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I'm fairly certain that got deleted as a drive-by advertisement. The user's name is Lash.

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Er, no, that's anguish. She's begging for advice on how to let go of the anger and restore the trust her husband violated.
Just pretend it never happened? :ahem: Your advice is no better than...

Well, I grew up in church. My dad was the organist and choir director, so I was there every time the church was open. I accepted Jesus, and was baptized. Then I joined the Navy, and more or less...

Garsen moves up to assist Tlaloc with Bandit Blade B and misses badly (2+1=3).

Rdr. Arsenios testing. . .

We're not talking about Open Theists. Further, from my POV, it's Calvinists who have a problem with sovereignty. That a sovereign chooses to allow his subject to have freedom of choice in a matter...

Ah, that sheds some light on things. You had what in Christian parlance is called a "mountain top experience." It felt wonderful; you were energized and excited, and wanted it to last forever. ...

You would know, wouldn't you?

Generally, no. From the Nicene Creed: "We believe in one baptism for the remission of sins." A person should only be baptized upon conversion to another denomination if their new denomination...

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Garsen joins Caden in fumbling for his weapon.

:hrm: I'm not sure about Enoch (not having read it), but the Shepherd of Hermas and the Didache are more or less orthodox, and 2 Esdras is deuterocanonical (accepted by Roman Catholics and some...

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This doesn't address the topic at all, however, so it's pretty much just another hurled rock.

What he said. Go back to the foundation, and prayerfully work your way up from there.

I figured it would be appropriate to put Fr. Michael's last editorial from our monthly diocesan newsletter here:

"Words of Warning are also Words of Wisdom"

The first several years of the 21st...

yeah, but apostoli thinks owning guns is wrong for Christians because it's anti-Christian. Switzerland, AFAIR, a Christian nation in that a majority of its citizens are at least nominally Christian...

[spot: 17+4=21
listen: 16+5=21]

Israel's not a Christian nation.

Actually, the relatives I know who were unfaithful (:sigh:) did not do so due to physical appearance (the people they cheated with are not particularly attractive :eww:).

While Pat's comments are wrong, it does take two to make a relationship work. Some wives make it awfully tempting for their husbands to look elsewhere (and vice versa).

This could be a theological discussion if you'd provide theological support for your assertions.

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didactic

Not so much really. During Justinian's reign in the 6th century the study of Greek philosophy was banned and philosophers fled to the Sassanian Empire where they were welcomed. When Arabs conquered...

In St. Arsenios the Cappadocian, the author describes how he collected the material upon which he based his hagiography. It is also a good example on how a saint would try to hide his holiness.

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In some cases, we do have copies (though probably not the autographs). If you look for translations of the original writings, the associated commentary typically gives the historical background of...

lugubrious

The person who did so would've written the first life story of the saint. I'm referring to oral collections done 500+ years ago, so the person who did the collecting is not exactly available to...

"Since their tracks are disappearing after a half-mile or so, they may be using arcane means of travel beyond that point. If that's the case, then where their base is in relation to the farms...

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The Vatican might, at least for more recent saints. Before the widespread availability of paper (and printing), collection was probably mostly oral. For recent Orthodox saints, it probably depends...

You're probably out of luck if you're looking for the notes behind published hagiography. The closer the first Life is to when the saint was living, the more likely it is to be accurate in detail.

"Yes, let's have a look."

Remember the soul of Your servant, O Lord, for You are good, and insofar as he sinned in this life, forgive him; for no one is sinless but You, Who are able to give repose to the departed.

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You could still do so if you want. Prayer for the dead is an Orthodox tradition as well.

qat

No, Orthodox.

somnolent

mimetic

Fr. Michael reposed this morning.

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yip

Calvin's doctrine is based on Augustine, who developed it in reaction to Pelagius. While Augustine's teachings never resonated much in the East, in the West he towers above the other Fathers. Free...

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I'm not sure what you're after, precisely. Those venerated as saints are typically rather humble people who actively hid from notice, so secular sources are less likely to be aware of them. When...

Of course he would. Partying is much more fun than thinking of death.

I'm not sure why you think I disagree with this. Please let's not be contrary just because.

IMO we're even worse at...