by Phoebe Farag Mikhail In the words of Austin Kleon, “I’m monogamous in my love life, but promiscuous in my reading life.” In 2019 I set a very lofty goal of 220 books on my Goodreads challenge, and while things looked iffy... Read More

By Phoebe Farag Mikhail Many Western Christians and some Orthodox Christians have already begun their Advent Fast in preparation for the Nativity. This week, Orthodox Christians on the Julian Calendar (or the “old calendar”) will start our Advent Fast. Like... Read More

By Phoebe Farag Mikhail Subscribe to my email newsletter and then comment below indicating which book you are interested in to win a copy of either The Enchanted Hour: The Miraculous Power of Reading Aloud in an Age of Distraction... Read More

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

by Phoebe Farag Mikhail As I sat down to write about the launch day of my new book, Putting Joy into Practice: Seven Ways to Lift Your Spirit from the Early Church, my mind couldn’t shake the images of the... Read More

by Phoebe Farag Mikhail My new book, Putting Joy into Practice: Seven Ways to Lift Your Spirit from the Early Church is set to release from Paraclete Press on April 16th. I’m floored by the wonderful reviews coming in from... Read More

by Phoebe Farag Mikhail I’m excited to share my Lenten reading list with you because I am so excited to read these books! My stack is HUGE this Great Lent, and deliberately so – I am hoping to spend more... Read More

By Phoebe Farag Mikhail When I started this blog two years ago, I imagined that I would use it to share my thoughts about family, work, community, faith and relationships. I would have fruitful conversations with readers and pray that... Read More

by Phoebe Farag Mikhail Animals play a huge part in the Christmas holiday season. Christ was born in a stable, surrounded by animals, and all of creation rejoiced at His coming. So this year’s holiday book list is all about... Read More

By Phoebe Farag Mikhail A few weeks ago my nine-year old son tripped and fell at school, cutting a hole in his favorite pair of russet red cargo pants – a pair I had just recently purchased for him. He... Read More