REFLECTION SERIES

I wish they had a website. Although they don’t, I know your name (my dear reader) may have been on their membership list if they did. You may not have officially subscribed to it, but your mere actions granted you membership. Undoubtedly, some names may have been cancelled from their membership list (or maybe never existed on it). I don’t know which group you belong to; but, once you’ve started reading, I would entreat you to read to the end.  “This church is filled with a bunch of hypocrites!  I can’t believe he did that!” And then it becomes a topic for hot gossip until we have finished “him” in our minds and have run out of things to say. Subconsciously, as we met out judgement (which is God’s work) on the “sinner”, we feel increasingly righteous. We instantly forget how many clothes we coveted when we entered the church, how many people (in addition to this poor sinner) we gossiped about, the evil we thought about our closest friend, among many others. Yet, be...

When I think of Communists, I think of 100%. When I think of Terrorists, I think of 100%. But when I think of most Christians, I sadly think of LESS THAN 100%.  What is 100%, you may ask? It is 100% Total Surrender and Commitment to a cause, which in the Christian sense is God. September 11, 2001 is, and remains memorable in history, because peopl e had guts and total commitment to a cause to the extent that their lives were unimportant. Though I hold the firm belief that it was for a wrong cause, I do admire their commitment.  What a world we would have if all Christians were 100% committed and consecrated to God! Fearing no consequences whatsoever for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ; Having the boldness of  the Apostles, the Reformers, and other dedicated Christians who decided to stick to JESUS even at the expense of their lives-having joy in their soul as they were imprisoned, tortured and burnt at the stake. Their influences however continu...

A friend of mine by name Twumasi Appiah Davis (TA Davis) wrote this post on Facebook and I would like to share it with you. He gives a different perspective to the debate; Does God exist?  Reading time is about 2 minutes. In Ghana this is a no brainer to many but there's more to planet earth than just my country. I shared my humble opinion in a debate and I'd li ke to share it here too: Two things: There is a story of a blind man who claimed being healed by the Bible Jesus. There was a dispute between the people and the priests whether the man Jesus was a true prophet. The man though apparently not being that much educated or sophisticated gave the profoundest answer. And I believe this answer is the ultimate solution to the God debate. Both the priests and the people presented evidence to support their sides. When all was said and the man was asked, He answered and said, whether he be a sinner or no, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was ...

A friend sent me this story on WhatsApp and I would like to share with you. He titled it; “ a lady’s remarkable experience at the Accra mall ”. But I have titled it; Giving out of nothing – a model of kindness ”.  The story; A young lady visited the Accra Shopping Mall. While standing at the entrance, she was suddenly approached by one of the Fulani girls from Mali who are always seen around town and the roadsides begging for money. The little girl smiled at the young lady and spoke pidgin saying “Aunty, make you give me money make I buy food chop – (meaning Aunty give me money to buy food)”. The young lady smiled back and replied, “I have also not eaten since morning”. The little girl asked her if it was really true and the lady said “Oh yes”. The little girl then gave all the coins she had in her hands to her to buy some food. The young lady was surprised so she asked the little girl if she could really use her money and she said yes. When the lady counted the mone...