by Bayo Adeyinka | Jun 12, 2026 | Life Lessons, Opinion
I had observed him for some time. Each day the routine was the same. Eba with very dry egusi mixed with just palm oil early in the morning and the leftovers late at night. No meat. No fish. He kept largely to himself. He had some bushy beards that made him look like a...
by Bayo Adeyinka | Apr 24, 2026 | Inspiration, Leadership, Life Lessons, Tips and Insights
One of my favourite portions of scripture is 2 Kings 13:14–19. I love that passage so much and I am inspired each time I meditate on it. “14 Elisha had become sick with the illness of which he would die. Then Joash the king of Israel came down to him, and wept...
by Bayo Adeyinka | Apr 17, 2026 | Life Lessons, Ministry, Opinion
If God blesses me, I will buy a private jet for my pastor. Maybe even more. Here’s why: When I started attending my church in 2001, my pastor owned a Volkswagen Beetle. I still remember how we used to wait till he was ready to go home after service so that we...
by Bayo Adeyinka | Apr 10, 2026 | Inspiration, Leadership, Life Lessons, Ministry
In August 2020, I saw a pastor who buried a member of his church in the morning. I attended the funeral because the person who died was my friend. As we left the funeral, he received a call that another member just died. The same pastor buried the other member that...
by Bayo Adeyinka | Mar 27, 2026 | Life Lessons, Opinion
I still remember the incident very clearly. I was the President of the Students’ Union Government that year. We had a coaster bus then called ‘Aluta Missiles’. On that particular day, the General Secretary of the Union (now a professor at a university) drove the bus...
by Bayo Adeyinka | Mar 20, 2026 | Inspiration, Life Lessons, Tips and Insights
I was in Kigali, Rwanda for my annual vacation that year. I posted a few pictures on social media and then I got a call from the PA to my mentor. She asked what I was doing in Kigali. Coincidentally, my mentor was in Kigali at the same time and I didn’t know....