The Agona Asafo in the Agona East District of the Central region has recorded a sad event of a 15-year-old Junior High School (JHS) graduate who has committed suicide by hanging due to wrong placement of his school of choice. Isaac Yaw Arhin, completed Junior High School(JHS) in Tema with aggregate 20. According to the […]
FROM DESPAIR TO HOPE September 16, 2019 | Psalm 22 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue In the Gospel of Mark, Jesus makes only one statement from the cross, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani” (which means ‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?’)” (Mark 15:34). Many people understand Jesus’ words as a cry of despair. Some […]
INVITATION TO WORSHIP September 11, 2019 | Psalms 15–16 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue In July 2017, Canada’s governor general found himself embroiled in a controversy. While descending a flight of steps alongside the Queen of England, he touched the Queen’s elbow to assist her. What was meant as an act of service was actually seen […]
LAMENT AS GRIEF September 10, 2019 | Psalms 13–14 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue In 2014, psychologists from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville conducted an experiment with undergraduate students. They put each student in a room with no distractions. Then they told them that, if they wanted to, they could push a button and shock […]
One of Ghana’s most popular boxer Braimah Kamoko popularly known as Bukom Banku (31-1 23 KOs) knocked his opponent, Rojhat Bilgetekin (10-18 9 KOs) to claim his first victory outside Ghana. Braimah Kamoko(Bukom Banku) in round three at St George Hall in Bradford, UK on Saturday night won by knockout. This win will mark the beginning of […]
HUMAN WORDS AND GOD’S WORDS September 9, 2019 | Psalm 12 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue In 2002, a researcher from the University of Massachusetts studied how often people tell a lie during daily conversations. He found that 60 percent of adults were not able to get through a ten-minute conversation without lying at least once. […]
PRAISE AND LAMENT September 7, 2019 | Psalms 9–10 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue In the preface to his commentary on the Psalms, John Calvin describes the book in this way, “I have been accustomed to call this book . . . ‘An Anatomy of all the Parts of the Soul,’ for there is not an […]
GOD OF JUSTICE September 5, 2019 | Psalm 7 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Seventeen-year-old Shareef Cousin found himself the youngest person in the United States on death row. Shareef had been convicted of murder even though he had what seemed like an airtight alibi. Afterward it was determined that the detective on the case lied […]
NOT TOO PROUD TO BEG September 4, 2019 | Psalm 6 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Navy Seals undergo a rigorous physical and mental trial appropriately named “Hell Week.” During, this week the new recruits are constantly in motion. They are required to run, swim, do sit-ups and push-ups, endure cold water, and accomplish difficult tasks, […]
WAITING ON GOD September 3, 2019 | Psalm 5 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Several years ago, passengers at a Houston airport were complaining about how long they had to wait at the baggage claim. So, airport executives hired more baggage handlers and cut the wait time down to eight minutes. However, the complaints did not […]