Author: Gertrude Torkornoo
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Roll back the darkness
I keep praying, drinking in the kissing of heaven and earth on my verandah. It’s speaking peace. Kenya, Cote D’Ivoire, Sudan will hear the voice of treaties and cries, as Angola and Rwanda seem to have done. Don’t fret.
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Series 5: Moses
A new month, a new book, a move from Genesis to Exodus. Still contemplating the art and skills of leadership. Still meditating on the works, ways and words of God
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Rooted, established, firm …
Fruiting comes from rooting. The deeper the roots, the weightier the fruit. Again, fruit may take time to show up, but when they do, they are priceless. That’s why God is always anxious to tell Israel, ‘take root down, bear fruit up’.
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Friendship – Far from the madding crowd
The lady had a book open on her lap. She had a pen and seemed to be underlining what she read out. The guy peered over her shoulder, had his face almost in her hair and – were they reading together?
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Heaven is the treasure
Heaven is to be the ultimate treasure in all of life’s pursuit, if we are to regard ourselves as successful. God encourages us to live valuing eternity. Thinking about eternity. Investing in eternity. Working for eternity. Avoiding hell in eternity.
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Pearls of great price
Values are the threads that define our character. The robe of many colors we carry around – and leave behind when we move on. The pieces of our heart that speak louder than our words.
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Treasures
Have you ever tried to put yourself in Joseph’s shoes? What would you have done if Potiphar’s wife was making advances at you? I explore the necessity of values through Joseph’s encounter with Mrs Potiphar.
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Series 4: Joseph
With Joseph as a focal point, in Series 4 we learn about values, treasures and the value of eternity.
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Series 3: Noah
We’ve been exploring the dynamics of achievement and what Leadership – that complex concept that holds the key to how people and groups achieve dreams, visions, and goals – looks like. So much has the book of Genesis got to teach us on that.
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African city links
Warm heart of Africa. Who can understand the depths of generosity expressed in the traditions of hospitality? They are often taken for oppression, though no one questions the Asian bows as beautiful expressions of human communication.