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  1. FenderTL5

    All living things long for God.

    Every living thing seeks love: man, animals, and plants. All people seek God and long for Him, regardless of whether they are believers or unbelievers. Some people call themselves atheists, but they do not know that in their hearts they long after God. For when someone yearns for justice, love...
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    Making Sense of the Robert's Court (US Supreme Court) NY Times

    from today's New York Times morning briefing, How to Make Sense of the Robert's Court (link) "For anyone trying to make sense of the Supreme Court run by Chief Justice John Roberts, yesterday’s two big decisions were helpful. In the more prominent one, Roberts joined the court’s four liberal...
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    Private Equity Could Be Coming to Your 401(k)

    Private Equity Could Be Coming to Your 401(k). Here Are a Few Things to Know. "Retirement savers in 401(k) plans could soon gain exposure to private-equity strategies, a move that pits proponents of the investment option against critics who say it would introduce unsuitable risks for many...
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    St Nicholas Shrine in New York - 60 Minutes

    The project at Ground Zero on CBS 60 minutes.
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    I love Lazarus Saturday

    First a Blessed Day to all of you as we prepare for Holy Week! That's just a small part of why I love Lazarus Saturday. The main reason is that not only do we see Christ bringing the dead to life, which is significant and symbolic in many ways. It is also the anniversary of my Chrismation into...
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    The Sound of Hagia Sophia 500 years ago

    The Sound of Hagia Sophia 500 years ago. NPR audio, about 5 minutes in length. An art historian and a digital music expert team up to recreate the sound. "They could recreate what that music would sound like. If only they could get in the Hagia Sophia and pop a balloon."
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    It's not a Christmas song, really.

    "Good King Wenceslaus" is not really a Christmas Song, but a song about Wenceslaus the Martyr, Prince of the Czechs. The song's setting is on the "Feast of Stephen" which is December 27 in the ancient church. Of course Dec 27 falls within the old twelve days of Christmas, so it's naturally...
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    Quick Q, maybe the cantors (or clergy) can help?

    I'm taking on a new challenge and I've been given a basic outline. I play the role of Quasimodo in our parish with the new Carillon. How do I know whether a service is "Res Mode PL 2" or "Res mode 3" ? Is there a specific designation of the "PL"? In other words, Is there a "RES Mode 2" and a...
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    Predictions: What percentage of the Mueller Report will be redacted

    We are mere hours away: Simple poll - guess how much will be redacted?
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    ORTHODOX - Abbott Tryphon attacked - 2nd-update - video

    From his FB page: PRAYERS REQUESTED Abbot Tryphon of the All-Merciful Saviour Monastery was attacked while pumping gas at a Burien, WA gas station just less than an hour ago. A random man came over, and sucker punched Abbot Tryphon in the face, knocking him to the ground. They had to wait for...
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    Syria, Lord have mercy.

    Kyrie eleison.
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    Atonement in the Early Church

    Fascinating; this was posted in another portion of the forums. I listened to the whle thing and to my amazement this former JW turned Anabaptist essentially lays out the Orthodox view of Atonement. It's long but worth the listen. However, as I understand it, this would actually be a really...
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    Our Parish's Centennial Celebration

    It was a long, involved, exhausting but glorious weekend (Nov 3-5). We had numerous events, including a dinner with 4 Nashville songwriters entertaining. We had training/educational events Saturday, the unveiling of a historical marker downtown where our parish started, the official celebration...
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    New iconography for our parish AND.. ties to Greece and France

    Our parish will be getting new iconography soon, beginning this week (I think). The scaffolding is up as of Thursday. Another step as we head toward our Centennial Celebration in November.
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    Orthodox view of, "one Mediator between God and men"

    NOTE: This post is to discuss the Orthodox understanding of the topic at hand. It is posted in the Ancient Way, a forum for Orthodox Christians. Others, please be cognizant of this and be respectful if replying. 1 Timothy 2:5-6 (NKJV) For there is one God and one Mediator between God and...
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    Apple officially discontinues the iPod

    https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2017-07-27/apple-kills-ipod-nano-ipod-shuffle-as-music-moves-to-phones I've been listening to my custom playlists on one of my iPods all day. I understand it, but I still prefer separate devices for music/phone.
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    The Protestant Reformation and the Orthodox Christian East - Fr. Panayiotis Papageorgiou, Ph.D.

    The Protestant Reformation and the Orthodox Christian East by Fr. Panayiotis Papageorgiou, Ph.D. was the topic on Fr. Barnabus Powell's podcast (Faith Encouraged) last night. Fr. Panayiotis presented the paper in Germany on the Occasion of the 500-Year Anniversary of the Reformation. It's a...
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    Christianity Today on Orthodoxy (Hank Hanegraaff) discussion

    I found this interesting. It's a podcast on Christianity Today called 'Quick to Listen'. The topic is Hank Hannegraaff's chrismation into Orthodoxy. On the one hand, all of the guests are evangelical. One sounds to be cradle Orthodox who became an evangelical in college. The discussion sounds...
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    Reflection on Holy Week 2017

    I wasn't able to attend all of the Holy Week services this year, work definitely got in the way. I did attend all of the services last year. The year prior, all of the evening/weekend services. Some highlights: Tuesday, I streamed the service at home. Tuesday contains the contrast comparison of...
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    What is stopping the current government from making abortion illegal in the USA?

    Republican majorities in the House and Senate. Republican President Majority conservatives on the court. What is the hold up, if anything?