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Hi, I am Amara!

My name is Amara (she/her).  I am an outdoorsy soul and from as far back as I can recall, writing has been my primary mode of expression. That was until I got Chemo brain during Cancer treatment.  Going through that stage made me start blogging again.   

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A feather weighs more than stone depicting how a defenceless Tamar stood against her patriach
Bookofbiblestories

When a Woman Fights for Justice: A Contemporary Bible Story

Introduction Some stories refuse to stay in the past. They rise again in our present lives, exposing the quiet injustices we’ve normalised and the power imbalances we’ve learned to excuse. The story of Judah and Tamar is one of those stories. It is ancient, but painfully modern: a man with authority, a woman with no options, a promise broken, and a moment where truth confronts power so sharply that even the powerful must bow. This contemporary retelling is not just about a woman named Tami and a respected community leader named Jide. It is about every space where spiritual language is used to mask irresponsibility, every room where a woman’s dignity hangs on the decisions of men who claim to know God, and every moment when integrity demands courage from the vulnerable and humility from the powerful. Some stories are

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25/02/2026
street ministry volunteers in action outdoors
Bookofbiblestories

Part 5 – Revelation, Restoration and the Fire Reignited

THE TIMOTHY SERIES A Journey of Faith, Manhood & Calling Part 5 — The Return of Pastor Pee: What Really Happened in His Silent Season A Knock at the Door That Changed Everything It happened on an ordinary Tuesday.Tim was preparing notes for the youth meeting when he heard a knock — slow, deliberate, familiar. He froze. His grandmother called out from the hallway.“Timothy… someone is here for you.” And when he stepped into the sitting room, the world seemed to tilt. Pastor Pee stood there. Thinner.Grayer.But with the same fire in his eyes THE TIMOTHY SERIES A Journey of Faith, Manhood & Calling Stories of a young man raised by women, mentored by fire, and called by God. The Silent Season: What No One Knew They sat together under the mango tree behind the house — the same place

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15/02/2026
a woman and a young girl praying together
Faith & Identity

Part 4: When God Interrupts Your Plans

Part 4 of the Timothy Series — Surrender, Calling, and the Cost of Obedience Two Years Later…….A Plan That Made Sense… Until It Didn’t This was two years after that fateful night. Tim was playing Scrabble with two younger boys in his room. The boys were two brothers whose family had moved into the neighbourhood within the last year. And in no time, they had gravitated towards Tim, like most of the other boys. Tim’s house has become a melting point for them.  And his grandma delighted in seeing the boys gather. In the last two years since pastor Pee left, Tim’s life has changed drastically. From that unsure boy who was struggling to stand up to his peers, a Daniel has emerged. And recently, he began to get a leading that God was leading him to bigger things. Things

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11/02/2026
romantic meeting in buenos aires harbor
Faith & Identity

Part 3 – Chloe, Choices, and the Crossroads of Manhood

Part 3 of the Timothy Series — Temptation, Integrity, and the Cost of Influence   When Familiar Faces Stir Forgotten Feelings Chloe was never the problem.It was the way she looked at Tim – like he was the answer to a question she hadn’t asked out loud – that unsettled him. Ben and Steu thought it was harmless.“Loosen up,” they said.“You’re a man now.” But Tim knew better. Both his grandmother and mother, Yunis, had taught him that the words ‘loosen up’ are merely a taunt to test one’s beliefs when said in certain situations. He remembered the stories of Daniel and his friends – Shedrach, Meshack and Abednego – and how the other servants at the palace wanted them to loosen up. He recalled Joseph and how Potiphar’s wife derided him to catch a little harmless fun And shockingly,

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09/02/2026
Black Man is Jobless Sits
Faith & Identity

Part 2 – The Disappearance of Pastor Pee – When a Mentor Goes Silent and God Steps In

Part 2 of the “Timothy Series” – Faith, Mentorship, and the Making of a Youth Leader THE TIMOTHY SERIES A Journey of Faith, Manhood & Calling Timothy felt his skin break out in goosebumps as the presence filled his room. He recognised immediately and whispered “Thank you, Holy Spirit” Then, almost simultaneously asked out aloud…….almost like a belligerent child……..”Where is Pastor Pee? Where have you sent the old man to?” “To the field” he heard “Where?” Timothy was beginning to sulk “What do you want him for? He has done enough work with you and others need him too” “But he didn’t say goodbye” “It was not expedient. You are now in charge, here” A light knock sounded at his door – it was his mother – leaving for work.   Missed Part 1? Click this link https://amarannaji.com/timothy-the-making-of-a-young-man-of-destiny-part-1/ Rumours, fear,

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05/02/2026
An image of young timothy being taught by his mother and grandma
Faith & Identity

