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Pious D. Serwonu writes, teaches and speaks to communicate truth, provoke thought, encourage faith and serve people. Here you will find the books, the essays, the research, the teaching and the work still in progress.

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Pointed or Pointless

Focus in Ministry

A short, searching book for ministers and every believer who serves: ministry is not about you. It is about God, and about serving people in His will.

“UnChristly ambitions do not produce Christly results.”
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Pious D. Serwonu, CC

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Pious D. Serwonu, known online as PDS and as The Penman, writes and teaches to communicate truth, provoke thought, encourage faith and serve people.

A teacher of the Word and a missionary from his early youth, he has shared Scripture through teaching series online since 2013, and has written books on ministry, grace, love and Christian living.

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Writing

Essays, reflections and excerpts

All writing

Book Excerpts4 min read

Ministry Is Not About You

An excerpt from the opening chapter of Pointed or Pointless.

Jonah took offense when his prophecy of doom was reverted by God after the people of Nineveh repented and prayed. This was the very reason he had a hard time responding to God's call to Nineveh in the first place. He feared he would be seen as a false prophet if the people's repentance caused God to change His mind. When it happened, he was angry at God. He didn't know that God's prophetic ministry to him was not for…

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Poetry

Everyone Prays

A poem on the prayer found in every culture, faith and creed.

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The Podcast

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01:49:10Communication Skills, part 2

Bridging Crevices Deliberately

Communication Skills, session two: the communication cycle and how to bridge communication gaps deliberately, followed by questions and answers.

8 episodes, including the Communication Skills class.

Apologetics & research

Reasoned answers, with sources

Research library

Bible & Theology

Why Did God Love Jacob and Hate Esau?

Drawing on Malachi 1, Genesis 25 and Romans 9, an explanation of God's choice of Jacob as an act of undeserved mercy within the doctrine of election.

From the ministry

Teaching the Word with clarity and care

About the ministry

The ministry is the reason for the writing: preaching and teaching that bring believers to maturity, thoughtful Christian communication, and a reasoned defence of the faith.

Teaching

Preaching and teaching the Word to bring believers to maturity and deeper intimacy with God.

Christian Communication

Classes and writing on biblical communication: the foundations every speaker and preacher must meet, and how to bridge gaps between people.

Apologetics

Answering questions about the faith, engaging Christian-Muslim dialogue and responding to error, with sources the reader can check.

On the desk

What's being written now

All projects

BookWritingFebruary 2027

The True Colors of Love

A ten-chapter book on the colors of love in 1 Corinthians 13, growing out of a February teaching series.

BookEditingEaster 2027

God's Unspeakable Gift

A book on Christian giving and church fundraising from 2 Corinthians 8–9, timed for the Easter season.

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