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For most of human history, women reportedly gave birth while squatting, kneeling, half-seated, or sitting on birthing stools. Even in biblical accounts, the Hebrew women are often believed to have delivered in upright positions that worked with gravity and nature.

Then came the lithotomy position—the now familiar practice of lying on the back with the legs opened and supported.

History generally explains this change as a result of the rise of doctors, hospitals, and medical interventions. But today, someone told me a very different story.

According to the story, some ancient rulers and powerful men believed that women in labor possessed a special life force or energy. It is said that they preferred women to be placed on their backs with their legs apart because of beliefs connected to power, fertility, and the transfer of spiritual energy. Over time, the story claims, this posture became normalized and eventually found its way into childbirth practices that survived for generations.

Is this true? I honestly don’t know.

It may be nothing more than an old tale passed down through the years. Or perhaps there are historical sources that discuss where such beliefs originated.

What I do know is that humanity moved from mostly upright births to a position that remains common in many hospitals today.

Has anyone else heard this story before? Is there any historical evidence behind it, or is it simply a fascinating myth?

Let’s discuss.

The Bible records that Solomon had 700 wives and 300 concubines.

Take a moment to think about that number.

That’s 1,000 women.

Even if he spent only one night with each, it would take nearly three years before returning to the first.

Yet history records only a relatively small number of his children by name.

The more you think about it, the more fascinating the figure becomes.

Were all 1,000 women active members of his household?

Were many of the marriages diplomatic alliances between kingdoms?

Or does the number reveal a level of wealth, influence, and political power almost impossible to imagine today?

One thing is certain: whether viewed through the lens of faith, history, or simple mathematics, Solomon’s household remains one of the most extraordinary royal establishments ever described.

Sometimes the numbers in ancient history are so large that they force us to stop and look beyond the surface of the story.

When people talk about ancient Igbo culture, they often mention kola nuts, masquerades, title-taking, and traditional marriages. But one of the most fascinating and least-discussed institutions was the practice of women marrying women.

Before you jump to modern conclusions, this was not primarily about romance. It was about something traditional Igbo society valued deeply: lineage, inheritance, and family continuity.

A wealthy, influential, or childless woman could pay a bride price and marry another woman. In that arrangement, she assumed the social position of a husband. The wife could have children through a man, but those children belonged to the lineage of the female husband and inherited her property.

Think about that for a moment.

The biological father might be known, yet traditional custom could recognize the female husband as the legal and social father of the children. To the community, what mattered most was not necessarily who provided the seed, but who carried the responsibility, lineage, and inheritance rights.

This reveals something many people never imagine about ancient Igbo society: while it could be strict in some areas, it could also be remarkably creative in solving social and family challenges.

Long before modern debates about family structures, our ancestors had already developed a system to ensure that a family name, property, and heritage did not disappear simply because there was no male heir.

History is often far more complex than the stories we tell ourselves.

Did this practice demonstrate the wisdom of our ancestors in preserving family lineage, or was it a tradition that should have been left in the past? 🤔

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Every street seems to have a church. Every month, a new ministry is born. Every year, countless “anointed” men and women emerge claiming divine mandates.

Yet, a troubling question remains:

Why are we building more churches while society appears to be producing fewer honest people?

Many desperately want to make heaven, yet they are terrified of death. They pray against dying but spend every day preparing for eternity. The contradiction is hard to ignore.

Even more disturbing is how some religious leaders have transformed faith into dependency. Instead of empowering members to think, work, create, innovate, and build sustainable lives, they encourage blind dependence on miracles, prophecies, and endless offerings. The result is a growing population of faithful followers who remain financially and mentally trapped.

Then there are the scandals.

Young women seeking guidance become victims of exploitation. Married women seeking counsel become targets of inappropriate relationships. Sacred altars become stages for personal enrichment, manipulation, and abuse of trust.

Of course, not every church is guilty. Not every pastor is corrupt. Many sincere religious leaders continue to serve humanity with integrity.

But when institutions designed to heal become places where some are exploited, society must ask difficult questions.

Religion should inspire responsibility, not helplessness.
Faith should strengthen character, not replace common sense.
Spirituality should elevate humanity, not provide cover for exploitation.

Perhaps the issue is no longer the number of churches we have.

Perhaps the issue is the shortage of accountability within them.

A society cannot pray its way into greatness while ignoring the corruption, manipulation, and hypocrisy hiding behind sacred walls.

Nigeria is bleeding.

People are kidnapped on highways.
Families are slaughtered in their communities.
Farmers abandon their farms out of fear.
Children become orphans overnight.
Millions struggle under the weight of poverty, insecurity, and uncertainty.

