Reading Colossians And Philemon Over A Glass Of Turkish Tea

A glass of Turkish tea, the quintessential expression of Turkish hospitality! Not Turkish coffee, as we westerners might think, as good as that it, but tea, gently brewed, never with milk, usually very sweet. A glass of tea (or two or three) with breakfast, lunch and dinner, and anytime in-between. Get into a conversation with the shop-keeper, and before you know it you hear, "Çay ister misin?" "Would you like some tea?" And you know you are welcomed and accepted. In Turkey we encountered f...