Thy vein be blessed; and be thou glad with the woman of thy young waxing age. An hind most dearworthy; and an hart calf most acceptable. Her teats fill thee in all time; and delight thou continually in the love of her. My son, why art thou deceived of an alien woman; and art fostered…
Like its counterpart in Proverbs 5, I also couldn’t find the pidgin version, so I cautiously translated. Hope this blesses my brothers and sisters in Ghana, Nigeria, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Gambia and Cameroon. I go lead you. I go come bring you inside haus wey my momsi get. (Na im dey teach me when I…
I couldn’t find the pidgin English translation of one of my favorite Bible verses, so I decided to cautiously make one up, in service to West African readers. A deer wey dey love you no be small, a female deer wey dey too fine, make you shayo and be belle full from her nipples. Make…
In my early twenties, prior to being saved, I asked a Ghanaian friend if when nursing, she would share with her husband if he ever requested it. “Of course,” she responded. Fellow Africans, although Adult Breastfeeding is a topic just as taboo on our continent as elsewhere, if not more so, there are people who…
According to Dr. Gary Chapman, the 5 love languages are: Gift giving Quality time Words of affirmation Acts of service (devotion) Physical touch Obviously, by their very nature, ANRs fluently speak four of these five languages, and the fifth can easily be incorporated. Both parties get to serve the other. Contrary to what most ANR…
I have a friend from Minnesota who has been influential in my walk. When new to the Christian faith, he once reminded me how being Christian doesn’t mean we must change our personalities. “If you’ve always liked a certain style of shirts”, he advised, “you don’t have to change styles after conversion.” I’ve never seen…
