Clement Eastwood

  There is a lot to be studied in Christendom and I will want you to know some words that are used on a daily basis that are not so difficult to understand and knowing these can enhance your ability to study and share the gospel with all.   I will not go in-depth to explain what these words mean but I will give you an overview, and you go on to do the rest of the work, for studies is good for your soul especially if it is from the Lord God. Justification: This is the action of being declared righteous in the sight of God because of Christ’s atonement for sin on the cross. In other words, we are saved/justified because of Christ’s finished work on the cross. Sanctification: I believe you have heard this many times. As a Christian, after being justified by God because of Christ’s finished work on the cross, the Holy Spirit aids in your sanctification, in other words, the Holy Spirit helps you to live set apart for Him. In simple terms, to live a holy life is to live i...

  This question has been the question many ask and still get no answers to them. Who did Cain, son of Adam marry? I am not going to tell you I have the right answer to this question but what I can tell you is something that is more reasonable than what you have heard in the past on reading in different blogs on the internet. The question, what woman did Cain marry often is left unanswered and this lets people question the authenticity of the Bible. People often say if Cain and Abel (2 males including their parents) were the only ones on earth how did Cain get married to another human? Did God create some other people at a different place and provide for Cain a wife? That would be absurd. Now, scripture says God created Adam and Eve. This is what is written, and there is no mention of God creating anyone else going through all of the creation processes like He did Adam and Eve. Everyone after Adam and Eve, including you and I, were made, of course in God’s image but through the pr...

It becomes a problem when Christianity is made to be a thing about self-gain. To be able to have our own salvation through our works, seeing God as some genie, whatever success we have, we ascribe to our glory... What is the glory of man? So so fleeting, yet we cherish it more. Why do we not look to the old prophets, the apostles, the early Church? Why do we not look to the sufferings of the early Church and jubilate, as they worked on earth, seeking their rewards in eternity? Paul, knowing what was ahead, run the race, and said, "Our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed to us." (Rom 8:18). Could it be that men of today do not know where they are heading as Christians? And do not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? (James 4:4).  Could we not offer our lives as living sacrifices (Rom 12:1) and rhetorically ask, "shall not the lamb that was slain receive the suffering of His reward?"  Or we're to face ...

And after He had fasted forty days and forty nights, He then became hungry . And the tempter came and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread .” But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘ Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God .’ ” Matthew 4:2‭-‬4 NASB1995 The devil tempted Jesus with bread (food) because he knew Jesus had a desire for it at the time. After not eating for 40 days & nights, our Lord was hungry. And the tempter tempted Him with food. Telling Jesus Christ to turn stones into bread. As a man, he was tempted. Where did the temptation come from? From his desire (James 1:14). Jesus did not give in to this. He delayed gratification. He knew not falling for this temptation will mean he not carrying out His purpose. His answer to the tempter was this, "man shall not live by bread alone, but on every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God." Man shall not live by satisfyi...

One of the first two English slave ships to carry West Africans to the New World was named Jesus. Jesus of Lübeck. Its captain was Sir John Hawkins, known as the first English slave trader. Now, it is believed, or it's historically true that this ship was one of the first to ever land the shores of West Africa to carry slaves from here to the western world. According to journalist Michael Eli Dokosi, Sir John Hawkins persuaded West Africans to gain salvation by boarding the Good Ship Jesus.  Now, let's talk a little about the ship.  Jesus of Lübeck was a carrack built in the Free City of Lübeck in the early 16th century. Around 1540 the ship, which had mostly been used for representative purposes, was acquired by Henry VIII, King of England, to augment (increase) his fleet (warships).  The ship saw action during the French invasion of the Isle of Wight (Island in England) in 1545. She along with Samson were used in an unsuccessful attempt to raise Henry VIII’s flagship, M...

Wait time fee is a per-minute charge which starts a few minutes after a driver arrives at your location and continues until the driver starts the trip. The fee helps to compensate for the driver’s efforts and time spent waiting. This is what modern taxis do. What I mean by modern taxis is the new transport services with the use of technology like Uber, Bolt, Yango and Taxify. You compensate the driver when you delay, or to simply put, you are charged a fee when you delay. As the old saying goes: “Time is money.” The Lombardi Time Vince Lombardi, the football coach was known for his punctuality. Lombardi time was defined as “fifteen minutes before the scheduled time.” If the bus was scheduled to leave at 9:00am, all the players were trained to be there at 8:45am. If you weren’t there, the bus would leave without you. How Can Photographers Practice This Simple. Make sure you communicate this in your contract or when you are speaking to any potential client. Be a pro! Make it known that ...

