Under the Olive Tree

We are back with episode 9 and this time our guest is a dear and long time friend Yohannes Mohammed. He is known for his simple but profound and captivating way of teaching the Bible. On this episode we chat about his theological trainings and how we ought to use these trainings to benefit the church. John also opens up about his life and what he’s learned throughout his ministry years and the imp...

On episode 8 we bring back Andrew DeCort who was a guest on episode 4 to talk about recent events happening in Ethiopia regarding ethnic unrest. We ask Andrew to help us process our feelings, how we can love our neighbors even those who think differently than us and how we can all be a generation that brings love, justice and peace to Ethiopia. This might be a hard conversation where we talk about...

On this episode Emnet and Eyasu talk about his music, where his inspiration comes from and the struggle between reaching a wide audience while staying true to his art. We also talk about what his next projects would look like in the future. I hope you’ll enjoy this conversation as much as I did.

On this episode Emnet brings her husband Thomas so the listeners can get to know him and hear from him. They talk about how they met 10 years ago, the good and hard experiences in their relationship and the importance of having hard conversations to grow their marriage. As always we hope that you enjoy the conversation and be encouraged in your own relationships.

On this episode well known writer and author Hiwot and I catch up on life, talk about Hiwot’s writings, books and her passion behind her writing styles. Hiwot as a writer gives us her recommendations on a must read list of literature for readers who want to dive deep into the great world of Amharic literature. As always I hope you enjoy our conversation and find Hiwot’s books and her writings fun...

On this episode Andrew and Emnet discuss an intercultural marriage, the value of processing our grief and talk about Andrew's "Neighbor-Love" project. Andrew shares how we can all become ambassadors of love to bring much needed healing and reconciliation to our communities. As always I hope you enjoy this conversation, learn something and be encouraged by this episode. Find more information about...

On this episode my good friend Paulos and I talk about the hard transitions of living in new place and learning to live in a new culture. Paulos also talks about his new book on Christology and why it is important for churches today. Take a listen to this interesting and fun conversation and I hope you learn something.

On this episode Abraham and I reminisce about the old days, our decade long friendships, discuss social media culture and our coffee preferences. We also get into the widely discussed Tiger king show. Even though this is a light hearted conversation I’m sure our listeners can find some nuggets of wisdom from this conversation. Abrish is one of the great people I know for a long time. It’s only fit...

Hi! Welcome to the first episode of the “Under the Olive Tree” podcast! On this first episode I will be introducing the podcast and what its all about. I also introduce myself and why I chose the name of the podcast “Under the Olive Tree”. This episode will give a glimpse to what this podcast is going to be like and what we will focus on going forward. I hope you tune in!