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The Power of Pause: Why Rest Fuels Your Productivity

By Dr. Kemi Dele-Ijagbulu | Founder, Clarivia Hello, and welcome back. I’m Kemi — clarity coach, medical doctor, and founder of Clarivia, where we help professionals reclaim their time, focus, and purpose with strategy and soul. Today’s topic might surprise you: rest. Not the “collapse at the end of a long day” kind. I’m talking about the intentional pause, the kind that restores your clarity,…

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Judah: A Series (Part 11 — The Finale)

Judah (Part 11 The finale) The Book of Genesis is filled with Judah’s story, intricately woven into the other seemingly louder stories, and if we blink too fast, we will miss those God-moments in the life and experience of Judah. His growth was phenomenal, from a man whose life was filled with misfortunes and missteps, he grew into the man God could use, the man appointed by God to carry on the…

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Judah: A Series (Part 10)

Have you ever been in a situation where someone really hurt you and every other person has apologised except that person, and you never got closure because the culprit has refused to take responsibility? Well, we’re seeing something similar here. Judah sold Joseph into captivity. It was his idea, and today, they were having a second face off. Forgiveness is a journey, and Joseph honestly only…

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Judah: A Series (Part 9)

As I gradually finish this series on Judah, I reflect on how history often repeats itself, and how we barely see those subtle recycling. Joseph released his brothers after three days of imprisonment and intense interrogation, but he held on to Simeon, one of the oldest four sons of Leah as collateral in exchange for his brother Benjamin. They were happy to escape, but their family was thrown…

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Judah: A Series (Part 8)

Ten brothers embarked on a journey from Canaan to Egypt. There was food in Egypt despite the severe famine. Jacob (now Israel) instructed his sons to take some silvers and go buy food for their household. Judah seemed to have returned home as the household pooled resources together as they tried to navigate the season of famine. That sounded rational enough. They embarked on the trip. It was…

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Judah: A Series (Part 7)

Famine. There was famine in the land. I think we should take a step back and understand a few things. In Genesis chapter 12, God called Abraham. He and his household had barely landed in Canaan and there was famine in the land. Abraham did the next rational thing. He relocated to Egypt. Sarah was still in her sixties here and she was mature very pretty, and Pharaoh blessed Abraham who posed as…

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Judah: A Series (Part 6)

Judah (Part 6) Judah allowed himself to be røbbed by the temple hårlõt so that he wouldn’t become a laughingstock. No one would respect an adult who gave up his entire existence for a one-night stand 🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️ Despite the bold face, the experience shook him and it began to set the stage for Judah to become the man God would use. It was just three months down the line when news broke that Tamar…

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Judah: A Series (Part 5)

Let’s pause on Judah’s story take a quick trip to the future. ”The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes and the allegiance of the nations is his.“ Genesis‬ ‭49‬:‭10‬ ‭BSB‬‬ Judah had the prophetic destiny that the sceptre and the staff shall not depart from Judah. All his brothers would worship him. He would “press the neck of his eñemïes”…

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Judah: A Series (Part 4)

Judah (Part 4) Judah was on a slippery slope.He had sold his brother Joseph into slåverÿ and caused his father unbearable pain.He had moved far away from home.He had lost three members of his small family.And now, he had sent his widowed daughter-in-law Tamar back home to live perpetually as a widow; he was not planning to release her, he was not looking for a kinsman to redeem her, and he had…

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Judah: A Series (Part 3)

The proverbial battle line has been drawn because the spotlight was back on Judah. Squarely! A scrutiny of his personal life and his nuclear family. God had chosen him. God was fixated on him. Sadly, he wasn’t ready. He wasn’t yet a man God could use. So, God had to take him through the winepress. And we all know that crushing has never been a pleasant experience. Following Joseph’s story and…

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Judah: A Series (Part 2)

The sons of Jacob were sons of Belial. Period. They were just wild. Simeon and Levi took down a whole city and unalived all the men there and felt no remorse. These were all grown-up men and they were running their father’s vast businesses. Joseph was seventeen years old now, and Benjamin probably still a schoolkid. So, the six sons of Leah formed a team, while the four sons of the concubines…

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Judah: A Series (Part 1)

Judah. Man years back, in medical school, I loved to buy novels. And I bought one by Francine Rives. A lineage of grace. For the first time, woven in one of those stories, I took note of the Bible character Judah. I have ever since ben intrigued by his character. Now, Judah was the fourth son of Jacob’s first wife Leah. For interest sake, Leah had four kids back to back, hoping to win her…

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What's In A Name 2: Is Name Change A Biblical Doctrine?

What’s In A Name 2: Is Name Change A Biblical Doctrine?

Why Fix What’s Not Broken? This is the second of a two-part series I titled “What’s in a Name?” In the first part, the focus was on Jabez and the famous Prayer of Jabez, a prayer he prayed after he was already an accomplished man by all earthly standards. You can click here to read it. In this concluding part, as promised, from Abraham to Paul, we shall be taking a close look at some popular…

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What’s In A Name? The Prayer of Jabez

What’s In A Name? The Prayer of Jabez

Are Names Important? People bear names for these two important purposes: primarily names are for identification purposes. Secondly, they are for sentimental purposes, symbolising a form of gift or affection given to you by the person who gave you those names – usually your parents, family members both nuclear and extended, spouses, friends, etcetera. That is why it gets worrisome when there is…

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An Accidental Miracle

On “Thanksgiving Day“ of 2021, I was busy with a Book Launch on “How To (Self)-Publish Your Book”. Despite the business of the day, I felt it was necessary to take some steps back and reflect on miracles in my life, and the things I could be thankful for. I realised that in those quieter moments, opportunities always presented themselves for us to take action on them. And it reminded me of a…

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Mental Illnesses: What They Are And What We Need to Know About Them

Mental Illnesses: What They Are And What We Need to Know About Them

Mental health conditions are disturbances in a person’s thinking, feeling, or behaviour, or a combination of these, that reflect a problem in mental function. They cause distress or disability in social, work, or family activities. Just as the phrase “physical illness” is used to describe a range of physical health problems, the term “mental illness” encompasses a variety of mental health…

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Blogging for Profit: 6 Ways To Monetize Your Website

Blogging for Profit: 6 Ways To Monetize Your Website

If you are a writer, you should have a blog! For this Savvy Writer, this profiting is regardless of whether you have published a book or not. Remember that being an author does not necessarily mean that you are involved in the writing business; the author has simply published a book, which might have been written by a ghostwriter or perhaps a once-off event. In contrast, a writer is the person…