Posts tagged with: Orthodox

Testing the Limits of Forgiveness and Getting to the Other Side – with three book giveaways!

by Phoebe Farag Mikhail Forgiveness, reconciliation and love are the features of three books I’ve read this year: The 21: A Journey into the Land of Coptic Martyrs by Martin Mosebach, From Read Earth: A Rwandan Story of Healing and... Read More

From the Battlefield to the Monastery – A memoir not to be missed

By Phoebe Farag Mikhail During my annual reflection and planning session in early January, I realized that if 2017 was the year I discovered podcasts, 2018 was the year I discovered audiobooks. I know I am late to the game... Read More

A Joyful Epiphany

By Phoebe Farag Mikhail I had an epiphany recently at a mom’s fellowship meeting at my church. We were reading Luke 1 together, a joyful chapter in a joyful Gospel, exciting reading for someone who has just written a book... Read More

What I’m Reading this Lent, 2018 edition – with SEVEN book giveaways for adults, young adults and children!

By Phoebe Farag Mikhail The Great Lent is upon us, and with it a call to spend less time on eating and more time on prayer, spiritual reading, and charitable giving. Today I’m sharing my Lenten reading with you, and... Read More

When Sex is a Game, We Are All Losers

by Phoebe Farag Mikhail I feel more deeply saddened and troubled every time I read an opinion about the recent sexual assault allegations against Aziz Ansari.  There are people disappointed in him, blaming her, and everything in the middle. The... Read More

What to do no matter who wins the election

By Phoebe Farag Mikhail Someone is going to win the U.S. presidential election this November, and I am among many who are awaiting this day in trepidation. There are so many important issues at stake, and every four years, the... Read More