Timothy: The Making of A Young Man of Destiny

Part 1 of the “Timothy Series” – Faith, Mentorship, and the Making of a Youth Leader Raised by Women. Shaped by Fire. Called by God. Tim turned eighteen yesterday. But as dawn crept through his curtains in thin, trembling lines, he already felt the weight of adulthood pressing on his chest. He lay awake, restless, replaying the events of the night before — the surprise party, the laughter, the noise, and the one face he wished hadn’t been there. Chloe. His grade‑school crush.His childhood almost‑love.The girl who still leaned toward him like a flame seeking oxygen. Ben and Steu meant well, but they didn’t understand.Not the way SY, his best friend, did.Not the way SY’s father, who treated Tim like a son, did.And certainly not the way Pastor Pee, the old man who had become his spiritual father, did. But

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03/02/2026
Paul writing his letters
Spirituality

The Old Man and the Hangman’s Dawn

In a dim prison cell, an old man races against time to finish a letter that could save a young man’s life. Between ink, prayer, and the weight of unfinished work, he discovers again the grace that holds him fast.

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26/01/2026
An angry Phil about to slash Onise
Spirituality

Philemon Reimagined: The Most Daring Return in the New Testament:

The guard sat up bolt right as the first knock sounded at the gate. He wasn’t sure he heard well or the wind playing a trick  Then a second knock. This time a bit more assured. Determined. The first guard caught the eyes of the second one as their eyes asked the same question; “Who could be knocking at such an ungoldy hour on a harsh winter’ night with the streets slippery with snow and ice? “Who is there?”. The watchman whispered through the peephole. Both men had drawn their swords  “It’s I, Oníṣe” the once-familiar voice curled through the mist “Oníṣe?”. Which Oníṣe?. The guard enquired as his befuddled brain spat out the word – impossible “The same Oníṣe. G’adi, open the gate please, I am freezing” Onise at the gate Gate opened, both sentries stared at him incomprehensibly.

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25/01/2026
The levites boosting team morale
Spirituality

The Battle Is the Lord’s — But You Still Have to Show Up

Many of us want God to fight our battles, but we don’t want to take the first step. We crave divine intervention without personal participation. Yet Scripture keeps whispering (and sometimes shouting) a different truth: God fights for us, but He rarely fights without us. 1. Setting the Scene: A Battle Bigger Than the Kings of Judah and Israel King Jehoshaphat is one of my favourite biblical kings. If you overlook his questionable “collabos” — alliances that nearly cost him his life — you’ll find a man with a steady head and a sincere heart. (If you’re curious about those alliances, check out his near‑fatal partnership with King Ahab in 1 Kings 22, and his later entanglement with King Ahaziah in 2 Chronicles 20:35–37.) But the story that grips me most is in 2 Chronicles 20. Jehoshaphat was minding his

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24/01/2026

The Day Joseph Lost Everything: A Story of Favouritism, Sibling Rivalry, and Survival

What else is there to read about Joseph, right? Wrong. Come with me. Joseph as prime minister is only the ending of the story. What about the beginning? From Favoured Son to Slave: The Day Joseph Lost Everything Joseph’s story is often told as a tale of triumph – the slave boy who became a ruler in the most powerful country. But before the palace came a neck-breaking fall so swift and deep it stripped him of privilege, identity, and certainty in a single day. There he was one minute, swaggering about in his bespoke leather jacket…whistling a tune as he carried lunch to his brothers in the field…..and next minute he was in chains as a slave heading to a strange land Even for those of us who relocated willingly as adults, it was a scary and daunting journey.

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18/01/2026
women in floral dresses stranding on grass field
History

The African Wrapper: Names, Meanings, and Cultural Significance Across the Continent

African print fabric and a dead man I was in that hospital room when my comatose father morphed. I had brought his change of clothes in preparation for the trip to relocate him to the village, but the guy took a unilateral vote against that trip. When the hospital requested salt and wrapper, I went home to get the items. “This man has transitioned before I am able to take care of him”. I pondered as I walked along the streets. “What else can I do for him now?” As I got home, the crowd had gathered around my mother. How was I going to ask her for wrapper? I brought down my suitcase and took out a new exquisite purple wrapper – one of my kayan lefe [Hausa for bridal ware] the items I were putting together to take

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31/10/2025
Benin Kingdom ivory tusk in Portsmouth museum
History

Benin Kingdom Ivory Tusk: Sacred Symbolism and Colonial Legacy at Portsmouth Museum.

At the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, visitors are presented with a myriad of historical treasures to explore. Among the 9 captivating history troves available, the Royal Navy museum holds a remarkable artifact from ancient times – an Ivory tusk obtained from the #BeninKingdom of Nigeria. The Ivory tusk showing cultural carvings on it Origins and Early Development The Bini Kingdom was founded by the Edo people, who originally lived under the rule of the Ogiso dynasty. Ruled by monarchs known as Oba, who held centralized authority, supported by a council of chiefs and guilds, including the Igbesanmwan ivory carvers and bronze casters. The capital city, Benin flourished as a center of civilisation becoming a hub of trade, diplomacy, and artistry which engaged with Portuguese traders from the 15th century onward. This cultural richness attracted the interest of the British who paid

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30/10/2025

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