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Casting into Hope
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CASTING INTO HOPE

Fishing is hope experienced. A fisherman casts his line into the water, not because he sees the fish, but because he believes they’re there. Even when the waters are calm and the bites are slow, the true fisherman doesn’t pack up and go home. He stays, expectant. If you ask him, “How can you fish all day without catching anything?” he’ll smile and say, “Hold on, I think I felt something.” And even if the line goes slack, his response is, “He’ll be back!” That’s hope. That’s faith in action.

And as Christians, hope isn’t just wishful thinking. It’s a confident expectation rooted in the promises of God. Paul said it like this in Romans 8:24-25: “For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what they already have? But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.”

This Week in Armenian History
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BIRTH OF VAGHARSHAK ELIBEKIAN

Painter Vagharshak Elibekian reconstructed the picturesque image of old Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, in his art. He founded a dynasty of artists: his sons Henry and Robert also became painters.

He was born in Tiflis (Tbilisi) on August 23, 1910. He studied at the art studio attached to the House of Armenian Art, directed by G. Sharbabchian, in 1925-1927. He was director of the Armenian Youth Theater of Tbilisi (1936–1956) and he was also chairman of its artistic council and stage designer. He earned the title of Emeritus Figure of Culture of Georgia (1968). He moved in 1970 to Yerevan, where he passed away on May 5, 1994.

He had solo exhibitions in Yerevan, Tbilisi, London, and Los Angeles, and participated in numerous exhibitions in Armenia, other countries of the Soviet Union, and abroad. The central theme of his painting was the detailed representation of old Tbilisi.

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