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British humour is probably lost on our North American friends
And Yuletide Felicitations to you too!
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British humour is probably lost on our North American friends
And Yuletide Felicitations to you too!
Thanks for the link. I'm interested to check it out.Ah yes. Believe it or not (unless this is what you are already implying) there indeed is a belief that the demons are frenzied leading up to Lent. Here is a thread from Monachos.net from 2009 of this observable phenomenon:
Pre-Lenten Stress (PLS) - Fasting - Monachos.net Discussion Community
Thanks for the link. I'm interested to check it out.
And that was exactly what I was implying. I've only watched a few fasts so far, but I admit I have been taken aback at times by the - eruptions - of behavior between Orthodox Christians, and usually targeting other Orthodox Christians. It is quite out of character, so all the more noticeable. But I'm so new, I wasn't sure if I was really reading things as they are, or just reading something into it.
(I'm speaking now of interactions in general, not this thread in particular, and certainly not any persons in particular.)
Thanks again, Buzuxi.
His name has come up to me on a number of occasions here and elsewhere the past week. I may be more aware of it since I recently listened to a special of his on AFR and decided to look for more from him. But I really am surprised that he suddenly seems to be everywhere. This is a good thing, I think.All you really need to do is read the first two posts to confirm your observations. The second poster. M.C. Steenberg is Archimandrite Irenei a patristic scholar under ROCOR:
V. Revd. Prof. Archimandrite Irenei (Steenberg), BA, M.St., D.Phil. (Director; Patristics and Church History) - Sts. Cyril & Athanasius Institute for Orthodox Studies
Not to say there's no one out there doing that, but, keep in mind, the people objecting to Starbucks cups being red for Christmas, are basing their objection on the fact that there are no snowflakes, stars, reindeer, and snowmen on the cups!
Not to derail. But my mom knows how to read ones future from their coffee cup. Is that a sin?
Yes, reading the entrails of sacrificed animals (particularly the liver) was common the ancient Near East and Rome.. More accurate than a crystal ball. But never heard about bird entrails, I mean like after you cut them open?
This is a thread with over 50 !!! posts regarding the design of Starbucks coffee cups, I think derailing it is the best thing that can happen really.
Besides I absolutely love how random your comment is aswell, ha ha.
God Bless.
Greek coffee tastes betterThere is nothing like brightening up the hopes of a single 35 year old woman by telling her, her coffee cup stain is saying she will find love in a few weeks.
This thread would have been 100 posts long if you had 3 greeks and 3 turks arguing over whether it should be called greek coffee or turkish coffee