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Till Every Throne Be Cast Down
They looked upon us with disdain, giants within their walls. We built no Trojan horse to invade that great city. We blew the trumpets. Then came the shout, and Jericho’s ancient walls fell before us. The Lord is on our side, mighty kings fall upon their swords. Great warriors are brought to their knees. Fortressed cities burn, and the archers flee. Where are the gods whose statues adorn their holy places? From the horizon, blazing citadels light up the night sky. Our armies b
Sunesis Magazine
Aug 82 min read
Greener Pastures
I The grass is greener on this side. Where God is. The psalmist wrote, "The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside still waters." So then, do I long for greener pastures? Yes, but not in the way the world has taught me. When I speak of greener pastures, I do not think of lands beyond the sea, or another version of myself waiting beyond the horizon. I think of peace. Of rest. Of joy that is not shaken by circumstance.
Sunesis Magazine
Aug 32 min read
The Summer of 1980
"Se wo were fi na wosankofa a yenkyi," An Akan proverb that says, “It is not wrong to go back and retrieve what has been forgotten” It is a journey into the past, into lives once lived, today forgotten Histories once rich, their moral fabric, now tattered, dispersed across time It is the summer of 2025. Children splashing in the murky pool waters Bodies glisten in the sun, hourglass women and sculpted men, Sculpted by whom? God? Dumbbell? Scalpel? These days, it’s hard to tel
Sunesis Magazine
May 253 min read
Woe to the Scribes and Pharisees!
(See Matthew 23) Who were the Scribes and Pharisees? The Scribes were knowledgeable individuals responsible for copying, interpreting, and teaching the law. (This is evident from the example of Ezra, who was both a scribe and a priest). The phrase “scribes of the Pharisees” refers to the scribes who belong to the party of the Pharisees. "When the scribes of the Pharisees saw that He was eating with the sinners and tax collectors, they said to His disciples, “Why is He eating
Joseph Blay Mensah
Jul 128 min read
Edem x Akweley; Enduring Faith (III)
Part Three - Enduring Faith A few more weeks of the silence and hatred nearly broke him. One night, during his prayer time, Edem finally collapsed with exhaustion. He bowed his face to the floor and wept. He told God he was ready to give up. He could not save his marriage, he could not save his wife, and he was ready to walk away. He was so lost in his own grief that he did not hear the door open. When he finally lifted his head, he saw Akweley. She was kneeling on the floor
Sunesis Magazine
May 254 min read
Edem x Akweley; The Cold Between Us (II)
Part Two - The Cold Between Us Edem took a week off work, refusing to leave Akweley’s bedside. It was a slow, agonizing recovery. Akweley did not speak a single word to him. Every question he asked, Are you hungry? Do you need a pillow?, was met with a stony silence or a look that felt like a physical blow. One afternoon, he retreated to the hospital bathroom, a place that had become his only sanctuary. He stared at his reflection in the mirror. His eyes were bloodshot and we
Sunesis Magazine
May 253 min read
Edem x Akweley; The Fracture (I)
Blurb When a joyful surprise birthday party ends in a midnight nightmare, Akweley and Edem’s world is shattered. As Akweley spirals into a silent, angry depression and Edem battles a crushing weight of guilt, their home becomes a graveyard of unspoken words. This is a raw, honest exploration of a couple’s struggle to find their way back to each other, and to a God who feels painfully distant in the wake of tragedy. Edem x Akweley is a raw, stirring exploration of a marriage p
Sunesis Magazine
May 256 min read
Not Just Words
If you are a writer, whether in fiction, poetry, editorial, or educational work, you may sometimes feel that the words you spend hours pouring into your journals are merely words, endless scribbling on a page. But they are not merely words, you have been entrusted with a gift. Scribes can be mighty instruments in the hands of God, vessels through which He communicates His heart and His mind to a generation. As a scribe, you can write under the leading of the Holy Spirit, comm
Sunesis Magazine
May 252 min read
Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17 (Re'eh)
“See, I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse: 27 the blessing, if you listen to the commandments of the Lord your God, which I am commanding you today;28 and the curse, if you do not listen to the commandments of the Lord your God, but turn aside from the way which I am commanding you today, by following other gods which you have not known. 29 “It shall come about, when the Lord your God brings you into the land where you are entering to possess it, that you sha
Sunesis Magazine
Aug 315 min read
Numbers 8:1 - 12:16 (Beha'alotcha)
The Seven Lamps 8 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to Aaron and say to him, ‘When you mount the lamps, the seven lamps will give light in the front of the lampstand.’” 3 Aaron therefore did so; he mounted its lamps at the front of the lampstand, just as the Lord had commanded Moses. 4 Now this was the workmanship of the lampstand, hammered work of gold; from its base to its flowers it was hammered work; according to the pattern which the Lord had shown Moses, so
Sunesis Magazine
Jun 214 min read
Welcome To The Sunesis Magazine
Sunesis Magazine serves as a platform for Christian writers to express their art, literature, poetry, and insights. We curate Spirit-filled content that aims to teach Truth and encourage readers in their faith journey.
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