At the St. Ananias Chapel, a wall of illustrations invited me to consider these events in a new light. The small chapel, located deep in the Christian quarter of old Damascus, commemorates the ...

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Still, when I think of the scene back in Damascus, when I imagine the hands of Ananias, I can't help imagine that they are really the hands of Jesus, in a cameo role. A lot of God's work in the world ...

So here we have it, a supreme example of true discipleship and we need to praise God for Brother Ananias who has shown us how ...

The days of the Colosseum are still with us and in dozens of countries, the road to Damascus is more than a metaphor for Christians. They wait for Ananias – for leaders of nations to make their ...