Keeping the Faith
A Thanksgiving Message
I am thankful to God for giving me this opportunity to greet you in the name and love of God on this Thanksgiving Eve. During these challenging times, we wonder, how can we give thanks […]
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Learning From the Past
After the last ceasefire between Artsakh and Azerbaijan, we have been hearing a variety of pro and con voices: voices of desperation, despair, complaints and uncertainty – voices of rebellion, inquiries and accountability. Hearing such […]
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In unity, there is strength
The past four to five weeks, in general, have been very trying and turbulent days for the people of Artsakh and Armenia. During the course of this war, Armenians around the world immediately came together […]
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A Wedding Anniversary Reflection
My wife Annie and I celebrated our 16th wedding anniversary last weekend. Sweet 16 indeed. We were married on July 31, 2004 in the church of Սուրբ Աստուածածին (Sourp Asdvadzadzin-The Holy Theotokos) in Kessab, Syria. […]
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Light Versus Darkness
Over these last several months, we all have had to deal with changes in our daily routines. Sometimes we may even wonder if these changes will prevent us from accomplishing the plans that we have […]
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Jesus will meet your needs
The news of the killing of John the Baptist was devastating. John was a great prophet, loved and followed by multitudes from different layers of society. Even some of Jesus’ disciples were his previous disciples, […]
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Three Action Words
The world we live in is crying out for help and for some common sense and restraint. We all wish for a comeback from the social unrest, the economic downturn and the coronavirus pandemic. We […]
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“No one will live for himself”
With increasing numbers of people isolated because of quarantine and social distancing, COVID-19 is not the only public health threat we should be worried about. Loneliness is one as well. In his letter to the […]
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God, Compassionate and Caring
When I was thinking about crying, I asked myself, “Why do we cry? When do we cry?” We cry when we are hurt, afflicted, suffering, when we feel unbearable pain. Have you ever thought that […]
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Who is my neighbor?
Today in a world of new reality, we have started to look at our surroundings more closely than ever before. We are more appreciative of our police officers, nurses, doctors and emergency caregivers. We began […]