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  • Thank you Rony. I agree it's a great book and it's a page turner. I bet CopticStrenght will finish it in a sitting.   
  • And here is an excerpt from the book: http://www.holycrossyakima.org/orthodoxPdfs/UnceasingPrayer-WayOfPilgrim.pdf
  • I am of the opinion that Emperor Haile Selasse was a virtuous king, who had moments of weakness. I don't think allegations that he consulted shamans and offered animal sacrifices are well founded. And I do believe that his fleeing Ethiopia to plea t…
  • I enjoyed reading "The Way of the Pilgrim" which is about a Russian peasant who wants to understand the verse that says "pray without ceasing" 1 Thessalonians 5:17. He wandered from monastery to monastery and from wilderness to wilderness trying to …
  • Dear St. Pachom,  I have asked Fr. Daniel Azer regarding offering incense at home and he quoted the rebellion of Korah to prove that only the clergy are allowed to offer incense. The way he put it was that it's better to be on the safe side th…
  • "The double-headed eagle is the symbol of the Byzantine Empire, and that symbol carried through to Russia. One eagle represents church, and one the state. The symbol shows the synergy between both. Then, as now, there have been both benefits and dra…
  • " 'I must, without fail, make it on my own in life, since I no longer have any guardians,' I said to myself. 'But what way shall I choose? I have before me different examples: that of my mother and that of my father. He was good, but unhappy. Persec…
  • Just want to share this... (http://www.goarch.org/ourfaith/ourfaith8139) The Ancient Fathers of the Desert: Section 5 A virgin, devoted to God, told the following story to her spiritual Father, and he wrote it down exactly as he heard it from…
  • Qawe,  I don’t think we as OO can take credit for that. It isn’t really by choice but because most OO are in countries that Orthodox Christians are not the majority. OO churches where Orthodox Christians are majority, e.g. Ethiopia and Eritrea, …
  • Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body. Hebrews 13:3
  • Selam my Ethiopian friend,  Tasbeha = ስብሓት I take it can be either praise or glory, in this sense glorification (doxology).  Look at me trying to translate Arabic, what do I know...  ~X(
  • Hi Mnc, I doubt it if you have anything wrong with you. However, it might be beneficial to seek medical care. Most people have a stigma against medical care in such cases but it might just give you the bump you need to get over the hump. Most of u…
  • Dear Mnc_Hnn, I do share your pain. Because I also feel deeply lonely at times. Yes, I always know that the Lord is with me and He satisfies all my needs. But in my weakness I tell myself I am a social animal and need human company. I have talke…
  • Dear Truthseeker, I admire you zeal to seek the truth and learn about Orthodoxy. By your questions you have shown you are a free thinker and indeed a truth seeker. Allow me to offer my two cents. People often boil down the difference between any…
  • Thank you guys. I had this question in my head for a while but somehow keep one forgetting to ask it. Now I can sleep in peace  ;D In Christ Theophilus
  • [quote author=Remnkemi link=topic=10538.msg165501#msg165501 date=1375293187] God bless you for your commitment and effort. There is another pan-Oriental Orthodox group that shares the vision of your group. It is called oneorthodox.org. Take a look a…
  • Speaking from the experience of the Ethiopian/Eritrean Orthodox Church struggle with Protestant songs and influences here are some lessons to be learned when organizing a counter-reformation response: 1) Always work under the church hierarchy with…
  • Thank you Qawe I was looking for it all over, now I have the whole text saved on my computer. In Christ Theophilus 
  • Hi Antonious, Hey this is your Eritrean friend. I got your email earlier and now I am reading your post - I am having an over dose of you lol. I was compiling a summery of the 26 pages but you bit me to it, kalas!  Btw the following link is no…
  • Hi Pulpito, I was looking forward for the weekend that I might kick back and write you a post. You are right, the Coptic church has lived through a lot of persecutions. Tertullian (c. 160 – c. 225 AD), a third century lawyer from North Africa, w…
  • I enjoyed reading your post! I will try to reply soon. Something is getting me very busy this week & I might not post till the weekend. In Christ Theophilus
  • Dear Pulpito, I love so many things about my church and the liturgy is at the heart of it all. Our church is built to look like the Ark of the Covenant (the one Moses built in the Old Testament by the direction of God). In the holy of holies (the …
  • Hi Pulpito, I am a fellow Christian from Eritrea. Eritrea shares the See of St Mark with the church of Alexandria. I love learning about other churches and even love more people who share this interest. Welcome to the site & make yourself at h…
  • [quote author=minatasgeel link=topic=14434.msg164727#msg164727 date=1369188035] because the marriage certificate that the church provides is consider a legal document with which you use to become a legal couple. [/quote] And get tax breaks, health…
  • [quote author=Remnkemi link=topic=14432.msg164686#msg164686 date=1369088243] You must keep in mind that the miracle occurred in the 6th century. [/quote] Actually it is 10th Century. I didn’t find archeological evidence regarding the formation of…
  • Thank you guys. That answers my question. In Christ Theophilus
  • Thank you Mabsoota, Let us all pray for one another as the Coptic church is also going through many tribulations. We shall be by the love of Gd tried and found without blemish like silver purified 7 times in the furnace. In Christ Theophilus
  • This kind of topics makes me wish Fr. Peter was still on the forum. Does anyone know how he is doing? Please tell him we miss him! In Christ Theophilus
  • Thank you guys, This is note the quote I was looking for, but it will do the job. I am sure it will come to me and if it does I will post it here    :) In Christ Theophilus
  • I haven’t read it but I heard Fr. Alexander Schmemann’s books on the Liturgy are fantastic and very Orthodox. In Christ Theophilus