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Atheists And The Dark Forces
Posted by Abbot Tryphon
|Date: April 12, 2021

Atheists And The Dark Forces
Please, dear ones, pray for me, and for other purveyors of our Christian faith, and who are finding ourse ...
Please, dear ones, pray for me, and for other purveyors of our Christian faith, and who are finding ourselves blocked by powerful dark forces that would shield the truth from being passed on to the ne ...
April 12, 2021
| by Abbot Tryphon
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Overcoming The Struggles Of Impatience, Hopelessness, And Envy.
Posted by Deacon Daniel Malyon
|Date: April 09, 2021

Overcoming The Struggles Of Impatience, Hopelessness, And Envy.
God is working in the world both through Christ and the angel, therefore when we struggle, we are called ...
God is working in the world both through Christ and the angel, therefore when we struggle, we are called to be patient and praise God in all his works instead of becoming angry when they do not align ...
April 09, 2021
| by Deacon Daniel Malyon
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Participation In The Divine Life
Posted by Abbot Tryphon
|Date: April 09, 2021

Participation In The Divine Life
Our faith is a free gift from God, not dependent upon anything we can do, but this lifelong process of sa ...
Our faith is a free gift from God, not dependent upon anything we can do, but this lifelong process of salvation requires that we cooperate with God's grace, that we might be transformed by the Holy S ...
April 09, 2021
| by Abbot Tryphon
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Father For All | Beautiful Egypt #393
Posted by Bishop Anba Ermia
|Date: April 07, 2021

Father For All | Beautiful Egypt #393
Pope Kyrillos was a father for all, spending hours meeting his children, that he hardly cared for eating ...
Pope Kyrillos was a father for all, spending hours meeting his children, that he hardly cared for eating or having rest to receive his visitors. Great blessings accompanied the Saint Virgin Mary's app ...
April 07, 2021
| by Bishop Anba Ermia
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The Rise And Fall
Posted by Shery Abdelmalak
|Date: April 06, 2021

The Rise And Fall
I fall, I rise, I fall in the exact same spot, I rise, I fall differently but I rise all the same. In an ...
I fall, I rise, I fall in the exact same spot, I rise, I fall differently but I rise all the same. In an ideal world, sin and repentance would be an easy transition. We strive for perfection but we se ...
April 06, 2021
| by Shery Abdelmalak
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I Perceive That You Are A Prophet
Posted by Deacon Daniel Malyon
|Date: April 02, 2021

I Perceive That You Are A Prophet
Looking into Christ's words in this encounter, we begin with the words in which Christ opens up the conve ...
Looking into Christ's words in this encounter, we begin with the words in which Christ opens up the conversation; he says, "Give Me a drink." We will see as we explore the context of our Lord's conver ...
April 02, 2021
| by Deacon Daniel Malyon
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What Is The Church For? The Tasks [Part 4]
Posted by Fr. Peter Farrington
|Date: April 01, 2021

What Is The Church For? The Tasks [Part 4]
If our congregations are places of discord, tension, and frustration, then we are not living the life of ...
If our congregations are places of discord, tension, and frustration, then we are not living the life of Christ together. If the communities in which we are placed receive no benefit from our presence ...
April 01, 2021
| by Fr. Peter Farrington
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The First Pope With Open Door Policy | Beautiful Egypt #392
Posted by Bishop Anba Ermia
|Date: March 31, 2021

The First Pope With Open Door Policy | Beautiful Egypt #392
Pope Kyrillos VI was the first pope in our modern age to open his door for every person; every person cou ...
Pope Kyrillos VI was the first pope in our modern age to open his door for every person; every person could sit and talk with him boundlessly. Not only was Pope Kyrillos a bright episode in the Church ...
March 31, 2021
| by Bishop Anba Ermia
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How Can I Get to Know God Better?
Posted by George Bassilios
|Date: March 31, 2021

How Can I Get to Know God Better?
By faith, we get to know God; by prayer, we get to communicate with Him, but by love, we get to be like H ...
By faith, we get to know God; by prayer, we get to communicate with Him, but by love, we get to be like Him. Whereas, experiential knowledge fueled by faith, prayer, and love leads us to the truth—Tim ...
March 31, 2021
| by George Bassilios
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Fleshly Lust | Mental Health In The Bible [Part 1]
Posted by Wasim Shehata
|Date: March 30, 2021

Fleshly Lust | Mental Health In The Bible [Part 1]
Previously, we looked at depression in the Bible specifically. Besides depression, Biblical characters su ...
Previously, we looked at depression in the Bible specifically. Besides depression, Biblical characters suffered from other mental health-related issues. Some of these issues were fleshly lust, anxious ...
March 30, 2021
| by Wasim Shehata
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