About

About Morenike Ogebe

Hi everyone!

I’m a mother, a wife, a lawyer, a peacemaker, and the host of Elevating Good. My roots stretch from the Nigerian South to the American South, and that blend of cultures shapes the way I see faith, community, and the stories that hold us together.

I launched the Elevating Good Podcast with a bold hope: to create a public platform where kindness, purpose, and spiritual grounding could consistently take center stage. Although I don’t consider myself a writer or speaker by trade, I am a lawyer shaped by public service, someone who has always been mesmerized by the way words—spoken or written—can soften hearts, move people toward one another, and even change the atmosphere. I love finding language that lifts, emboldens, clarifies, and opens people’s eyes to hope again.

Elevating Good was born out of that love. Each episode is my attempt to shine light on the forces that God is using to reshape the world for good, even when the headlines seem determined to tell a different story. Through conversations and storytelling, I explore everything from welcoming immigrants, to the power of prayer, to peacemaking across the divides of Palestine and Israel, to sustainable agriculture, to navigating gun violence in our schools. The thread running through it all is simple: helping people thrive—spiritually, relationally, emotionally, and as members of a global community.

If you’re someone who cares about healing, justice, reconciliation, faith, or simply becoming a more grounded and generous human, I’d love for you to be part of this space. I’d love to hear your voice, learn from your experiences, and maybe—walk a bit of this journey together with you.

Lets elevate good together!

What you will find on this blog

Me with my dad, Dr. Fola Soremekun in January 2025, six months before he died.
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Remembering Dad

Dad died on June 9. I miss him. Ninety years and eight months is a long time to live, but I only fully experienced his ...
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A group of Nigerian boys who attend the Methodist Boys School in Lagos, Nigeria wait for the school day to begin, 1950. Photographic print, 6.5 x 9 cm. Abilene Christian University Brown Library Milliken Special Collection. Shared under Creative Commons license.
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Not For Us But For Others

Non Sibi Sed Aliis is the Methodist Boys High School motto. It means “Not for us but for others.” It serves as a reminder to act ...
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MLK Day & The Truth as Offense

Recent political events have been sucking some of us into their vortexes. It seems like some of us are becoming unhinged again already. We find ...
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