More intentionally commune with God more often.
Tag: dailyprompt
1,992 years ago, the Son of God died a death of atonement to save this underserving sinner from death (a death not like the one we are all bound to encounter, but rather an absolute one, namely, eternal separation from God). In that great sacrifice was the promise of His constant presence and faithfulness, and the privilege of sharing in His mission to redeem the world for Himself. According to Whitney Houston, the greatest love of all is “learning to love yourself”; I would like to amend the lyrics of that song as follows: ‘The greatest love of all, isn’t easy to achieve / Learning to love your God, it is the greatest gift of all.’
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In a sense, yes. In the way that every culture and nation is different, and everyone can be proud of the unique place they and their culture occupy in this world. To the extent that patriotism involves hatred of other cultures for whatever reason, no. Reasoned critique of aspects of someone’s culture is one thing, and is quite distinct from prejudiced notions that lead to superiority complexes. The same grave where the so-called ‘inferior’ ones go awaits you too (Ecclesiastes 9:10).
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Angbanmwine
Daily writing prompt
Write about your first name: its meaning, significance, etymology, etc.
A bit of background: Because of the spread of Christianity (and to a degree colonisation), many (though not all) Africans have a Christian given name, which is often their legal first name, and a middle name which is their traditional given name (and more accurately their proper first name).
Angbanmwine (Northern Ghana, West Africa) means ‘Who knows God?’ (in the sense ‘who can know the mind of God?’) in the Dagaare language
Ang – who
ban – to know
Mwine – God (also Naamwine, ‘Naa’ meaning ‘King’)
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