Hey man! What do you mean? This is what most people have known their entire lives and they will fight (at worst) to defend this point. Salvation does not come by praying in some creed. Imagine if being saved came by reciting the apostles' creed. Doesn't match up, right? It's the same thing here, salvation does not happen because you repeated a prayer after some pastor in your church. In the church I used to be at, it was a normalcy. Every Sunday, there was an altar call. A call to save people from their sins by reciting the sinners' prayer, and after this is done, the preacher declares you saved. Interesting, because I thought only God could declare us saved. This is basically it: "Say with me" the preacher leading the congregation will say, "Lord Jesus" and the audience who responded to his altar call will repeat after him, "Lord Jesus." Then he will continue, "I invite you into my heart... Satan, I am no longer yours, I belong to God...

 She walks into my class with her granddaughter, and after signalling her to her desk she came to me, "Sir, good morning. Please I want you to take care of my child and I will reward you." Of course, she did not say this in English but Twi, that morning she got me a bottle of Malt. Right after the words came out of her mouth, I'm sure I SCREAMED in my head. "WHAT? Am I the one to raise your child? I came to work, not to babysit!" I was raised in this system, and most of us were, so we do not have a problem with it. I mean we were raised in and by this school system; leaving home at 8am and back by 3pm( mostly for nursery pupils),  leaving at 6:30am and back home by 4:30pm for primary students and finally at the JHS level, reporting to school at 5am and close at 5pm. If you are Ghanaian, you can attest to this fact. We had teachers raising us and not our parents. We had the school system setting rules and laws for us and not our parents. Our parents were practic...

The family is one institution that is looked down upon in recent years. We have the dad who is not responsible, and we have the mom who abandons her children for some job. We call it modernity. Everything has been turned upside down. Apologies for not having a catchy introduction I like to get to the point.  What is the problem with today's family system and where did it start? It's high time folks who are in their 20s take marriage and the family serious. If you are a boy or girl, and you're in your 20s (early or mid) here's your chance. The probability of you not knowing anything about marriage and the family is quite high. You did not have a father at home, you did not have a mother who loved that much, and you know nothing beautiful about the family. Some even were brought up in a broken home. had bad examples as role models and are repeating that cycle. Know this, when there are divorces from every marriage in your family, it is not a generational curse . Don't...

Right now, I'm reading a book by renowned public speaker John C. Maxwell, titled: Today Matters. Today matters don't it? We all would say yes but rarely pay attention to today. We rarely pay attention to today's events, our goals for today and whatever we have now. We like to focus on the past which is gone and cannot be brought back. We like to focus on the future which only causes us anxiety and forget about today. Today is a gift and we ought to live in it. Focus on today, the now. Tomorrow's success can be found in what you do today. In the second chapter of this book, page 52, John Maxwell wrote this; "My father retired in his mid-seventies, but he has spent his entire life in public speaking." This line caught my eye. This is not to say mothers do not play a vital role in the home. They certainly do! Nobody is going to negate that and certainly not I. I'm only sharing what I saw in a book. Children look up to their parents. they watch what the fathe...

 We live in a world that constantly pressures the young to find their life's calling or vocation. In a world saturated with motivational gurus on the internet, we are always bombarded with finding our purposes, finding our talents (gifts) and finding our passions. Which is which? What should we find? Purpose, passion or talent? Can these things be found?  TALENT: Not long after I became a photographer, a friend said to me, "you're lucky you have found your talent." First of all, I do not think I'm a talented photographer, I think I'm a learning photographer. But I responded, "we all have some talent. And you are the best salesperson I know."  With this response, how do I define talent? I define talent as a skill we do with less effort as people use much effort to learn or do what you do. Some are born dancers does not mean they know every move. They learn every move they want but with more ease as compared to the individual who is not talented as th...

