Being in Community, Phoebe Farag Mikhail's Newsletter
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Seeds Along the Nile Book Club Reminder (opens the original)
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Dear readers,This is a brief note to remind you that we are having our book club conversation with Erin Melek about her new book, Seeds Along the Nile this coming Wednesday at 8:30 pm EST on Zoom. This will be a LIVE conversation with Erin and it is a free event, but you must register to join.Click her to register!<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting
The Land, the Feast of Nayrouz, and Wendell Berry (opens the original)
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Subscribe nowOn this Feast of the Nayrouz (the Coptic Orthodox celebration of the beginning of a new ecclesiastical year), the writings of the late Wendell Berry have been on my mind. They got me to thinking about how this feast, and in fact the liturgy in general, is so much connected to the land and the Egyptian farmer’s agricultural cycles. In the middle of the Doxology fo
What’s in My Cup | Issue 3 – August/September 2026 (opens the original)
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I traveled a lot this summer, so I haven’t been posting as frequently the past two months, but this newsletter will make up for that! This also issue contains some exciting announcements in the “What I’m Planning” section – feel free to jump to that section if you can’t wait. In case you missed them, you can read Issue 1 here and Issue 2 here. There is also an extra section at the
What's in My Cup | Issue 2 - June/July 2026 (opens the original)
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Many of you, dear readers, have commented about how you liked the format of this magazine style email, so here’s the next one! I have lots to share in this issue, and I’m adding a new section called “What I’m Planning,” which includes information about a new paid subscriber benefit I’m offering. You can read Issue 1 here.Today’s Coffee<a class="image-link image2" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/
Locusts, wild honey, and ... joy? (opens the original)
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To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.John the Baptist never struck me as a joyful character in the Gospels. We know that he is beloved of Christ, and that
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