For the past few years I have been trying to convey some spiritual concepts to my church going friends in the west about the way God is viewed in the Eastern Christian ethos. I have been trying to explain the concept of “Reverence” and what it is “to revere” the divine and be “in awe” […]
……Just tired…..
I was raised in a loving home with a strong sense of family and unity of both family and community. I came away from my upbringing with a tremendous love for children and seeing families love and grow up together to become solid pillars and foundations of their/our community. These ideals created in me a […]
Just a thought….
Quoting “Saints and Monasteries in Ethiopia” written by Kessis Kefyalew Merahi, pages 6-7, (minor paraphrasing my own) “In the Ethiopian Orthodox Church there is an Institution, if you will referred to as “The Gate of Peace” or (Dejeselam). It is a hall used as a dining hall for the priests and the needy. It is […]
Greater Things….
This past Sabbath I went to visit my sister in the faith and her husband who is recovering from a severe injury and illness. Prior to our meeting I had been thinking about a major issue and argument I have with those who claim the Christian faith and Yeshua as Messiah. In speaking to the […]
I wanted to mention again…..
“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 […]
The Kerbero and it’s use within the liturgy of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church
The Kebero is a major component in Ethiopian Orthodox Church Liturgical Music or Mezmur as it is more commonly defined. A large wooden, two sided drum, the Kebero can be found in most if not every Ethiopian Orthodox Church across the globe. The construction of the drum and the manner in which it is played […]
Gospel Goals
Happy Sabbath…After spending a week in the Eastern Cape creating content and visual resources for an Orphan Care organization and just having ordered more supplies for Sofoniyas back in DC, I am really thinking about mission, purpose and the true gospel of Yesus Christos. I think about what the “Churches of God” have stated was […]
Morning thoughts…..
So today Im sitting in my apartment having a late breakfast when I see some folks pass by the door, then I hear a knock 40 seconds later. The door is cracked and I hear “excuse us, sorry to disturb your lunch, I see your eating”. I walk to the door to speak to my […]
We need to fight for them…..
Today was perhaps one of the most psychologically violent and destructive days I have witnessed in a long time. The violence didn’t occur against me or my immediate family, but a child. Its the same old song and dance….”I’m done with you…I’m tired of you….I don’t want you”. The most traumatizing words and emotions a […]
So……
…..Just how much is the concept of social justice a part of your daily walk or if I may say your “spiritual vernacular” ? Do those of us who claim the Christian Faith realize that the bulk of our life’s mission and actual worship and praise of God is done through service to others, standing […]
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