Salt Essien-Nelson

Bola Essien-Nelson is a working wife, mom and blogger turned published author living in the vibrant cosmopolitan city of Lagos, Nigeria. In 2009, her love for people and passion for writing gave birth to her blog ministry, The Salt Chronicles (formerly known as the 'Diary of a Desperate Naija Woman) which serves as a platform from where Bola does her best to encourage people to join her in her quest for Authentic Christianity. Bola's draws her inspiration from all of the life going on around her. She truly believes that, if only we would pay attention, there is a lesson to be learnt from all our experiences; good, bad and even the downright ugly. For three years, she wrote as the 'Desperate Naija Woman' but in January 2012, God gave her a new name. He called her 'Salt' sending her out with a new mission: To use the 'Voice' he had given her to draw lives to His Light. Her first book, in this new dispensation is a collection of fables titled 'True Confessions'. Salt is also the Founder of the Shola Adefolalu Gaska Foundation aka the Sholly Smile Factory, a not-for-profit determined to make the world a happier place, one smile at a time.

As My Heart Sings

Heart songs: The songs that my heart sings. Lifestyles: The style of my life or the way I am living. To help me get a better grasp of this edition’s theme, I needed to break up the words like I did above. Then, I just asked God to illuminate them some more because I wanted to write based on His wisdom not mine or the world’s. I even refused to check the dictionary. So, all …

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IF I HAD TO CHOOSE, IT WOULD BE ‘POWER’

Yes, I know both are good but if I had to choose between God’s Authority or God’s awesome Power? I’d go for the Power. Let me explain. I have a car. It’s mine. It belongs to me. I have authority to get into the car and drive it anywhere I choose. Right? Yes. But the day I lose the key to my car, I lose the ‘power’ to get into it. I’ll need to call …

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Get Salted

Being Genius Like God

I don’t know of any ‘being’ human or spiritual that is more creative than our God. You only have to look around you to see it. Look at all the different fruits, flowers, insects, animals, people, stars, landscapes, beaches, clouds! Don’t you come away in awe, with the words ‘What a mighty God I serve! What a truly creative genius He is!’ bursting from your lips? God is truly amazing. But you know what’s even …

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Sista Power

Pastor Bemigho Omayuku – A SistaPillar of ‘Tough’ Love.

I try my best not to ‘worship’ at the feet of Pastor Bemigho Omayuku. One, because doing so would be a sin. And two, because Pastor B (as she is fondly called by many) would flog me herself! *smiling*. But, honestly, words cannot express how much respect and appreciation I have for this woman of God. She has, over the years, been a veritable pillar of emotional and spiritual support to me. I doubt even …

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