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i will be sorry to see jonathan and gr leave. i hope u can come back later when things have calmed down. may God give us peace and may we use the remaining days of the fast wisely.
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the bottom line is his relationship with God. if he loves God (and believes in Him), he will want to stop. so talk about God, see where he is at. then ask him what he wants out of this romantic relationship and why. if he wants to stay in the churc…
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the physical bits go in the guts and the spiritual bits go in the spirit. of course, you can't quite distinguish what is physical from what is spiritual as they are not separate. so it's a bit of a mystery! ;)
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welcome to the forums! i don't think most people are clueless about conversion; but i know that in some churches people don't have the best attitude to newcomers. be very patient (itself a valuable spiritual discipline) and read a lot about the chur…
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i, personally dislike hearing archaic english. even though i am not young, i still don't understand it. too me (and too millions of native english speakers), it sounds distant, upper class, and lacks beauty. i would love it if we stopped using it. …
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wait, has the person who 'warned us to keep away from these heresies' been excommunicated? then maybe we shouldn't get too interested in these posts.
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nice post! :)
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electronic bells! :o
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awesome site! i have friends who met her too and she really loved God and was very humble. :) but do u know her date (year) of birth? i have read 3 of her books (in english, brought direct by a friend from the monastery in egypt) and none of them s…
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please pray that God brings more unity. we all wrote a joint declaration of orthodoxy in 1990, but getting full communion will take a bit longer. the bishops, priests and theologians need our prayers a lot on this and we can help by visiting other o…
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never give up. God Himself welcomes you and He will help u to welcome others and be welcomed as well. but the church is is full or ordinary humans like me and sometimes we mess up. please forgive us and try again.
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saint anthanasius on the life of saint antony and saint athanasius' work on the psalms. anything translated by pope shenouda 3rd (our much loved patriarch who has now departed). he references a lot of other sources as well and writes simply so peopl…
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hezekiel, i chose the same picture of baba shenouda for my computer wallpaper! it's a lovely natural photo of our dear patriarch. edit: sorry didn't make it to the church i hope to, joe.
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may God give u and your wife and family great blessings as you serve Him and share His love everywhere.
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may God guide u. keep in touch with people in the parish and learn from them how they understand the orthodox life. read a lot about church history and about orthodox churches. read the Bible a lot. pray from the agpeya. http://www.agpeya.org/ good …
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my muslim friend introduced me to his coptic friend; this is how i found the orthodox church!
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may God guide u. His plan for us is not always what we would choose, but it is always best. the disciples were scattered by persecution, which was not easy for them, but as a result, we all heard the good news of God's love for us. may u and yr fami…
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'no' to the original question as to whether i have heard of a successful marriage in these circumstances.
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thanks for the education! i know see that hazza is like an extra foreign language. so that's 3 foreign languages u need for the coptic church... no, 4, i forgot greek! nice to see u finding something useful to do in the summer break. these look lik…
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what, exactly, is a hazza?
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this is great news! may God bless u and give u all peace. did u tell yr wife about this web site? does she have internet access?
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salvation is a continuous process, not a single point in time like the protestant Christians think. our church fathers interpreted this verse as meaning that if someone continues sinning right up till death that they will not go to heaven. i agree i…
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may God help u. :)
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no. but i do know someone (european ethnicity) who suffers every day after marrying a muslim and then converting to Christianity. if you want too much suffering, then go ahead, and you will be 'successful' in getting it!
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hola pedro! i don't speak spanish, but i understand about half of your message because i understand romanian which is a little bit similar. there is information about the coptic church in spanish here: http://orthodoxbolivia.org/es/diocesis/historia…
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[quote author=jerusalem2 link=topic=13533.msg157774#msg157774 date=1342513061] When we sin, it is good that we feel sorry and a hate towards sin as this helps us stay away from sin. But it is important that your sadness brings you closer to Christ,…
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thanks for simplifying it for us! :)
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aah, the favourite fraction of my home church. i remember the priest usually used to cry when saying it. i was sometimes a bit overwhelmed as well. really beautiful.