Yet a question keeps coming to mind:

Why have the various Christian denominations under the umbrella of the Christian Association of Nigeria not organized a massive, unified, continuous national prayer gathering against these crises?

We have seen churches unite for conventions.
We have seen stadiums filled for crusades.
We have seen nationwide programs for prosperity, breakthroughs, healing, and revival.

But where is the united prayer movement against mass killings?
Where is the united prayer ground against kidnappings?
Where is the united cry against corruption, injustice, and the suffering of ordinary Nigerians?

What is holding us back?

Is it denominational rivalry?
Leadership struggles?
Doctrinal differences?
Logistical challenges?
Or have we become more concerned about protecting our individual territories than confronting our collective problems?

If millions of Christians can gather to pray for personal success, can they not gather to pray for national survival?

This is not an attack on the Church.
It is a question.

A sincere question.

Because when a nation is in pain, its spiritual leaders should be among the loudest voices calling for unity, hope, action, and divine intervention.

Perhaps there are reasons we do not see such gatherings.

But Nigerians deserve to hear them.

What exactly is preventing a united national prayer crusade against the insecurity, killings, kidnappings, and suffering that have become part of everyday life?

And if nothing is preventing it, then what are we waiting for?

Nigeria has prayer warriors in every denomination. Why do we rarely see them gathered on one ground against the crises affecting the entire nation?

The true measure of our humanity is not how we treat those who can help us, but how we treat those who cannot.

Every day, the destitute and the less privileged walk among us—some hungry, some homeless, some unemployed, some abandoned by family, society, and circumstances beyond their control. They are not statistics. They are human beings with dreams, fears, talents, and dignity.

Many of them did not choose their situation. A lost job, a failed business, illness, conflict, disability, or economic hardship can reduce a comfortable life to a desperate struggle for survival. The distance between comfort and hardship is often much shorter than we imagine.

Before judging the person begging on the street, remember that life can change without warning. Before mocking the poorly dressed, remember that character is not measured by clothing. Before ignoring the hungry, remember that compassion costs less than indifference.

The less privileged do not always need our pity; they need our humanity. They need opportunities instead of obstacles, kindness instead of contempt, and support instead of rejection.

A society that neglects its weakest members weakens itself. A society that lifts up the vulnerable strengthens its future.

If you have food, share it.
If you have knowledge, teach it.
If you have influence, use it.
If you have wealth, give wisely.
If you have a voice, speak for those who are rarely heard.

The world changes when ordinary people choose compassion over convenience.

Never look down on anyone unless you are helping them rise.

Many tragedies are not caused by evil intentions but by people who simply failed to care enough, act quickly enough, or pay attention when it mattered most. A neglected child, an ignored patient, an overlooked safety measure, an abandoned responsibility—these are silent seeds that often grow into irreversible sorrow.

The world does not only suffer from those who do wrong. It also suffers from those who know what is right and fail to do it.

Be diligent. Be attentive. Someone’s future, safety, happiness, or even life may depend on the responsibility you choose to embrace today.

A careless word can destroy a friendship. A careless decision can ruin years of hard work. A careless moment behind a wheel can change families forever. A careless attitude toward truth can mislead generations.

The frightening thing about carelessness is that it often appears harmless in the beginning. People laugh it off until the consequences arrive demanding payment.

Excellence is not built on talent alone; it is built on attention, discipline, and care.

Slow down. Think deeply. Check twice. The cost of being careful is always less than the price of regret.

Covetousness says, “Why does someone else have what I don’t?”

Together, they have destroyed families, friendships, businesses, communities, and nations.

A selfish person sees people as tools. A covetous person sees another person’s blessing as a personal offense. Instead of gratitude, they choose envy. Instead of hard work, they choose resentment.

Yet peace begins when we learn to celebrate the success of others without feeling diminished by it. Someone else’s prosperity is not proof of your failure.

The heart that is grateful sleeps peacefully. The heart consumed by envy is never satisfied, no matter how much it gains.

Guard your heart. Not every battle is fought with weapons; some are fought against greed and envy within.

Hunger humbles the strong, silences dreams, weakens bodies, and tests human dignity. It can push people into situations they never imagined and force choices they never wanted to make.

Before you mock someone struggling, remember that circumstances can change faster than pride can recover. Today’s comfort is not a guarantee for tomorrow.

The measure of a society is not how it treats the powerful, but how it treats those who are hungry, forgotten, and vulnerable.

If you have food, share it. If you have influence, use it. If you have abundance, remember those who have none.

Compassion is not weakness. It is one of humanity’s greatest strengths.