ok, i think there are 2 kinds of reasons for laughing.
there is being superficial and telling jokes and watching comedy, and i think we it is healthy cut down on this during lent in order to concentrate on praying and Bible study.
and there's laugh…
hi, can i 'cheat' a little and add some recipes i invented last lent?
http://tasbeha.org/content/community/index.php?topic=7779.msg101471#msg101471
they are for when 1 person only is fasting, but you can change them to make them totally fasting re…
dear cheeky64,
you relative, like all of us has the freedom to choose what to believe, and, i pray, will later realise his/her mistake in drifting away from God and His church. however i wish people wouldn't use this freedom to tell young people stu…
thanks, guys!
those articles were great.
please share more sermons as well.
can anyone show me where to find links to some of the hymns we do in holy week, so i can learn them?
so far i downloaded epouro (from this site) and i know thoak ta te gom (…
i didn't have egyptian parents so i got myself some (or, rather they found me coming to church alone, so added me to their grown-up children). they let their children do what they wanted in life, they were really cool. they are a good example to oth…
i agree, if you easily find yourself in church and you're not tempted to go out drinking etc, then you can be a very good influence on your friends. maybe u could make some effort to get to know them better, not so they can be better friends and you…
very lovely.
i read his life story recently, it's my favourite (well, maybe anba boula is my favourite, i can't decide!)
this is a link to it, thanks to elsi70x7 who posted it on another thread:
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/basis/vita-antony.html…
dear lisa,
we are praying.
do you also have people in church praying for you?
do you go to church?
we pray that God will lead you and teach you more of His love and wisdom.
thanks for the translation, father, i tried to read it but didn't understand greek!
it is good to know you are standing with us and may God bless your church too.
an update, albeit a small one about eritrea:
from 'releaseinternational.org' a uk organisation working on behalf of persecuted Christians everywhere.
"On January 15 [2010] CEO Andy Dipper and patron Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali presented our 43,000-si…
glad u found this, i have it in paper form only, so couldn't share it with you. i read it last week, it is amazing!
everyone read about the life of saint antony!
we orthodox fast a lot. this is v kind to animals!
and we have the examples of the monks etc who lived in harmony with nature.
then, if you want a catholic example, you could read up on st francis of asissi, a great saint.
i don't know any famous p…
and in case it's not obvious, you have no guarantee you will get married to your fiancee until you are married.
what if she/he leaves you straight after having sex? then you are no longer keeping yourself pure for the next person. what if, God forbi…
hope so, coz i'm one too!
God wants you to know Him, to spend time with Him in prayer, Bible study, church etc. the more time you spend with God, the more you will know He is with you...
ok, so not everyone is so crazy like me to put an ad in chur…
dear elsi70x7,
yes, i heard that the mother of one of the victims said she gets great comfort for the fact her son is now with God. God truly comforts us in our weakness. in john 16:33, Jesus said 'in this world you will have trouble, but, take cour…
r u still in cairo?
if yr still struglling with language etc, why don't u put up an ad in the local church and offer to teach free english lessons.
make it in english so u don't got complete beginners u can't talk to.
that way u get to meet people …
i am pleased to hear that, i have no experience of your lovely church myself, just i was a bit worried when i saw what you wrote.
may you be very blessed, and please pray for me too, a sinner.
ah, yr so sweet! :)
u + i have switched nationalities ;)
actually i have not been to a football match before, i think it's quite expensive, would rather save the money and spend it visiting egypt!!
i am unworthy to comment on your great church, but this type of practice can lead to what happened in the eastern orthodox church in the 800s and after, and more so in the catholic church in 1100s and after, namely that if most people don't take Com…