Olúwafèyíṣarámi

Woke up so early. Just couldn't sleep. There are so many thoughts raging through my mind and what's worse, I'm craving garri and groundnut. At 2am. Something must be wrong somewhere because it's so uncharacteristic of me to wake up and eat during the night. So, I decided to use a part of my time for something more meaningful. Something I know how to do best. Scribble. Working in a software company is actually cool. It has opened my mind to a lot of jargon in the I.T World (something I never thought possible considering my lack of interest in I.T because of its dynamic nature which nevernreally reached the schools). Anyways, to cut to the heart of the matter, being in a team where you are the only female could be quite frustrating. Especially with a team of three. One seems to think you have no right to be his boss or question his work simply because we got admission into the company at the same time and maybe a little because, he is married with kids (to an Afric...

Quite recently, I've been hearing a lot of people say that the God that stands by and watch people die is not the God they signed up for. Now, that leaves me really puzzled. "So what God did you sign up for? " I ask. And here comes the amazing reply I always get each time...." The  God who wants me to be happy and successful and have a painless life since Jesus had done all the sufferings in our stead ". Truth be told, I quite understand that logic. I think I must have shared the same thoughts most of my life. So, in a way, I get the thought. I once read a book about a man who shared the same thoughts. This man had even gone far in theology and was well known. He got to a breaking point where nothing made sense and he became an atheist altogether. I guess my real question....or the question that turned me around was this....where did I get that picture (the ideas stuck in my head) of God from? Was it really from the scriptures? Or from my ideas of what a...