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ahh! we love u 2 marmar :)
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in church we wear a loose hair covering, a bit like european women would wear when they go out, about 100 years ago, a triangular headscarf tied loosely under the chin is the most common in coptic churches in the uk, or some people wear a long recta…
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yipee! you found this online! i bought this and then lent it to a friend, it's great to 'have' it again! everyone should read this (slowly) and then read each psalm he discusses and meditate on it. it will probably take a few weeks, but is a great B…
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welcome to this forum, you will find many very interesting discussions. please tell us if you have any questions. if you seek God with all your heart, He will show you the beauty in the traditions and history of the church. we orthodox don't have ev…
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:o i have failed, only know one or two... ;)
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many people who gamble are poor, or have poor minds (eg they are desperate for some improvement in their lives and they think money will fulfill their needs). so, if you win on an arcade game, you are taking money that these people couldn't afford t…
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its not easy! but it's very rewarding. start each day with a prayer, eg say 'our father...' and add your own praises and petitions. now it's lent, so it's a great time to kneel in prostration at the start and end of the day, and confess your sins. …
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wow, no bishop, that's hard, marmoura. i saw one of the british bishops at the weekend, baraka kibeera, really a blessing. i will pray for those who don't have one and for their priests, that God keeps them strong until they get a bishop. anba anton…
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don't worry, we won't tell anyone ;)
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definitely do that (above) before doing what i did, but you may then need to follow my example: i had a friend who was not a Christian who was dating someone else i knew but not well. she was from a conservative family (not Christian) and i knew the…
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in my opinion, it's good to know that there are certain negative influences in popular music, and i agree we shouldn't be ignorant, however i think that father peter's concerns are justified. lionessofGod was asking for feedback, and wisely so, as t…
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btw well done for putting a cross on your paper, a great way to start talking about God :)
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i think it's possible to believe in the Christian concept of adam and eve sinning and to trust in Jesus Christ for salvation and to believe in evolution to some extent. the problem is, there are many evolution theories, and although most of them are…
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james 2:18 says 'i will show you my faith by my deeds' in other words the faith comes first, then our good works are out of gratitude to God. surely if we really trust in God and love Him, we will do good deeds. this is what saint james is saying, i…
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i like those rules! in my opinion, we can all help to change the life of the church. what i mean is that, after the mass, instead of seeing our mates and deciding where to hang out for lunch or talk about what we did this week, we could start a disc…
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there are many Christian doctors (orthodox, catholic, protestants) in the uk who are gynaecologists and don't do abortions, and they are discriminated against in their career. i suppose it is the same in many other countries. please pray for Christi…
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sorry, i don't have time for long posts for the next few months (work+study) but the main answer to that question is in 1 corinthians 3:14, talking about building on the foundation (which is Jesus) and what will happen in eternal life if a person bu…
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your last question is a big one! a good place to start is proverbs 3:5-6 trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not rely on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your paths. many people say ' i want to ge…
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thank you for sharing that with us sister, may God heal your children and lead you ask you seek His face.
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to answer your question from a female perspective, father peter, i am happy to kiss the hand of a priest, and so are all my female coptic friends. i never saw someone in church (and my current church is v big) not kiss the priest's hand, unless the …
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i heard from a doctor this weekend that he had a difficult patient who was very unhealthy, smoking, drinking etc. he encouraged the patient to seek God, but the patient wasn't interested, so the doctor kept dishing out the pills and the health warni…
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thank you for sharing this severe warning. it's important for people to see we don't want to stop them having 'fun' but we want to stop them harming themselves and each other. do you attend a church now? it's very important to meet God in the contex…
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i think these are wise words. i didn't explain myself well in my post (sorry, writing while tired!) what i meant was you don't hear of single people that they lived alone, eg Jesus was always travelling and His disciples stayed with him, also martha…
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i think a good alternative is living with other single people, Christians if possible and ideally same sex. i had to leave home to study and i had 2 years in student rooms and 2 years living very happily with other single people. that gave me a chan…
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i think we should pray for our brothers who are under pressure caught up in the very complicated politics that is israel and palastine. the most famous disputes in al quds (jerusalem) are now historical (eg that quote from 2008) and it seems to me t…
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i think the church is more likely to be right than i am!
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i agree, i only avoid them if milk is in the list of ingredients as it will usually be if they are cheese flavour. salt and pepper flavour is usually ok :)
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for the non-africans/ arabs among us, this is a green vegetable that looks a bit like spinach, but tastes loads better, esp. when made by tasoni from my old church or my friend sophia, both of whom do awesome things in the kitchen. i think their sec…
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chemistry and biology is awesome. i remember the more i learnt the more i was amazed at the beauty of God's creation and the power and the accuracy with which He forms the universe. the only thing you have to be careful of is the 'science' of evolut…