God wants your heart, not your voice:
"My son, give me your heart, And let your eyes observe my ways" (Proverbs 23:26)
As you yourself and everyone has said, its the inside that counts. The late Fr. Mikhail Ibrahim used to just read the prayers of…
[quote author=ilovesaintmark link=topic=9083.msg113720#msg113720 date=1272114873]
Cyclones, in the United States are a type of flavored ice (sorry, flavoured) or a roller coaster.
We call them tornadoes in the MidWest United States.[/quote]
Oh, ;…
[quote author=Gracia link=topic=9078.msg113769#msg113769 date=1272212853]is there anything in the Coptic Church akin to the Catholic idea of Purgatory, or is that a wholly non-Orthodox concept? [/quote]
There is nothing akin to Purgatory in the Cop…
[quote author=ilovesaintmark link=topic=9083.msg113717#msg113717 date=1272112275]
I think I've been insulted. I believe this calls for sabers at 20 paces.[/quote]
Oh no, you haven't been insulted ;D And as for the sabres (Gah, sabers is an Americ…
[quote author=ilovesaintmark link=topic=9083.msg113715#msg113715 date=1272111634]Yet, if I write, I must exist. If I exist, I must still be here.[/quote]
Not necessarily - to quote Descartes, "I think therefore I am" suggests that the condition fo…
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[quote author=DimyanCoptic link=topic=8812.msg110454#msg110454 date=1265936992]
I completely lost faith. I dont remember the last time i actually spoke to God, I'm not even su…
[quote author=ilovesaintmark link=topic=9119.msg113523#msg113523 date=1271638694]I guess it is okay for Father's Day, but it would be like having a birthday on Christmas Day. You would feel a little ripped off for the present count (just kidding).
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[quote author=geomike link=topic=8587.msg113457#msg113457 date=1271530133]
i am just really curious where QT_ something went
he had like 3500 posts and now he is just gone
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Haha good old Vass in the good old days. He was such a legend, rea…
I totally agree with all of ilovesaintmark's list and everyones opinion for that matter. The leaning on the altar one and that fiddling with candles because they're bored out of their minds are very common unfortunately (although it is always amusin…
Then I heard a voice from heaven saying to me,[a] “Write: ‘Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.’”
“Yes,” says the Spirit, “that they may rest from their labors, and their works follow them.” [Revelation 14:13]
My condolences to yo…
Check this out: http://www.orthodox.net/gleanings/love.html
I'll leave it to someone who knows what they're talking about to answer your question (btw good to see you again, long time no see, how's it going :D)
pray for me
joe
[quote author=mnc_hnn link=topic=8767.msg113346#msg113346 date=1271383123]
Do all of you Coptic youth WANT to become Doctors? Or are there other careers you would like to choose but feel unable to do so? I do not mean this so that we can all complai…
Check out this thread: http://tasbeha.org/content/community/index.php?topic=6294.15
There is a wonderful book written by H.H. Pope Shenouda III on this called "Judge not others". I couldn't find it online, although I do have a paper copy. If you ca…
I'm afraid I'm a bit off topic, and so not all of these are relevant: http://www.orthodox.net/gleanings/love.html
However, one did catch my eye:
"On one occasion, a certain excellent man, who feared God in his life and works, and who was living in…
[quote author=baladoos link=topic=9110.msg113294#msg113294 date=1271325895]
Also does anyone know where I can download a book that explains the holy mass?
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Several ones on the different liturgies here: http://www.coepa.org/downDetails.php?…
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[quote author=Godislove_ link=topic=9108.msg113308#msg113308 date=1271362443]
I agree with everybody, but why isnt wine like alcoholic product, isnt there a wine that isnt a…
I think it's high time some people learned to respect each other.
It's absurd - this whole "men vs. women" scrap this thread has degenerated into. Nice to see we're all feeling mature.