How Should Christmas Be Celebrated?
What should the celebration of Christmas look like? Christmas might be unique among the various celebrations in the multitude of ways it is celebrated around the world and the various […]
Nature and the Worship of God
The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church can trace its roots back to A.D. 328, when the Kingdom of Axum received its first consecrated bishop. Axum was an African kingdom situated near […]
Retirement From Regular Service
Interestingly as Christians, we have a tendency to ask if retirement from regular service is biblical. In the same breath, we asked if retirement is biblical at all. My take […]
The Peace of Christ
“Are you troubled recently? Are you bothered by the happenings in the world? Are you disturbed by the unpleasant events in your life? Are you struggling about your future?” If […]
The Christian Calendar
We have been observing the Christian Calendar for quite a number of years now, a calendar that traces the life and ministry of Christ Jesus within a year. This spiritual […]
Lest We Forget Others
It is November! Many have commented how quickly this year went by. Another one asked in jest if we could go back and restart from 2020 so that all that […]
The Good Portion
Most of us are familiar with the story of Martha and Mary in the gospel of St Luke. It’s a short account—just five verses long—centering on a short exchange between […]
God’s Agenda
In any meeting, what steers it smoothly and successfully? An excellent agenda! What is an agenda? It is a list of items to be discussed at a formal meeting. It […]
Cultivating Emotional and Mental Wellness in Our Daily Lives
Last Saturday afternoon, about 50 of us attended a zoom talk conduct by Danny Ng, a clinical psychologist, on the above mentioned topic, and I would like to share some […]
To Pray – Not My Will
During one of the worship trainings, I asked all the students to write down the literal translation of the word ‘prayer’ from their language/dialect into English. There were 60 students […]
