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  1. ArmyMatt

    Quotes relating to EO view of humanity

    gotcha, then I say a place to start would be the Christological Councils, especially Ephesus through Constantinople III.
  2. ArmyMatt

    Quotes relating to EO view of humanity

    haha, yeah, it can take a minute to figure out. but this is a pretty active subforum, so please stick around!
  3. ArmyMatt

    Quotes relating to EO view of humanity

    sorry! I will keep digging.
  4. ArmyMatt

    Quotes relating to EO view of humanity

    we’ve been posting way more recently and pretty regularly. maybe you are looking at our older, pinned posts? our second most recent thread started yesterday.
  5. ArmyMatt

    Quotes relating to EO view of humanity

    I can’t tell if you are joking here.
  6. ArmyMatt

    Quotes relating to EO view of humanity

    Fr Alexander Schmemann used to say, “Always remember: man is good, man is fallen, man is redeemed.”
  7. ArmyMatt

    Urgent Letter from His Grace, Bishop Irenei

    just keep praying. Lord have mercy, indeed.
  8. ArmyMatt

    Food cravings during the great Fast

    sometimes it’s the same for me in the Army, especially when in the field.
  9. ArmyMatt

    Keep your mind in hell and despair not?

    of course. that’s just not the issue
  10. ArmyMatt

    Keep your mind in hell and despair not?

    and the beginning of John’s Gospel.
  11. ArmyMatt

    Keep your mind in hell and despair not?

    no, hell is God’s love rejected by the unrepentant sinner, since love in the face of unrepentant sin is experienced as wrath and judgment. God’s grace is omnipresent, so it’s also in hell.
  12. ArmyMatt

    Keep your mind in hell and despair not?

    except that if anyone ends up in hell, God’s mercy is what they hate. mercy is not always pleasing.
  13. ArmyMatt

    Food cravings during the great Fast

    it’s like a Lebanese friend from college, who once gave me his taita’s scratch made, vegan falafel. I missed the point of the fast with that one.
  14. ArmyMatt

    Prayer requests post here!

    the Army is on a new system to track our orders and where we get assigned, so it’s causing stress for some folks.
  15. ArmyMatt

    Railroad Chapel Cars Brought God to the People

    pretty cool how creative some folks can be
  16. ArmyMatt

    Prayer requests post here!

    and it looks like I will be going to a hard charging, high speed duty station after this training course I am in, so if you could pray for that as well. thanks!
  17. ArmyMatt

    Prayer requests post here!

    if you could pray for my kids, as they are sick currently. thanks!
  18. ArmyMatt

    "The letter of "reprimand" that Saint Porphyrios sent to Elder Paisios is misinformation"

    true, but I think in general that’s not unheard of. St Paisios bought the nonsense folks were saying about St Joseph the hesychast (and to his great regret, he didn’t meet him)