Category Archives: nuggets

ALL Means ALL

Posted on September 20, 2015 by editor

To the child of God, “all things work together for good…” (Romans 8:28). That little word “ALL” captures the scope of God’s promise. ALL includes every conceivable disappointment, sorrow, illness, pain, poverty, hardship, hurt, hate, and any other awful things … Continue reading →

Wounded Healers

Posted on September 13, 2015 by editor

“Sometimes the strongest among us are the ones who smile through silent pain, cry behind closed doors and fight battles nobody knows about” (Unknown). They’re wounded healers. All too often, the ones praying for others need prayers; those feeding others … Continue reading →

Posted in nuggets | Tagged concealed grief, cry behind closed doors, fight battles nobody knows, Isaiah 58:10-11, Samuel Koranteng-Pipim, silent pain, spending and being spent, wounded healer | Comments Off

Labor Day or Rest Day?

Posted on September 7, 2015 by editor

The irony is, we rest on our “Labor Days” and labor on God’s “Rest Days.” Our Labor Days are yearly HOLIDAYS. God’s Rest Days are weekly HOLY days. Labor Days fall on different days (e.g., May 1 for most countries … Continue reading →

Posted in nuggets | Tagged Exodus 20:8-12, Ezekiel 20:20, holiday or holy day, Isaiah 58:13-14, Labor Day or Rest Day, remember the Sabbath day, Sabbath, Samuel Koranteng-Pipim, we cease from our labors so God can work in us | Comments Off

The Worst Makeup

Posted on September 6, 2015 by editor

Makeups are about making up. We try to cover our deficiencies, mask our fears, insecurities, and pains, and project an appearance of external beauty, strength, and goodness. Thus, we employ the services of cosmetics, sunglasses, and other bodily adornments. We … Continue reading →

Posted in nuggets | Tagged bodily adornments, contemporary Pharisaism, external beauty, feigned spirituality, hagiographic eulogies, insecurities, Isaiah 1:6, makeups are about making up, makeups are fig leaves, mask our fears, overrated recommendations, pad our resumes, pretending to be good, Samuel Koranteng-Pipim, soul’s nakedness, the worst makeup, Why try to look good when you can easily be good looking | Comments Off

Worry

Posted on August 30, 2015 by editor

Worry is a deceptive luxury we must not covet. One unknown source gives a breakdown of what the average person worries about: 40% focus on things that will never happen, 30% deal with the past that can’t be changed, 12% … Continue reading →

Posted in nuggets | Tagged Matthew 6:25-34, Samuel Koranteng-Pipim, things we cannot change, things we should never worry about, Worry is a deceptive luxury, worry is blind, Worry is shortsighted | Comments Off

My Farm

Posted on August 23, 2015 by editor

He lamented: “Let’s not speak about life. Let’s rather talk about my farm. It used to be very near, but now seems so far away. The straight road to the farm has become a narrow path with many twists and … Continue reading →

Posted in nuggets | Tagged fig tree may not blossom, Habakkuk 3:17-18, life, rains of tears, Samuel Koranteng-Pipim, scorching heat, trials, twists and turns | Comments Off

Houseflies

Posted on August 16, 2015 by editor

Just because a housefly wears a bow tie or a skirt doesn’t mean you should marry it. Marriage is not a word, but a sentence. Or as someone quipped, “a life-sentence!” Indeed, when with one who is intellectually, emotionally, and … Continue reading →

Posted in nuggets | Tagged compatibility in marriage, Don't’ marry for security, Genesis 2:18-25, loneliness, marriage, marriage and purpose, Marriage is not a word but a sentence, Samuel Koranteng-Pipim, stay away from houseflies | Comments Off

We the We

Posted on August 9, 2015 by editor

It’s never well when “I” thinks it’s “We.” When a single note believes it’s the orchestra, and when “We the people” is interpreted to mean “I am the we.” The lure to “go my separate way” or “do my own … Continue reading →

Posted in nuggets | Tagged delusion of lone-rangerism, do my own thing, go my separate way, God is a team of Three, I am the we, ignorance of “I” boasts of its wisdom, Malcolm X, Psalms 133:1, redeem the we, Samuel Koranteng-Pipim, self-centered rebellion, togetherness, unity, We the We, When ‘i’ is replaced with ‘we’ even illness becomes wellness | Comments Off

Crocs In Your Life

Posted on August 2, 2015 by editor

“The threatening eyes of the crocodile shouldn’t prevent the thirsty frog from drinking from the pond,” states an African proverb. Sound counsel! The crocs in your life are those who seek to control you by instilling fear or hopelessness. They … Continue reading →

Posted in nuggets | Tagged African proverb, croc psychology, crocs in your life, fear and control, Intimidation, laziness, manipulation, Proverbs 26:13-16, Samuel Koranteng-Pipim, threatening eyes of the crocodile shouldn’t prevent the thirsty frog from drinking from the pond | Comments Off

The Bitter Truth

Posted on July 26, 2015 by editor

Truth is no respecter of persons, and has no color, age, gender, or agenda. Truth may be ugly, naked, plain, or bitter, but it is still the truth. I may not recognize it, but Truth is truth. I may not … Continue reading →

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