***Dear friends and family, we have just confirmed a case of the rare condition, Epidermolysis Bullosa or “EB” in a 3 year old child from Dese, Ethiopia named is Sofinias. According to his grandmother, Sofinias is a happy child in spite of his condition, constant pain and extremely limited contact with children his age. The […]
A Pastor and brother in the faith asked me a question following a sermon I delivered last year at a fellowship I used to attend in Yonkers, NY. He said to me, “When do we start to “Heal”? When do we start to heal those suffering from sickness and physical ailments.” I replied saying something […]
Fear can force us to operate and govern our lives in ways that can be counter productive, self sabotaging, self defeating or just plain destructive. In faith communities it can prohibit or even cause “people of faith” to show disdain for or even shun acts of justice, right-making and love towards ones neighbor. In my […]
I was just tagged in post by my good friend Martha and I was just set off by what I read about the republican mindset and what I have been seeing coming from the religious right in terms of post, comments, articles and editorials. That, coupled with the deterioration of respect for academia and education […]
A few conversations this week and numerous observations on the behaviors of people of faith have left me a bit bewildered… To put it bluntly I am watching people of all shades and “ilks” within the “Christian” faith say and espouse some of the most alarming things ranging from the vile and hateful to heretical […]
The Epistle of James is often underused and/or misunderstood in the annals of Christendom. Proponents of the “once saved always saved” and other similar doctrines often attack the notion of “works” and in-turn works of service as being attempts to “earn” salvation and appease God, thus downplaying the significance of the sacrifice of Yeshua. It […]
To all who claim Christ and practice the faith of “Christianity”, it’s not about race, ethnicity, “tribe”, nationality, country of origin, gender, social, economic status or material possession…. but faith and Belief. During this season which so many people revere and look forward to as the moment in history when the Messiah’s sacrifice saved mankind, […]
Events in the US, in my current environment see people who profess to be Christian behaving in ways that reveal some troubling aspects of their “faith and religious practice” as well as their basic morality. Not wanting to come off as “judging” folks but rather calling “fruits” as I see them, I am often times […]
“Apart from spiritual services the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewehedo Church is engaged in social affairs. From the beginning, the church has been used as an asylum for the poor and the orphans. In every parish Church and Monastery, there is a hall called “gate of peace” (Dejeslam). This hall is used as the dining hall for […]
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