I'm in the same boat as you.. How long have you been in college? I'm a pharmacy major right now, but I' not sure if it's going to work out.
1.) What do you LIKE? if you hate the classes you take now, then it's only going to get worse.
2.) Pray ea…
I feel like in some churches, they go by age. Only the elder men of the church are Ognostos rank. There are some old men who know absolutely nothing, and are Ognostos. There are some who don't even know Ekesmaraot.
It just bothers me how I'm the s…
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The fault is not that what he said is untrue (although some could argue that point well, and may in fact be correct) but that he is rude, unnecessary, and although h…
I've always dealt with this problem, too. And I bet the whole time, you're just shaking your head at them and thanking God that you're not like them. lol
The most dangerous thing about this situation is thinking that you're better than these people…
You're talking as if they are murderers. They are doing it in God's name. Many people killed in God's name in the old testament.
"Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a two-edged sword in their hand."
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I'm in the same boat. People always say to respect the decision of the elders, and I agree with…
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I promise not to turn this into a bitter debate but I'm going to be the voice of a different view.
There is no such thing as "break from service". Did the Jesus, the Suff…
I'm in the same boat. People always say to respect the decision of the elders, and I agree with that. But when it comes to church, I feel no one is too old for correction and improvement. (the lead deacon in my church cant even read coptic.) You can…
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(Although I think most people will have meat-induced lethargy and comatosity and not wake up for J…
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As a couple people here have already said, I don't think there's anything enjoyable about the physical aspect of fasting.
Do you not know that those who run in a r…
And we're using different definitions of "enjoy." Do you mean enjoying as in becoming spiritually closer to God during fasting, or just enjoying the physical part of fasting? (ie abstaining from food)
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if u enjoy fasting, then u have to fight the temptations of pride and thinking u r more spiritual than u are.
i suppose this would be harder than giving up food!
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"For what I am doing, I do not understand."
"...What I will to do, that I do not practice;…
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Are there 29 or 30 days in kiahk? Toba starts jan 9
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each coptic month has 30 days…
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I don't know if this is wrong but I don't generally read the ingredients...like others have said, if it doesn't look, smell, feel, or taste fasting then don't eat it during…
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Ok guys, here's another question:
What if you brought some regular crackers to school for lunch but when you took them out looked at the ingredients and found they had bu…
Honestly, I think we go a little too far with ingredients during fasting. It makes us lose the true meaning of fasting. Have you ever eaten sweet tarts during a fast? They actually have gelatin in them!
I'm not saying its ok to eat it, but going i…