We live in a world where it is not impossible to be a renaissance person. What does it mean to be a renaissance person? The renaissance is associated with people who could and can do more than one thing very well especially when it comes to the arts. Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Pablo Picasso are some of the few names that have been associated with the renaissance period. They were the universal men. The renaissance men of the past were men who were specialized in more than a thing. I know artists who think being an artist means sticking to one thing for the rest of your life. No, you can explore more and do more providing you have the skill and knowledge. I made a post on Instagram about photographers refusing to be called photographers because they think being called a photographer does not mean being an artist. In this post, I explained that being a photographer means being an artist, a visual artist for that matter. I got a comment from a photographer friend who said "I...

Quick Question: Why do you exist? We live in a world that likes to talk so much about purpose. We like to ask, why. Why do we do it that way? Why is it not this? What is the purpose of this kettle... So many whys, but have we sat down for a minute to ask ourselves - why do we exist? Why do I exist? What is my purpose in life? What is my purpose in life as a Christian? Now, I'm going to list a couple of verses to be sure, but before that, I'll like to rant .   This generation is very big on purpose and it's lovely to see it, honestly, as people want to know why they live, why they should work this job or that job. How about the Christian? How should he live? Again, remember, like I've stated in the previous articles, a Christian person is a different person. he is not what he used to be (loving the things of the world). The Word of God makes that clear saying, "if a man is in Christ, he is a new creature (2 Cor. 5:17). Now, let's take a verse.  You have been bo...

Who are you dependent on? Who is in control of your life? You? Something else, or God? Ever heard the phrase, "nature abhors vacuum?" Who are you a slave to? I know I ask many questions, please bear with me. Nobody is truly free, God alone is free. What and to who have you given your life? The idea of freedom does not exist. When people talk about being free this is what they really mean:  I don't want anyone lording over me. I want to live without boundaries . They mean let me live my life. Anyone who is trying to direct me for the better is an oppressor, including the infinite God! We are all tied to something, to some idea of how we want our lives to be like. This alone shows how captivated we are by presenting some outlook .  I love this verse in the book of Psalms - I lift up my eyes to the mountain, where does my help come from? My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of Heaven and Earth! What we note in the book of Psalm is the level of dependency by it...

Fame has got its upsides and downsides . Why do you want fame, to become a full-time artist? Are you not sure you're boxing yourself and not having enough courage to pursue artistry? First of all, what is fame? Is it hard to come by in 2021? Does it have advantages and what are the downsides? Fame: The state of being known and talked about by many people, especially if you have achieved something worthwhile . Actors are famous because they played a role in a movie that moved a million of an audience, and they played their roles well. This is worthy of recognition and this comes with many advantages.  If you are famous enough you can get to win lots of deals with most giant companies which means lots of cash for your bank account. All artists want to be known for something. The artist who is not known is tantamount to not existing. In the days of old, or even during the renaissance period, artists who were famous did something quite remarkable. It was difficult at the time to gain...

I believe most Christians are familiar with Paul's statement to the church in his letter to the Philippians "be anxious for nothing" (4:6-8). But how much do we practice this? Do we even practice this in any capacity? In the blog before this one, I make clear that the Christian is different from the person of the world, and he ought to give himself wholly to God as we are urged to do in Romans 12 by the mercies of God. Why is the Christian anxious? We are commanded in scripture not to be anxious but to devote ourselves to prayer. Most times we are held back to devote ourselves to prayer because we have not devoted our lives to God. We are still in the driving seat. We do not want to let go and let God take the steering wheel. We think we know enough about driving when all we do is wreck our souls and bodies. We never want to lose control. We want to be "lords" of our lives.  This reminds me of Carrie Underwood's song — Jesus Take The Wheel. She...

What does it mean to be a Christian? Are we to be the same as the world, live like the world, dress like the world, listen to the music of the world? Well, if you have been a Christian long enough you will know that friendship with the world is enmity with God (James 4:4) .  How should Christians live in today's world? The Christian is a new person and ought to live differently compared to the way the world lives (2 Cor. 5:17) . The world hates Christians . The Christian is to be found in a community of believers, even a country of his own - he is a foreigner, an alien to this world. But does this mean that he ought to live out of the world? No, he is in the world, for him to be out of the world would be to die. There's a problem with most Christians (me included) trusting in the Lord with all their hearts, minds and souls. I struggle with this. We fear to give the driving seat to God. We want to be in control of our lives. We fear God might crush us if we let Him take the whee...