by Phoebe Farag Mikhail Read to the end to find out how you can enter to win one of two copies of This is Where You Belong by Melody Warnick! Whether you have already taken your summer vacation, or are... Read More

By Phoebe Farag Mikhail Today marks the passing of the Very Reverend Fr. Youhanna Guirgis, a spiritual giant and a pillar of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the United States of America. To explain his larger than life influence on... Read More

I am excited to share this beautifully written guest post today by author Irene Noor. Irene is the author of the novel Yet, Home, the 2017 Being in Community Book of the Year. You can follow her on Facebook here... Read More

By Phoebe Farag Mikhail Dear teacher: My Wanda will not come to your school anymore. Jake also. Now we move away to big city. No more holler Polack. No more ask why funny name. Plenty of funny names in the... Read More

by Phoebe Farag Mikhail Last month was the anniversary of the Sandy Hook massacre, a national tragedy that still haunts us, especially parents. Since the day it happened, every time I drop off my children, I give them a hug... Read More

By Phoebe Farag Mikhail Throughout my childhood and to this day, the conversation with people who are not Orthodox Christians always goes something like this: “What does your father do?” “He’s a priest.” “I didn’t know priests could get married!”... Read More

By Phoebe Farag Mikhail Read to the end to learn how you can participate in free webinar with Dr. Philip Mamalakis, author of Parenting Toward the Kingdom. Subscribe to my email newsletter and comment below to be entered to win... Read More

By Phoebe Farag Mikhail Welcome to what might become a yearly tradition on Being in Community. I have put together for you a post full of book and gift recommendations, coupon codes and THIRTEEN giveaways! In order to enter the... Read More

by Phoebe Farag Mikhail One recent morning, I had to take a pause to reflect on the amazing power of technology. The day before, my refrigerator stopped working. I shopped around online and found a new one that fit the... Read More

by Phoebe Farag Mikhail For me, September marks the new year much more so than January. September is when school begins, when a new season begins, with new schedules and routines … and new resolve to make this year better.... Read More