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dear alexrus77, it is good to see you are sincerely following God and you reject a church where people don't really worship God in their hearts. i understand your concern about church union. of course, in the church the enemy (satan) works hard to m…
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i can't imagine how it could be wrong. maybe other people will watch and start to take notes too. if you take notes, you can not only learn, but share what you have learnt with your friends who, perhaps, were not paying so much attention.
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i wasn't reading anything :o but am now reading http://www.orthodoxebooks.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/Calmness - HH Pope Shenouda III.pdf which is the pdf version of coptic strength's link. it's cool. i couldn't acess jg's link. it's also great t…
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we are not supposed to go to al quds (jerusalem) as tourists as baba shenouda does not want to support the tourist trade as this benefits the israeli government very much and the israeli government is making life too hard for the palestinians, and t…
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thanks for pointing that out; our enemy loves to distract us during the fast, especially with arguments.
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there are 3 ways of calculating it; either as a preparation week and passion (holy) week, or as holy week plus 40 days (sundays not being counted in this), or as 40 days with saturdays and sundays not counted, so holy week comes within the 40 days. …
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may God guide and comfort all of you.
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may God guide you. the posts here have said what i was going to say. just read the Bible, pray and ask questions from friends who know you from church. pray from the agpeya and ask God to guide you to help you to understand what is written there. m…
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yes, i already posted this link in another thread: http://uk.news.yahoo.com/18/20110302/twl-pakistan-minorities-minister-assassi-696b303.html we need to pray and to oppose injustice. may God guide us.
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thanks for the information. may God bless the blood that is spilled in His name, and may He bring heavenly peace to those left on earth. may He also comfort the Christians in pakistan, and other countries where there is so much danger. http://uk.new…
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hi, i am too busy with my work at the moment to write a lot, but some people need to chill (see any personal messages for details). i think we should check out the theology of songs before just throwing them out. many songs in english come from cath…
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umm, i breathe automatically without having to do exercises; i haven't died yet! there is really no need to do this unless you are a singer, and if you are, you just do some deep breathing without meditation. there is no Christian practice of deep…
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i am glad you don't want to 'church-hop'. but if you have to move house, then it's normal to go to another church there! thank God there were coptic churches available for my last 2 house-moves (in the 2 1/2 years i have been orthodox), but if there…
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i have some experience of evil spirits, mainly because i grew up in a town with plenty of witches and the neighbour used to do tarot (future telling) cards and cast spells against Christians. firstly, i would not use the term 'ghost' myself, there …
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yes, there are millions of armenians in america and plenty of ethiopians and eritreans. i suppose there are lots of syriac and indian orthodox as well, i just know less about them. if, in a year, you need to move, let us know, some of us have quite…
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may God give him all peace and comfort and guide the physicians and all who treat him. i know our church is safe in God's hands under the watchful eyes of our many dear bishops until his safe return, as God wills.
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may God have mercy on us all and comfort the grieving. may we stay true to our Lord Jesus Christ who is worth dying for.
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may God give you strength. i have failed some exams and assessments in my life. it was not the end of the world. remembering that God still loves us whether we succeed in exams or fail, has helped me through a lot of my study. also remember that onc…
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just a few points (as someone who was protestant for more then 20 years): protestants don't have no traditions, they have different traditions. once they are established, they can become suffocating. this is why a new church breaks away every 30 yea…
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hi, dzheremi, that was deeply moving. i hope everyone who is adult and reads this takes care how they talk to children. children are usually 'bad' coz they are confused or disturbed, and as well as bringing correction (eg. we can't allow kids to get…
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i don't usually use olive oil as it's expensive. i think some people don't use it during fasts. in my church we definitely use some oils, as i have been in tasoni's kitchen during lent.
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may God bring much fruit.
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if your faith is as small as a mustard seed, you will see great miracles.
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cyril, we worship God with our bodies, mind and spirit, not just our mind. so when we make the sign of the cross, we say in our mind 'in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, one God, amen', and our body joins in. so our thoughts and our body…
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very interesting. do you have any links to recipes without oil? do you have any links to the lenten triodian? what does the word mean? i will email my catholic friend and see if he knows about historic lentern fasting. it may be a while before i get…
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yes, don't obsess over the details, but also don't fill your fast with dairy substitutes so that you are not really giving anything up. also try a more balanced llfe with the right amount of study, prayer and sleep and plan your study well so you do…
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i agree, it is a load of rubbish based on pagan religion, and it is very bad to wear 'evil eye' charms or worry about it. there are many evil spirits who want us to fail and be afraid, but most humans (even 'bad' ones) do not have the power to make …
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if, eg. u shouted at someone on the way to church, u can apologise to them during the prayer of reconciliation (that is why we have it). if u had a disagreement with someone who is not in church, u can promise God to sort it out after church. these …
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let's keep the dialogue open at the unofficial level, eg. by visiting each other's churches and making long-lasting friendships. this supports the work done by the clergy on our behalf. those of us in europe and north america and australia have many…