One Sunday, in church, a little girl sitting alone watched as the offering plate was being passed around. The little girl knew she had to
Month: February 2020
A Lesson From Potatoes
One of my teachers had each one of us bring a clear plastic bag and a sack of potatoes. For every person we’d refuse to
Meet the Girl Who Defeated the Devil…
Saint Marina came from a wealthy family of pagans in the city of Antioch of Pisidia (southern Asia Minor). She was raised with no knowledge
A Mezemran Girl
In the Tewahedo Orthodox Church, a mezemran is an honorable name given to a girl who attends church on regular basis and participates in mezmur
If Jesus came to your house
If Jesus came to your house to spend a day or two – If He came unexpectedly, I wonder what you’d do. Oh, I know
He Said, “Just Pedal”
I used to think of God as my observer, my judge, keeping track of the things I did wrong, so as to know whether I
FAST OF JONAH 2020
From Monday, February 10 through Wednesday February 12, the Tewahedo Orthodox Church observes Tsome Nenawe (Jonah’s Fast). It is a consecutive three-day fast, commemorating the
