Views: 41Annie Sherwood Hawks was born in Hoosick, New York, on 28th May 1835. Even from an early age she was writing poetry and, at 14, had some published in a newspaper. She married at 24, she moved to live in the Brooklyn area of New York, and she and her husband joined the church […]

Views: 55Newborn babies are equipped with several important reflexes (actions that are performed without conscious thought). These help them through their first weeks and months of life. These reflexes are involuntary movements that happen either spontaneously (as a result of a sudden impulse or inclination), or as responses to different actions. The sucking reflex, for […]

Views: 67I have been thinking about the recent happenings in the world, and asking myself, “What is the single most effective solution to the problems of this world?” Interestingly, about six decades ago —  On April 23, 1962 — Karl Barth, the Swiss-German philosopher and theologian answered a question when he spoke at the Rockefeller Chapel of […]

Views: 84I think the cliché, “Happily ever after,” has become very deceptive. The Ghanaian news and social media was flooded this week by two tragic stories of alleged physical abuse in relationships, that led to fatalities. The first I saw was on a radio interview posted online. Then I later saw the daily graphic headline, […]

Views: 199I still remember the first time we met. Your round frame signature eyeglasses I cannot forget. The lenses amplified your very affable and welcoming eyes. You were generally shy, but you had a lot in your heart to share, and share you did when the environment was right. You were one of the young […]

Views: 52Legend has it that in Ancient Rome, a slave would continuously whisper “Remember you are mortal,” in the ears of victorious generals as they were paraded through the streets of Rome; after coming home, triumphant, from battle. I have often asked  people who desire  certain material  blessings whether they are ready to handle them. […]