Book details

  • Genre:religion
  • Sub-genre:Christian Living / Inspirational
  • Language:English
  • Series Title:Volume 1
  • Series Number:1
  • Pages:173
  • eBook ISBN:9789988401580

CORNUCOPIA

The horn of plenty

By Dzifa Gakpleazi

Overview

Cornucopia – a Latin word which literally translates as horn of plenty. It is a combination of two words – cornu, meaning horn and copia, meaning abundant. Portrayed by a horn or basket overflowing with flowers, fruits, corn and other harvest staples, it symbolizes abundance and nourishment and has featured prominently as a centerpiece in American Thanksgiving holiday celebrations since the time of the pilgrims. Cornucopia appears in scripture in Deuteronomy 26:1-4 (NIV), "When you have entered the land the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance and have taken possession of it and settled in it, 2take some of the first fruits of all that you produce from the soil of the land the Lord your God is giving you and put them in a basket. Then go to the place the Lord your God will choose as a dwelling for his Name... 4 The priest shall take the basket from your hands and set it down in front of the altar of the Lord your God."
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Description

Those baskets overflowing with the harvest of the land were a visual representation of God's goodness, blessings and faithfulness in honoring His promises to Israel, to wit, to take them to a land flowing with milk and honey. In contemporary usage cornucopia means an abundant supply of good things of a specified kind. In deciding on a title for this book, which would be published in volumes, I sought for a word that would aptly capture the idea of a receptacle (in this case a book), containing a collection of good things (faith messages) that would glorify God, bless, edify and inspire you. In other words, this book contains an abundant revelation of the good things the Lord has bestowed upon us. This is not a mere collection of stories. It is an assemblage of sermons, testimonies, messages and revelations the Lord has given me over the years, and it gives me much joy to share them with you. Welcome to volume 1 of Cornucopia. Enjoy this precious collection of treasures from the word of God. Wishing you calvary blessings!
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About The Author

Dzifa Gakpleazi is a Senior Lawyer, Author, Lecturer and Minister of the Gospel. Called to the Ghana Bar in October 2004, she obtained a Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree, with Honours, in International Human Rights from the Northwestern University School of Law (now Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law) in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She graduated with a Certificate in Ministry from the Christian Leadership College of Royalhouse Chapel International and was subsequently inducted as a Pastor in 2011 and ordained as a Reverend Minister in 2019. Her professional experience includes pro bono legal services in indigent and marginalised communities with the Legal Resources Centre (LRC), a leading human rights and development NGO in Ghana with international partners, links and initiatives based in Accra, Ghana. She has travelled extensively through the regions of Ghana engaging in grassroots and grassroots human rights advocacy. Collaborated extensively with local and foreign institutions such as Harvard University School of Law, United States Department of State, International Labour Organization (ILO), International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), Action Aid – Ghana, Anti Human Trafficking Unit of the Ghana Police Service, Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (formerly Ministry of Women and Children Affairs (MOWAC)), etc., as well as several media appearances speaking on topical human rights issues and also facilitated and trained personnel of public and private organisations on human rights and other applicable laws. She has provided several professional consulting services in law and governance practices, research and training with CorpTrain Ghana, a subsidiary of JP Oman Associates Limited; Senam Amuzu & Associates Ltd, Star-Ghana, UNICEF, and as rapporteur for the Rule of Law and Anti-corruption programme (ARAP) of the European Union. She enjoys research and writing and has specifically co-authored amongst others, a concept paper entitled "What Does Human Trafficking Mean in Ghana" which led to the amendment of the Human Trafficking Act, 2005, Act 694; She was part of the team that drafted the Human Trafficking Prohibition (Protection and Reintegration of Trafficked Persons) Regulations, 2015, LI 2219; "Trafficking of Women and Children for Commercial Sexual Exploitation in Ghana;" "There's no functioning Child Panel in this region: An Assessment of Child Panels in Ghana's juvenile justice system," published in the Contemporary Justice Review; and "Ghana's Juvenile Justice System: Assessment of Selected Formal Juvenile Justice Institutions and Agencies," published in the Ghana Social Science Journal. She is the author of the widely acclaimed book, IN THE SHADOW OF SHADDAI. Over a period of 15 years, she lectured in various areas of law including Business Law, Children's Rights, Company and Partnership Law, Conveyancing and Drafting, at Ashesi University, University of Professional Studies and the Ghana School of Law, respectively. She is currently the Director of Administration of Royalhouse Chapel International. She loves to write, teach, cook and garden and makes her home in Accra, Ghana.
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