https://piousdserwonu.com/writing/The home of Pious D. Serwonu, The Penman: books, writing, Christian ministry, apologetics, podcasts and the projects in progress.https://piousdserwonu.com/writing/can-i-have-god-and-heaven-without-religion/https://piousdserwonu.com/writing/can-i-have-god-and-heaven-without-religion/Sat, 17 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000A relationship with God is already religious, so the real question is which religion is true.https://piousdserwonu.com/writing/christ-religion-and-the-thief-on-the-cross/https://piousdserwonu.com/writing/christ-religion-and-the-thief-on-the-cross/Sat, 17 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000Why the thief on the cross was saved by believing in Jesus, and what that says about Christianity as a definite system of faith.https://piousdserwonu.com/writing/false-tolerance-a-quiet-step-away-from-the-cross/https://piousdserwonu.com/writing/false-tolerance-a-quiet-step-away-from-the-cross/Sat, 17 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000When truth is treated as negotiable in the name of tolerance, believers drift from Christ. A call to clear Gospel teaching, apologetics and gracious correction.https://piousdserwonu.com/writing/everyone-prays/https://piousdserwonu.com/writing/everyone-prays/Wed, 31 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000A poem on the prayer found in every culture, faith and creed.https://piousdserwonu.com/writing/lord-have-mercy/https://piousdserwonu.com/writing/lord-have-mercy/Thu, 04 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000Reading Kofi Kinaata's song alongside Malachi 3, with a call to repentance and reverence.https://piousdserwonu.com/writing/immanuel-the-god-of-the-christians/https://piousdserwonu.com/writing/immanuel-the-god-of-the-christians/Mon, 24 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000Isaiah 7:14, the birth of Jesus, and how "God with us" still meets His people through Scripture, the Spirit and prayer.https://piousdserwonu.com/writing/the-bridge-between-heaven-and-hell/https://piousdserwonu.com/writing/the-bridge-between-heaven-and-hell/Wed, 19 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000On the weight of preaching, which can either save or harden those who hear it.https://piousdserwonu.com/writing/must-csr-be-popular-or-proper/https://piousdserwonu.com/writing/must-csr-be-popular-or-proper/Sun, 09 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000Corporate social responsibility should be genuine and sustainable rather than superficial, with irresponsible mining as a case in point.https://piousdserwonu.com/writing/ministry-is-not-about-you/https://piousdserwonu.com/writing/ministry-is-not-about-you/Wed, 01 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0000Jonah was angry when God spared Nineveh. His offence exposes a question for every servant of God: whose reputation is ministry for?