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we basically believe the contents of these councils. but when they were made, the EO did not consider us fully orthodox so we were not invited to give an opinion. if we had been we would have agreed with most of it and fixed / discussed the few bits…
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of course! i was assuming it was ioannes, so trying to fit it with an american person. but listening again, it's clearly anba angaelos. i am sure he would be delighted to learn i thought he was 'almost british!' :-[ oops! after 22 years in the uk, …
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nice video! :) is that yr voice in the video? sounds almost british. aren't u american? i pray u have much success with the books.
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i am fairly old and have been reading the Bible since i was old enough to read! ;)
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yes, you should ask your priest (and yr bishop if the priest suggests it), then only if your priest agrees, you can take communion in an eastern orthodox church. also you need permission from the priest or bishop of the other church. in some eastern…
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He knew abraham needed a gentle reminder that God was already on the case and to have more faith. a lot like us when we forget that God loves us and wants the best and start worrying!
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he was screwed up. remember he got where he was by choosing the land that looked greener, rather than by asking God what His will was.
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no, it wasn't ok at all. lot ignores the angels' commands till the last minute, then decides to flee somewhere else other than where the angel told him and so everything gets messed up. he survives but not really successfully. similarly if we are n…
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when this has happened to me (e.g. when my confession father was ill), i told another Christian about my sin, so i could be sure i am not just delaying because i want no one to know. i also prayed to God about it, which helped a lot. but confessing …
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i stopped eating black pudding too, which is fine because i don't like the taste and only used to eat it to show how tough i am! i think, if i was in a missionary situation, i would eat meat with blood in it so not to cause offense. but i would avo…
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may God give u strength and peace. keep up your spiritual life, talk to God. remember He is able to listen to the pain u have as well as your praises.
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this is true, remnkemi.
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nicely put. :) and a much nicer image than my analogy! ;)
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he knew it was the wrong thing to get too involved in the protests. he understood all the politics behind the scenes, and so it was not difficult to realise what was coming next, especially looking at the nearby countries and what was happening ther…
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if there was a 'yes' or 'no' answer, there would have been no debate, no confusion! this is my understanding, grossly oversimplifying and editing father peter's excellent post (which has already reduced many thousands of words to just a few). [quot…
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amen, marmar. rabina mawgood, God is here, as our dear baba shenouda said.
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http://news.sky.com/home/world-news/article/16252240 i just got home from church, people were watching in on a projector. i left before they announced it though. be assured that everyone is praying more than ever today and that God's will will be …
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there are some in english. this is my favourite: http://tasbeha.org/mp3/Praises/Midnight_Praises/St_Anthony_Monastery,_English_Midnight_Praises.html thanks to the download which helped me learn them, i was able to go to tasbeha today! :D thanks to…
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hi antonio, there are beautiful old traditions of fasting in the catholic church. follow these (you can find out about it on the internet or in libraries) and discuss it with your priest or other person in your church who loves God. then, if this is…
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may God have mercy on him and give wisdom to the medics taking care of him. may God bring peace to the hearts of all the syrian and iraqi Christians and all in the nearby areas.
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Lord have mercy. this is indeed hard news. may the Lord repose his soul and give peace and courage to those who mourn.
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there were a few british copts there! next liturgy is 7th july; send pm if the details are not clear enough on the british orthodox website. :)
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thanks, i couldn't find it online, and it was getting late. God bless u and all of egypt.
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let's pray that the unrest is not too bad and that God will shorten the time of suffering and give us all courage and peace.
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oh, i forgot the catholics don't have that. poor them. here it is, for the catholics / protestants / anyone else missing out! http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/r/rsv/rsv-idx?type=DIV1&byte=4563162 Ps151.1 [2] My hands made a harp, my fingers fash…
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ah, ok. it is basically the same as the catholic one. i think we have maccabees 4 which u guys don't have. but u have wisdom of sirach and tobias and judith and the extra bits of daniel, so u are ok in this matter. here is more info: http://orthodox…
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glory to God! now u have time to sleep, pray, sleep, go on nice orthodox websites, sleep, go to church a lot, sleep, do a bit of shopping, sleep... (i remember it well!) ;)