There is a famous saying by Pope Kyrillos that says:
In Arabic: kon motma2enan gedan gedan wa la tofaker fel2amr katheeran, bal da3y el2amr leman beyadaho el2amr.
In English: Be really really confident and don't think about ur problems often, but…
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I am sorry for the dramatic title- i wanted someone to answer this. When can we eat fitary food??
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My priest told me after liturgy tomorrow, but I'll leave thi…
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what about spousal abuse? Isn't that grounds for divorce?
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I think the Bible only mentions adultery, I'm not sure though...
When I commit the same sin I remember the verse:
Do not rejoice over me, my enemy; when I fall, I will arise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord will be the light to me MICAH 7:8
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God cares about whats in ur heart not how well u can sing, im rly sad for u that u missed ke perto. Get to learning it its amazing.
Here is a little story from the dese…
[quote author=Christrules link=topic=9377.msg115822#msg115822 date=1277099072]
God cares about whats in ur heart not how well u can sing, im rly sad for u that u missed ke perto. Get to learning it its amazing.
Here is a little story from the dese…
Let me tell u a story. There used to be three monks that always used to always meet up at one monk's cell, and they just kept praising God and doing tasbeha. The monks didn't have that good of a voice but they still praised god. Then one day, one gu…
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hmmm.....i don't understand.
explain more about these you are asking for so we can identify them right.
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The five that I want in English are the First Psali, Seco…
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John_S2000 is the beast when it comes to recordings lol.. just had to say it ;D
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Absolutely!…
I have been through this once and one main problem that everybody doesn't notice is influence. I had some friends that were a really bad influence to me, they did a lot of bad things and I realized that the more I hung out with them, the more I inhe…
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When I was born my legs were both bent back wards and paralyzed. (like if someone was standing on their knees). The doctors wrapped my leg, and kept it like that. When I …
When I was about 8 years old, I was a deacon with my big brother. Then all of a sudden from no where, everybody started looking at me, and some where laughing. And then my brother blew the wind out of me, and he smacked me really hard on the top of …
Monasticism is based off this verse I think:
"Sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."
Luke 18:21-23
Marmoura99, that is not how it is at all. It's bassicly a side pat on the back sort of thing. It's not the kind of hug that you described at all. Sorry for the misconception.
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It's a really normal thing in my school. I sometimes don't want a hug but it is really rude if i just reject it and walk away. Of course I have no feelings for them and they dont either. I accept as if it was like a high-five or something. I accept …
Just try to read interesting parts of the bible. There are beyond many interesting things especially in the New Testament. And when you read, try to think about what you are reading, and you don't have to read a lot. Try to absorb in the words as yo…