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Well I'd expect everyone to know all the England players surely. But the Egyptian players were just names to me, although the Egyptian fans were cheering one or two players madly. Father Peter
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I haven't found commentary on this Psalm yet, but while looking I found this most wonderful letter by St Athanasius which I read last night with great benefit to my soul. It doesn't take too long to read. 15-20 minutes perhaps. But in this letter S…
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I was obviously not praying hard enough in the first half! Are there any Christians in the Egyptian team? They mostly seemed not to have Christian names? Father Peter
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Less than an hour till kickoff. Anyone from tasbeha here at Wembley? There are plenty of Egyptian flags here tonight. I am afraid I am rooting for England. Father Peter
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I think that it is good to be given to much prayer for our persecuted brethren around the world. If there is a need for some political activity then this does not strike me as entirely inappropriate if it is possible to remain prayerful. If we becom…
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I agree generally Ioannes, but I do not think a Protestant website which has a rather obsessive attitude to these things is the right antidote. It would be much safer for our youth to have instruction from respected deacons and priests in the conte…
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I don't think that our Lord was a Nazirite. He was from Nazareth, which is different. To be from Nazareth does not make a person a Nazirite. It doesn't mean that. When the vow of the Nazirite was implemented in Numbers there was no such place as Naz…
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The best you can do is seek to be transformed by God and by His grace yourself so that both knowingly and unknowingly those around you are drawn to seek God more. Pray for this person, but give your prayers strength by committing yourself to a holy…
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I advise all tasbeha members to avoid this linked website. It is of no help to us, and will only serve to confuse members. To understand the world around us we must grow closer to God in the sacraments, prayer, worship, fasting, service, meditatio…
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I know that some/many others here will disagree with me. I am not speaking for the Church of course, but as someone who has spent many decades considering theological matters. I suppose my main objection is when the historical reality of Adam and …
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In my opinion theology must always take primacy over scientific philosophy for the Christian. Science is never conducted in a vacuum and the scientist, when dealing with matters of scientific faith (and much science requires faith) cannot answer th…
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That's not quite fair. The Orthodox Church did not insist the world was flat. The world IS the center of the universe. Geography is far from the correct way of understanding reality. And evolution does not seem to me or many of the Fathers to be …
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Do you know for sure how God will judge others? We know that we are in danger when we reject God's love, but let us be careful not to even attempt to determine for ourselves how God will judge others. Once we have heard of God's love and understood…
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It is because God loves you, and has always loved you, and created you for love. Father Peter
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Sometimes.
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If you use Spotify then you can stream music for free. Father Peter
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You'll need to provide a bit more information. Which diagnostic tools? How does the toolbar look diffferent? How does your internet browser look different? Which browser are you using? Did you download a diagnostic tool and which one? Best wis…
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Ioannes, you seem to be making a difficulty where there is none. I have asked you not to post messages condemning members of other Christian groups based on the same passage from the same Father that you keep posting. At this very moment His Eminen…
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May the Lord have mercy on your relative, and strengthen in hope all those who love him and pray for him. God bless you Father Peter
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I am not really sure what you are saying? Who is limiting the intercessions of the saints? Surely those who say 'This saint deal with these problems', 'that saint deals with those problems'. This is not the approach generally taken by Orthodoxy. I…
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Dear Aidan I don't have a copy, so if you could lend me one I would be very happy to read it and see what could be done. God bless you Father Peter
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God willing I do want to write an Introduction to the Coptic Orthodox Church, not least for all of the people I deal with who are asking questions about our Faith. I have many ideas about what to include. But what do you yourself think would be go…
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I would not rely on Wikipedia. I would start with this book by Father Tadros Malaty. http://www.copticchurch.net/topics/thecopticchurch/Intro_to_the_Coptic_Church_fr_yacoub_malaty.pdf God bless you Father Peter
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You should study the history of our Church and then you will see that we have a continuous line of faith and life all the way back to the Apostles. Most of the thousands and thousands of denominations listed are just small groups of congregations wh…
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I am not sure that any one has human rights. I have never believed this to be the case. It seems to me that human rights are an excuse for human rights lawyers to get very rich. Our Lord has shown us the example that we should follow. It is not an …
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I guess that the aims of any translation should be accuracy, liturgical fluency, and very high quality use of the language in question. The translation should be one that native people in the country can be pleased to use. Father Peter
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Speaking of forgiveness... you yourself made this very inspiring post just a couple of weeks ago. According to the interviews shown on TV of the families of the victims, they all have forgiven the murderers. If this isn't a miracle, nor a fruit of …
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And you were not even interested in responding to my PM's!!! Why say this? I have replied to many of your PMs. But I am not your FOC, and don't even know who you are or where you are, therefore I cannot even have a personal relationship with you. Pr…
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CertifiedOrthodox, I would ask that you do not speak disrespectfully of the parents of those whose children were martyred at Nag Hammadi. They HAVE forgiven those who took away their children's lives, and I can see no evidence that their act of fo…
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But when we insist on justice we are not asking for what is due to us. If we received from God what is due to us then we would be in trouble. You are free to seek justice in the courts if you wish. I have no idea what your issue is, nor with whic…