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[quote author=TITL link=topic=13102.msg153929#msg153929 date=1333118255] You would think Baba Shenouda shoulda had social problems since he was raised by his older brother, never had friends, never played in his life, didn't have a steady education,…
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i think when st. athanasius says "know yourself" and then draw close to God, he means that you must be at peace with yourself. once you have peace within yourself, you can then unite your body, spirit, and mind together and aim for God. however, if …
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[quote author=JG link=topic=12866.msg151612#msg151612 date=1328739096] Don't let yourself be drowned in this emptiness, but reach out to God who is the only one who can truly fill that void you feel. Don't try to fill the hole with more holes: usele…
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[quote author=Timothym link=topic=12866.msg151604#msg151604 date=1328729931] If you find that you are a social person (which most people are to some degree), try to do things with others. God didn't create us each isolated on an island. We were mean…
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[quote author=Gabriella link=topic=12872.msg151437#msg151437 date=1328288691] Are you looking for any good book? or just the desert fathers? [/quote] have any good boooks in mind?
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[quote author=Copticandproud link=topic=12866.msg151305#msg151305 date=1328044809] You can make a http://www.verseoftheday.com/ your home website so everytime you open your browser you will have a new verse. Do not just read it, but also memorize it…
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Hmm, good question. i have heard that when the commemoration is said, the saints mentioned do a procession around the church.
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I really really like Bishop Angaelos' sermons. He's the Bishop of the UK, im guessing from his accent.
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but how about songs like "God of wonder" by a protestant band, like idk say third day (many bands make versions of this song). i really like that song, & i can't find any reason not to listen to it.
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What's wrong with christian rock? i mean, that type of music shouldnt be what your whole spiritual life is based on, but i do like their songs. t's better than listening to all the garbage that radio stations are now playing. and almost always, the …
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[quote author=TITL link=topic=12790.msg150229#msg150229 date=1326224864] Thoxsasi, (so cute!) Zamzar is what I use to convert Youtube links. [/quote] Thanks so much!i couldnt find the video i downloaded it from, because it was so long ago &a…
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there was a youtube video that had the song playing, so i converted it to mp3 form. i have the mp3 form on iTunes, but how would i give it to you?
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i do agree with you, User157 My personal belief on this is that for someone to believe in God, they have to WANT there to be a God, otherwise, one can find a million excuses to not believe, such as the argument athiests have taken up lately, which …
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[quote author=user157 link=topic=12749.msg149675#msg149675 date=1325260578] How do we get the fear of God that a sin of lust can cast us out of God's kingdom? Surely if I let myself fall in lust once a week I won't be cast out of heaven right? why d…
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great post Gerhard, i really benefited from it. Curios, i'd just like to share something that i heard in a sermon last sunday. One of the servants who was giving it said that as the new year comes, we all try our best to cut off sins and stop doin…
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[quote author=George_Mina_Awad link=topic=12727.msg149508#msg149508 date=1324869499] I don't mean because people are skipping church over it; I mean because the 2nd most important holiday on any Christian calender has been turned into a vain, secula…
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[quote author=Gabriella link=topic=12680.msg148928#msg148928 date=1323724843] Hello everyone, I have this professor for a higher-level psychology class that is really admired by many students. He is an Atheist and makes a point of constantly b…
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[quote author=ReturnOrthodoxy link=topic=12679.msg148918#msg148918 date=1323719353] Hey Guys, In Genesis 5, we read the genealogy of the children of Adam. Can someone explain why this apparent age leads to the first man (Adam) having lived 6000 ye…
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[quote author=Amoussa01 link=topic=12670.msg148869#msg148869 date=1323658245] Thanks guys for the links! I am however looking for something specifically for the Kiahk Midnight praise. My lesson got delayed so I still have time to prepare, any kinds …
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this is a great websites for sermons of all types, and for all occassions by a diverse crowd of speakers http://orthodoxsermons.org/ for Kiahk: (click on the first one, "the gift of the incarnation") http://orthodoxsermons.org/sermons?church=All&…
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think of the thoughts like fliess that you can just shoo away. thoughts overcome us because we think they're stronger than us. but don't be afraid of the devil, it's another one of his tricks. your WILL & DESIRE to be with God is enough to drive…
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[quote author=user157 link=topic=12599.msg147976#msg147976 date=1322179247] If it does not please God then why should we fast? if it does not benefit us why should we fast? [quote author=ForeverYours link=topic=12599.msg147958#msg147958 date=132216…
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[quote author=user157 link=topic=12599.msg147940#msg147940 date=1322111992] Yes but why is it that God needs our fasting exacly? In the old testament we see God said "Turn to Me with all your heart, with fasting, and weeping" and God spared the pe…
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ugh i know how you feel mnc_hnn, sometmes i just dont see the point of living this life but on the bright side, there's an advantage to being in your posiition. not being surrounded by people friends & family lets you focus on your relationship…
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mnc_hnn, are you away for college? maybe being away from your family is increasing to your depression. but anyways, like Andrew said, you can always find comfort and refuge in your church. i know almost every famous college have a small population …
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"Have you seen the One I Love?" ...[AMAZING] -by H.H. Pope Shenouda III all of the Pope's books are great... also, "Being with God" is great
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ahh i know exactly how you feel brother it's a viscious circle really. but think about it, benjaminjoshua23, if you were to go for weeks praying and being with God, then you'd ultimately be a perfect man, unmoved by the world. but we're sinners, w…
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well, in a more practical sense, aren't we sometimes demon posssessed when we continually sin or give into the devil's will. we kinda become puppets of the devil.
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[quote author=Abanoub737 link=topic=12541.msg147157#msg147157 date=1320691659] Just some ideas: (Most of them my church does) 1. It's open discussion - anyone can talk. 2. We usually have soccer/sports after youth mettings. 3. Usually is on thursday…