About Text and Publishing

Text and Publishing is the newest creation of the dynamic personality and prolific writer, Deji Yesufu, whose commentaries on religious, political, and social matters have entranced readers on social media for a long time. Deji Yesufu He is joined by...

/ April 16, 2020

ABIODUN LONGE: “MY DADDY’S FAITH BECOMES SIGHT” – Tolu Ajileye

ABIODUN LONGE: “MY DADDY’S FAITH BECOMES SIGHT” – Tolu Ajileye I will enter His gates with thanksgiving in my heart, I will enter His courts with praise. I will say this is the day that the Lord has made, I...

/ April 10, 2024

JAPA: A Former Colleague Visits Nigeria

JAPA: A Former Colleague Visits Nigeria By: Deji Yesufu A man is both body and soul. Those who argue for the tripartite nature of man (body, soul, and spirit) have their reasons, but this essay will not venture into that...

/ April 9, 2024

Bringing Calvinism to Ibadan

Bringing Calvinism to Ibadan By: Deji Yesufu In 2016 I found myself in a meeting with Pastors Tony Okoroh and Femi Sonuga-Oye – both men were then co-pastors of Sovereign Grace Bible Church (SGBC), situated in Omole Phase 1, Lagos. I...

/ April 3, 2024

Finding Faith with John in the Second Chapter of His Gospel

Finding Faith with John in the Second Chapter of His Gospel By: Deji Yesufu In the city of Ibadan, the most popular kind of houses built for rent purposes are the one storey, three-bedroom, four flat apartment type. I happen...

/ March 30, 2024

What Tomorrow Holds

What Tomorrow Holds By: Deji Yesufu On the 17th of December, 2009, I married my heartthrob – Jolaoluwa Oluwatosin Olufemi – at the Chapel of the Resurrection, University of Ibadan. The officiating minister was the then Rev. Timothy Olatunji (now a...

/ March 12, 2024

Learning John Chapter One at Providence Church

Learning John Chapter One at Providence Church By: Deji Yesufu The Sunday before the Alistair Begg “gay-wedding-counsel” broke out, at church we had looked at John 1:11, which reads “…he came unto his own, and his own received him not…”....

/ March 4, 2024

Son – Let Me Tell You About Your Father, Sola Wojuola

Son - Let Me Tell You About Your Father, Sola Wojuola By: Deji Yesufu When I began to drive, navigating a U-turn on the main road was rather difficult. It was Sola Wojuola who told me that when you come...

/ February 28, 2024

When I was Sick…

When I was Sick… By: Deji Yesufu On the 7th of February, 2024, I lost two friends to the cold hands of death. Deji Olukole and Sola Wojuola died at the University College Hospital Ibadan at different times on that...

/ February 19, 2024

The Religion of the Local Church

The Religion of the Local Church By: Deji Yesufu At seminary, I was trained to be a pastor and a theologian. Ideally, a pastor should be a theologian, but in many churches, the duties of the pastor are so overwhelming that...

/ February 6, 2024

In Defense of Pastor Alistair Begg – Deji Yesufu

In Defense of Pastor Alistair Begg – Deji Yesufu  By: Deji Yesufu Every generation is called to contend for the faith that was once and for all delivered to the saints. We do this by reasoning into the biblical text...

/ February 2, 2024