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I know I’m not the best person, but sometimes I feel as humans we just can’t endure suffering anymore. I tried to face my suffering with happiness and repentance, but if I hear one more scripture or verse about God and suffering I will lose it. I need a miracle at this point, bu…
Hi everyone I'm currently living in the US and attending an OPC congregation. I may have an opportunity to move to New Zealand for work, and one of my biggest concerns is finding a church community where I can truly belong. I'm very confesionally Reformed, theologically conserva…
Question. I went to an orthodox church once and saw a guy confessing infront of everyone. I dont wanna do it. Edit. What i meant was like infront of others. And like not in private with the priest alone
I have two major questions 1) what was the most surprising change that happened during/after converting? Not necessary to be a theological take but maybe lifestyle or misc. 2) What were some of the hardest protestant beliefs to break down? I'm finding it easy for me to fall in l…
hello! I know you guys get these career/degree questions a lot so I apologize. I would just love to hear anybody’s personal experiences. been very stressed about my future lately, I just want to be able to make enough to live well. political science is the only thing I am passio…
sup 48 /sup Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. This seems like an impossible and condemning thing, right? It's not when read in context. If you read from verse 43 you'll see Jesus is telling us to be perfect in regards to loving everyone…
Hi! Catachumen from the ROC here. I've been a catachumen for a year now and I've just started my studies in law. I was wondering if we have a patron I can pray for intercession to as an aspiring lawyer. Im drawn to St. Athenasius of Alexandria for standing for truth even in the…
My moms pentecostal pastors are telling my mom that she needs to burn my icons, statues, candles, saint medals, I don’t really what to do, my mom says that she isn’t going to do it and that she can’t force her religion onto me but I feel like there’s gonna come a day where she’s…
Recent Supreme Court cases such as NYSRPA v Bruen and Wolford v Lopez have made the argument that the US does not have a substantial history of gun-free zones, or sensitive place gun regulations. But this is simply not true. After only a couple hours or so of searching, I've hap…
For background I was born and raised Catholic, and the last 8 months ive been studying the Bible and church history/fathers. I immediately stumbled upon Orthodoxy. I wouldnt consider myself Catholic any more for many reasons, reasons that make more sense with Orthodoxy. One of m…
Hi all, I've recently been appointed commissioner of our parish cemetery. As a recent convert, I'm still very new to the traditions & requirements for Orthodox burials. I was informed that the head of the reposed is to be positioned to the West, the feet to the East so as to ris…
I have lacked assurance for years. I have made many many efforts to rid myself of sins to no avail in the end. I have however noticed fruits so I can't deny God doing some sort of work. There has always been a deep and profound hankering of guilt in my heart that spikes with tal…
This has been on my mind for a few months now. After learning about how Orthodox go about worship it almost feels like our churches are empty. There’s no Mary, there’s no honor for any of the saints, and i have not had the flesh and blood of christ in years. I’m not saying the p…
Hey y’all, i’m F22 and my fiancé M20 are attending our first orthodox service in about a week. We met doing evangelical mission work (YWAM, if anyone’s familiar), got engaged about a year later. We’re currently both feeling like there is something missing in our faith. I persona…
I attended church throughout my entire childhood until I was around twelve years old in 2020. To be honest, I hated it growing up and often compared it to torture when i was a kid. One of the biggest reasons was that I didn't speak Amharic, so I couldn't understand what was bein…
Hello brothers and sisters! One of my friends has been helping me wrestle through “theological triage” - carefully considering which doctrines should and shouldn’t prevent people from joining a church together (I am looking for a new church right now). My friend was pointing out…
I joined the choir at my OCA mission parish a couple of months ago now and have loved it! Our whole parish chants with us on frequently sung hymns anyways so joining the choir seemed like the only logical step as I found myself repeating the hymns throughout my daily life! The o…
i know the Bible says you will suffer for his name but it also says he wont give you a rock if you ask for a fish and he says good things will be given to those who seek him so which is it?
This is simply so I can gather a general sense of what the East tends to think about how Luther taught on Justification. I am not in for a debate but would humbly ask your thoughts. Please no googling, just your thoughts and opinions as they stand. Whether it be your own lay opi…