i think you (or whoever it is) should see your family doctor (who may recommend a psychiatrist or psychologist or neurologist, depending on the problem), and also speak to your confession father as well, as some of the problems may be spiritual.
eg.…
there is the antiochian orthodox church, which is eastern orthodox (in communion with russia) and the syriac (also called syrian) orthodox church, which is oriental orthodox (in communion with the coptic church).
inside syria and iraq (which is the …
another of my friends (i have many! ;) well at least 3) got married last year and couldn't cook to save her life.
her husband is teaching her (they are sudanese, both born there, yes, it is a true story!) and we had some lovely food in their house …
actually i didn't write that much, here it is:
Romans 5 verses 1 and 2: ‘Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, a…
hey, i got a C in english at school.
so i now study arabic instead ;)
ps i also made it to university after having a C.
pps also the world didn't end after i got a C.
george,
they are both dodgy.
it's fashionable for famous preachers who own big websites to go around criticising each other.
this is a bad habit.
we do surrender to God (as we say in the liturgy 'i submit myself to your will') but salvation is not a…
wow, 3 pages while i slept! i hope you guys are all sleeping now, so i have time to write something too!
to summarise all the great Bible quotes you already all gave;
there are important roles for women in church.
there were women who 'followed Jes…
yes, just ask abouna to pray. ask him not to talk to your mother yet.
and, as u may have guessed, my folks are not egyptian. my '2nd family' in the church are, so i understand your problem. i would seriously do nothing till your mum has chilled out,…
if you mean 24/25 it's on the same theme ('to you, oh Lord, i lift up my soul').
i'm sure there's more to say about it than that, but that's all i can say at the moment.
i tend to make short comments on Bible verses.
if anyone wants some long comme…
it's david fighting with the thoughts that are in his head.
his enemies are (literally) trying to kill him, and he finds it hard to trust God in these circumstances.
but he does what we all should do when we are a bit screwed up and tells God of his…
wow, sounds like your mum's egyptian!
;)
someone close to me had the same problem with his intended fiancee's mum. she would totally freak out at the idea of marriage and they had to just be friends for 2 years and leave off any talk of marriage.
t…
if you read 'the nature of Christ' by our most beloved patriarch shenouda 3rd (available in english), you will see he is the least nestorian person there is.
:)
adjbeya is the sudanese pronunciation.
we have lots of people in uk who say it like this :)
and i like the version without the old english, mine is from connecticut, usa, given by a friend who i think got it in ireland.
which reminds me to go and …
yes, i agree with the above post, may God have mercy.
seek and you will find, care for other people, but never let this get in the way of your personal relationship with God. you can share more with others when you have received from God.
tell God h…
yes, it makes sense, most copts born in egypt or sudan were used to going to church on friday, so lots of prostrations!
interesting how some of the church canons allow kneeling.
i must confess (if that is the right word!) that i tend to kneel on sun…
yep. no full prostrations till a day after pentecost.
i suggest you climb lots of stairs so your muscles don't hurt when you start doing them again!
;)
i think you can still touch the ground and make the sign of the cross with a mid-waist bow, i ho…
there is a monastery in scarborough. i haven't been yet, but they accept visitors and my friends who have been say it's cool.
focus all your energies on God, who clearly loves you much more than any human ever could. when you get married and things …
we always say 'al Masihu qaam' after Christos anesti, but sometimes say 'qad qaam' during the liturgy when we are narrating the events.
this means (as far as i can tell) that Christ rose (past tense but not necessarily completed past tense), which i…