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...

On this episode Emnet sits down with the most talented Ethiopian Jazz musician Kibrom Birhane. In this warm conversation, Emnet and Kibrom talk about his journey from childhood to get to his career as an artist, musician, a husband and now a father of two. They talk about his recent major achievements and the work it took him to get there. People who know Kibrom describe him as a humble and discip...

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 fou...

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

Today's Holy Week reading is Monday's reading. We wish you a blessed Holy Week ahead filled with contemplation and meditation. The readings are from Matthew 21:12-22 Mark 11:12-18 Luke 19:45-48

On  this special week,  I want to invite you to a meditation reading of the Gospels as they describe Jesus' last week before His resurrection.  Today's reading is Palm Sunday reading from Amharic New Version Translation Bible. Matthew 21:1-11 Mark 11:1-11 Luke 19:29-44 john 12:12-19

On this episode I am back with a familiar guest Abraham Tesfaye (Abrish). Abrish was the first guest to be on this podcast and I am honored to have him back.  On this conversation we touch a lot of topics as friends do. Specifically, I want to highlight the fact that this episodes main intention is to introduce Abrish's new project. Abrish now has a new podcast and we discuss what that is and...

In this episode Emnet and Misgana catch up on a littlie bit of everything. Misgana is a well-known musician that has impacted many young musicians in and out of the church. Misgana immediately makes you feel like you're his friend. His optimistic and fun personality and humble character is what makes his talent stand out. Get to know Misgana and catch up on what he's up to in this episode. 

This episode is one that is complex and urgently needed. I believe Andrew helps us to process what compassion looks like in the midst of conflict and division. We understand that this might be one of the hard conversations we have ever had on this podcast. We ask that you open your heart to listen even if it makes you uncomfortable. I believe radical compassion is the practical action needed at th...

Mekdes Haddis is our guest on this episode.  Mekdese and I have important discussion about what mission looks like in our day. What the western church's place looks like in sending missionaries to countries like Ethiopia at this time. Mekdes doesn't shy away from calling out the good and the not so good in the western churches and all of us. You will hear Mekdes' heart, passion for God's mission w...

This conversation with Illasha (Israel) Fekadu is our Ethiopian New Years gift to you our listners! Illasha is a talented singer, song writer and composer and a music teacher. In this conversation Emnet and Illasha dive deep into his new album 'Endegena' which is now out in online music stores. We appreciate Illasha's honest self reflection and wisdom. This conversation is for you listeners out th...

On this episode Emnet sits down with the talented gospel singer and song writer Ayda Abraham. Ayda shares with us her beautiful journey to finding herself in the gospel music industry. Her story is unique yet relatable to all of us who are going through a journey of finding ourselves, our gifts and talents and ultimately our calling. As we hear from Ayda, this journey is not always easy, it's met...

On this episode Emnet sits down to share her thoughts and reflections on. She shares what has been helpful for her as she navigates real life struggles, the importance of sitting in uncomfortable places of uncertainty and to be okay with not knowing it all. The foundation of our relationship with God and others is not that we have it all figured out but it's the honest place of surrender. Emnet in...

On this episode I am sitting down with a great Christian singer, song writer and musician Nefthalem Assegid (Kuku). He is well-known in the Ethiopian Evangelical churches for his contribution of beautifully orchestrated and harmony filled songs and choir arrangements. I am one out of the many people who benefited from Kuku's ministry. In this conversation you will hear Kuku and I reminisce about t...

Welcome to season two of this podcast  We are so glad you are here! Our guest for the first episode is Etana Chemeda. On this conversation Etana and Emnet have a conversation on Empathy. how do we individually and collectively learn and develop empathy as a way to heal by understanding one another's feelings. Etana is a a councilor by profession and I believe he is equipped to help stir us to...

Introducing season 2

Here we are! Final episode of the first season of this podcast. What better way to end this season than to introduce our listeners to my very best inspirations, supporters, best friends and older siblings Mihret and Beza Tegafaw. Words can not describe how much this episode means to me not only because my guests are my two older sisters and they’re incredible but because the conversation we have i...

Happy New year to our podcast family! We are back with episode 11. I am pleased to introduce to you my guest for this episode, Etsegenet Mekonnen. For those of you who don’t know her, Etsegenet is a talented musician, singer and songwriter based in California. She and her husband are a music powerhouse bringing Ethiopian music to different platforms. Other than music she has also dabbled in differ...

We are back with episode 10 with a new guest, Yonas Gorfe. Yonas is a husband and a father, musician, author, director and known for his contribution to the growth of music in the Evangelical Ethiopian churches. In this conversation you will hear Yonas’s heart for the church in Ethiopia and learn about what he’s working on currently. I loved hearing his heart and hope for this generation and I bel...