Fear mongering.
God is a God of love. He loves His children and like any worthy parent, will readily discipline His children with love and not threats.
When you compare, the Western way of worshipping to the African way of worship, doubt and uncertainty begin to crawl along the medulla oblongata.
Whereas prayers are offered in simplicity and clothing is not paramount; where most of the Western pastors carry their own bibles and mingle with the congregations easily, some of the African pastors perch on a pedestal of sensationalism, flaunting wealth as though money is the key to eternal life and cajole and threaten the very souls of their congregation with divine death if God’s will is not done.
Some of these same pastors surround themselves with bodyguards some of whom are built solidly like baobab trees. Are we fools? Some of these acquire property in the name of “blessings from God.”
Whither are we headed?
This journey called life is full of pitfalls and vicissitudes.
Why can’t our men of the cloth lead us in truth and honesty, guiding us on the lonesome and arduous journey into eternity?
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Kwasi (First name rhymes with Crazy but he is not) Ntem-Mensah is a father and a husband. He is a mentor, a Fatherhood Consultant and a member of the Fatherhood Roundtable. Kwasi is currently the Fatherhood Initiative Coordinator working with ECHN-Family Development Center’s Healthy Families Healthy Babies program. He is the co-chair of ECHN’s Unity Collaborative where the work is focused on Diversity and Inclusion. Kwasi is a member of the Board of Education of Manchester. He also serves as a director of The Manchester Land Conservation Trust and is the Secretary for The Council of Ghanaian Associations in Connecticut. He is also on the CFSP Advisory Council. Kwasi does collaborative work with the DOC and DCF. He is the creator of ReadToMe and Celebrating Our Fathers events. Kwasi facilitates 24/7 Dads and Circle of Security parenting.
He is the author of the anthology of poems and short story “A Silent Noisy Walk in My Mind” and publisher of “SilentNoises.org”. He is also a radio presenter at CMRadio, a Ghanaian radio station based in East Hartford and a member of AABAC, an advocacy association for people of color. Lastly, Kwasi is a wonderful community advocate that is eager to work with people all races, genders and socio-economic background
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