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would u like us to ask 'did u pray today?' every time we see u online? ;) seriously, though, as a prayer buddy or family member to check up on you, and submit to their advice (eg. advice to read the Bible). it will be hard to start with, but soon y…
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hi, pauli, i'm sorry u don't have close friends in your church. i pray that God will give you that. i suppose u r not in uk, if u r, send me a personal message in case i have friends in your church. father peter, yes i agree. once we prayed vespers …
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that's a lovely reply. also look at what you can do practically. do you sin when you are bored? then volunteer to help old people or get engaged in some useful activity in church. do you sin because you are stressed out, or because you hate yoursel…
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i may be biased, but in my church we're very friendly to outsiders. i think a lot of egyptians and sudanese have learnt to distrust strangers because of terrible things that happened to them back home. i remember in another church, this old lady tel…
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may God give you strength. i define success as how much you love God and pray for your enemies. so if you fail an exam but the experience leaves you stronger spiritually, then you have succeeded :)
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cyril97, hi. it was God's will that Christians should all be united and share the same faith. but some groups have changed the faith that was handed down to us by the disciples and added wrong teachings. this is what we mean by 'heresy', it's a teac…
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when young adults go off to university it should be the atheists that are afraid of them, and their colleagues who avoid rude jokes in front of them and the local churches who are delighted to receive them if only for a short while. instead of sayin…
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we completely immerse older children and adults too :)
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well done :D what does the greek say in your signature?
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i went to an antiochian church and did more bowing and kneeling than they did and more signs of the cross. i was asked where i was from, and when i replied, the priest said, 'oh, i thought you might be coptic', that's despite being pale-skinned and …
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go up to the priest and say, i come her all the time now, do you have a list of members? could i have my name on it?
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that is an awesome link, thanks for posting.
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yes, my friend got baptised syriac orthodox, but then lived somewhere 100 miles from the nearest church, so she goes to a coptic church. she didn't have to get permission or anything as the churches are in communion, she just started going to the ch…
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how do people go without water for a long time (eg till 3pm or whenever)? i find it really hard, and can't usually do it when i'm working as i tend to get really faint. my work (like a lot of people's) is physically and mentally very demanding, so i…
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may God lead you and guide you.
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if u can do a true story, it's even better. twice this month i heard the story of the rich man who was very mean and gave nothing to anyone. then a poor man comes, begging for bread, and the rich guy hits him over the head with a loaf of bread in or…
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you could write how compromising by doing the will of the state has messed up the orthodox church, like when there has been corruption from (eg.) the roman empire that contributed to the schism of 451AD that took 1,500 years to fix. also all the big…
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fascinating reading.
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we are all in a spiritual battle, brother. try this little step (it works!): each day before reading any posts on tasbeha.org, go to the 'our faith' section and scroll down to daily readings, and read the Bible readings for the day before you post. …
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i got one like this as well. maybe coz a link is included, the moderators have to check it out first. please pray for them, it is a lot of work for them to do. may God give them great peace and many blessings of the fast :)
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in the romanian orthodox church, they say (in the Lord's prayer) '...lead us not into temptation, and yours is the kingdom, the power and the glory, in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, amen'. so, yes, each church has a slightly different…
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cefas and anba bola, thanks for your comments. there are a few people here who need to chill out. Jesus Christ died for sinners. He loves sinners, so we need to teach about the Body and Blood of our Lord in a loving manner. we are all sinners, and …
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also, historically, did the churches in egypt and syria and armenia have presanctified liturgies? when did we oriental orthodox churches stop doing that? ophadece, thanks for your advice, i'll bear it in mind. by the way, if the priest dies during…
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they do all lent like us, just the 1st week they only fast from meat. they are more strict than us about using less oil (it varies very much from one community to another and from one country to another). some days in lent they are allowed disgustin…
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if our inner peace is founded on the outside world, i.e. the country we are in being stable, our grandparents and friends not dying until they're really old, always passing our exams etc. then it is normal to loose that peace when life goes wrong. d…
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it's not recommended ;) and you have to fast from smoking for 9 hours before Holy Communion. i imagine you should also not smoke for a few hours after taking Holy Communion as well, but i never asked anyone about this.
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yeah, have a priest or deacon visiting from time to time so you can have Bible study.
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i have signed in to the blog, but when i want to comment, my name comes up as the user name for the other site through which i joined. this is not a user name i want to use on this site; any idea how i can change my user name, so the name i want com…
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to quote one of the posters seen at the demonstration: rabena mawgood; our Lord is present (with us). we suffer in nigeria, pakistan, somalia, iraq and so many other countries. God is bringing people to Himself all over the world and the enemy is se…
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i actually think that through our interaction with each other, and through the study of basic theology by non-experts (like myself) from both sides, that people (clergy and people) will come closer to God and His love. this is one of the ways God is…