife’s Poultry was on the need for re-education. One Friday morning, I was […]
SOS4 ›
Bringing Hope To The Next Generation
Our team made up of Pastor Ugbeh Raymond Orogun Nduka and Denis Agori took our SOS4 Campaign to Afiesere Secondary […]
SOS4 Visit To Otovwodo Grammar School
It was a very busy last week for me. I was in Port Harcourt with Rev. Samson Bodjor to deliver […]
Someone You Would Not Like To Meet
Speaking to the students of Petra Christian Academy on Wednesday, the 13th of February 2019. Scriptural References: 1 Samuel 16:1, […]
SOS4 Visit To Unity School Agbarho—The Challenges Of The Education Sector
Our SOS4 campaign took us to Unity School Agbarho, Delta State, on Tuesday, February 12. As we visit different schools, […]
Exception and Exemption ›
Law of Exemption—Stopping Recurring Negativity
In the continuing series on Law of Exemption and Exception, we look at some recurring challenges that plagued Abraham and his […]
Law of Exemption—Separation
In the continuing series on Law of Exemption and Exception, we look at the exceptional life of Abram. Text: Genesis […]
Apoki’s Law of Grace and Results—Exemption and Exception
In the previous post on Law and Exemption, we’ve been considering Isaac’s prosperity in strange lands and in difficult periods. […]
Law of Exception and Exemption—Isaac in Gerar
In the first post on law of exception and exemption we saw some people who were exempted from some certain […]
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My Vision of Raising One Million African Millionaires
I am not Tony Elumelu, who is doing a great job raising African millionaires. I’m not also a worldly Christian […]
Lessons From Cucumber Cultivation and Harvest
I have this piece of land, which is about 30 acres, where I want to build a tertiary institution, Petra […]
Minimalism: A New Reality. Lessons Of COVID-19 [14]
During the lockdown period, I found out that I really did not need most of the activities that drain my […]
Succeeding In The Cucumber Business—My Personal Experience
I went for the sixth time today to harvest cucumber from the same land. The harvest had drastically reduced, but […]
The True Nigerian Spirit. Lessons Of COVID-19 [16]
I was pleasantly surprised that the research into the drug, Remdesivir, to treat coronavirus, was coordinated by a Nigerian and […]
First Fruits From The Lockdown
These are blessings from the lockdown. I just harvested fresh cucumbers for sale. My cucumbers were growing during the lockdown. […]
I Married My Wife For The Wrong Reasons. Lessons of COVID-19 [18]
I have been married for 35 years now, but during the recent lockdown, I discovered that I married my wife […]
Challenges of Mentoring Your Own Children
The problem with ministry and modern-day living is the presentation of a false picture of “all is well” to the […]
Time is an Impartial Judge. Lessons of COVID-I9 [22]
In my last post, I talked about leadership in a chaotic and crisis situation. There were some crazy young folks […]