by Philip Barzillai Amiola | Mar 31, 2021 | Personal growth
I was skimming through my social media profiles one bright morning when a status update caught my attention. It said, “Life is a bitch. So if it’s easy, you’re doing it wrong.” That’s one drop in the stream of negative words that force...
by Philip Barzillai Amiola | Feb 25, 2021 | Parchment
This blog post is based on my notes from Take Your Mind Back, a teaching by Pastor Craig Groeschel at Life.Church on Sunday February 21, 2021. Every time you think a thought, you’re creating a new pattern of thought or a new pathway, almost like a mental trail,...
by Philip Barzillai Amiola | Aug 15, 2020 | Personal growth, Tips and Insights
Every now and then, I see lots of upstarts branding themselves as CEOs and serial entrepreneurs simply because they built a website, started a chain of Facebook groups/WhatsApp groups, and perhaps opened a shop or two. While I do not despise the days of little...
by Philip Barzillai Amiola | Jul 28, 2020 | Parchment
This blog post is based on an edited transcript of the July 28, 2020 (morning) edition of 60 Days of Planting by Pastor Poju Oyemade. When you speak words that are consistent with God’s word, those words eventually get into your heart. And once the word gets...
by Philip Barzillai Amiola | Apr 9, 2020 | Parchment, Personal growth
This blog post is based on a slightly edited transcript of Pastor Poju Oyemade’s live Q&A session with Reverend Sam Adeyemi on April 7, 2020. How are you coping with the lockdown? This is a forced Sabbath. Unprecedented! Pastor Nike was saying to me some...