2015 in review

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2015 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 5,800 times in 2015. If it were a NYC subway train, it would take about 5 trips to carry that many people. Click here to… Read More 2015 in review

January 2, 2016 Steve CochraneLeave a comment

Musings on the Year Ahead

Welcome to 2016! For some of you reading this, it has already started. For others, including me, it is still a few hours away. I want to thank you for reading my blog posts in the last six months. In the new year I will continue to post on Asian history, Christian-Muslim relations and contemporary… Read More Musings on the Year Ahead

December 31, 2015March 19, 2021 Steve Cochrane1 Comment

Living Outside Imperial Power: The Celts and Church of the East

A wind-swept island called Iona off the coast of Scotland, home for centuries to a famous community of monks that still today sees over 150,000 pilgrims visiting each year. On the other side of the world in West Asia was a mountain-side monastery named Beit Abhe (house of the forest), also functioning for over seven… Read More Living Outside Imperial Power: The Celts and Church of the East

December 28, 2015March 17, 2024 Steve Cochrane1 Comment

In the Face of Hate – Love Out Loud

At the beginning of Christmas week, I loved this blog post for the 15 practical things we can do to love our Muslim neighbors, loving “out loud”. Read down a bit to find them. Merry Christmas!! Marilyn R. Gardner in the face of hate-Love Out LoudbyRobynn& Marilyn In Philadelphia, a severed pig’s head isthrown at… Read More In the Face of Hate – Love Out Loud

December 21, 2015 Steve CochraneLeave a comment

The Church of the Middle East is on Life Support: Lessons for the Global Body of Christ

This is an excellent post by a leader from the Middle East, bringing out the challenges facing the Christians there but also the opportunities and hope. Source: The Church of the Middle East is on Life Support: Lessons for the Global Body of Christ

December 17, 2015March 19, 2021 Steve Cochrane2 Comments

The Demise of the Printed Book has been Greatly Exaggerated

I love books. I love to hold them, smell them. If I could I would taste them. (sometimes when pondering a book it is even held close to my mouth.) Is there any more heavenly smell than a room full of books? (except maybe fresh brewed coffee on a cold winter morning). One of my… Read More The Demise of the Printed Book has been Greatly Exaggerated

December 1, 2015 Steve Cochrane3 Comments

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