Who is my neighbor? There is a story about a man who fell in deep debt and was forced to sell his house to repay his debts. He posted his house in which he lived for 20 years… Read More
Luke 10:1, 7-11; 2 Kings 5: 9-11 To Follow Jesus, or to Go Before Him? Friends this week has been a stressful one. On my very first week trying to lead a church without mentorship, and while still… Read More
Genesis 32-24-32; Matthew 8:44-45 Impact point Dear friends, When she was living at the Kansha, Chelsea taught me a new appreciation for birds with her parakeets. I always saw birds as being off on their own planet. Little,… Read More
I Kings 19:4-15; Galatians 3: 23 Allowing God to find us Dear friends, Elijah is sitting down and looks deep inside himself. And when does he looks into a deep pit. He sees a man unraveling. Everything he… Read More
Psalm 8: 4-5; John 16:12-14 Not much more to say Dear friends, “I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now.” No, that’s not me talking, that is Jesus. Could these words… Read More
John 14:16-17, 26; Acts 2:1-4 As I was finishing this reflection yesterday, my best friend called me and said “I am bored in Ukraine.” I said “how could you get bored while you’re on vacation in Ukraine?? You… Read More
Last Updated: July 22, 2019 by Rola Al Ashkar
Reflection on July 21, 2019 by Rola Al Ashkar
Amos 8:1-3, 9-12 Don’t lose God The theme song to one of the most famous comedy shows in Lebanon in the 1990s goes like this: You wake up on the wrong side of the bed; you can’t stand… Read More