Under the Olive Tree

Our guest for this episode is singer and song writer Mussie Fisseha. In this conversation, you will hear Mussie's passion for not only his music ministry but his deep convictions that made him who he is today. As a worship pastor in his local church, Mussie talks about the benefit of being rooted in a local church and why we need to invest in cultivating small connections in our churches. This is more than an album discussion although we also loved his new album Addis Fitret. I am confident you will find it encouraging and engaging.

Kenessa and Solomon Bula are not only siblings but a very talented singers and song writers. Emnet and the brothers talk about ministry, the projects that they released last year and their up coming visions for their ministries and the Ethiopian church at large. We hope you enjoy this conversation.

We are back with a new season. In this first episode we have a returning guest and friend of the pod, Illasha Fekadu. Emnet and Illasha discuss his upcoming album 'Silante', his inspiration for the project and some of the behind the scene to give us a glimpse of what to expect. Enjoy this conversation!

On this episode I share what I have been reflecting on for the past few weeks. The idea of practicing gratitude while we make space to recognize loss in our life. I share what has been helpful to me and want to encourage anyone who is experiencing loss in their life. Thanks for being here!

The day we have been waiting for is here. Today is Resurrection Sunday where Jesus raises up from death after three days and goes to meet with His disciples. Thank you for taking the time to read with us this week. We hope and pray that these readings help you remember what Jesus went through on this week. Thank you to our repeat guest reader Ato Tegafaw Tirfe (Gashe). 

These readings are found in the next passages.

Matthews 28:1-10

Mark 16:1-13

Luke 24:1-35

John 20:1-29

Today is one of the most significant days in our faith where Jesus ultimately gave His life for our sins and died on the cross. 

These stories are captured in all the four gospels in our Bibles. 

Matthews 26:47-27:66

Mark 14:43-15:47

Luke 22:47-23:56

John 18:1-19:42

Today's reading is from Thursday night where Jesus sat with His disciples to eat a Passover meal which is also commonly known as the last supper. 

Thursday's reading is found 

Matthew 26:17-46

Mark 14:12-42

Luke 22:7-46

John 13-17:26

Today's reading is a short passage about Judas betraying Jesus. 

The readings are from

Matthew 26:14-16

Mark 14:10-11

Luke 22:3-6

On today's reading we cover a large portion of the Gospel's account of Jesus' teaching. We would like to give big thanks to our guest reader, Emnet's father Ato Tegafaw Tirfe (Gashe). 

Today's reading are found in

Matthew 21:23-23:39, 26:6-13

Mark 11:27-12:44

Luke 20-21:4

John 12:1-11