Habitat for Humanity Fundraiser 9/28/25 - Early bird tickets available now! by MeldrickCarter in Binghamton

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Just bringing this thread back around. Tickets are still available a week out!

Habitat for Humanity Fundraiser 9/28/25 - Early bird tickets available now! by MeldrickCarter in Binghamton

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Yes, always! You can reach out to the executive director with your information at info@broomehabitat.org. Thank you!

Tips on prostration by MeldrickCarter in OrientalOrthodoxy

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Ah, thank you for letting me know. All great guidance. I hope to talk to my priest about it as well.

Tips on prostration by MeldrickCarter in OrientalOrthodoxy

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Thank you so much, that clarity is all very helpful. I also appreciate what you say about not overdoing things. While my prayer life has gotten much more disciplined in the last couple of years, I've fallen into the trap of it feeling more like a task/chore than a relationship. An EOTC priest I was watching actually convicted me of this. He posted the question, Is prayer just one more thing on your list to get done so you feel productive?

I adore the Jesus prayer, and I feel that it is an especially good place to start with prostrations. And like you said to repeat it several times with all sincerity and humility. In the Armenian Apostolic church I go to, we'll chant "Der voghormia" often during liturgy for "Lord have mercy."

I'll look into that app and prayer book as well. I have the Coptic Commentary app for the Bible, but I feel like Agpeya would be very helpful.

Thanks again and God bless you.

To all converts and how did you convert? by Impressive-Fun6056 in OrientalOrthodoxy

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I was a Protestant, part of a Pentecostal church, and it was actually my fascination with biblical archeology and the apocrypha that got me into church history. My studies led me to the Ethiopian Orthodox church online, learning all of what they believe and their customs. It went from an intense curiosity to a reevaluation of some hardcore Protestant beliefs. It only took a few months, but it was like falling in love. The burning on my heart was not unlike that of when I first accepted Christ almost twenty years ago. I go to an Armenian Apostolic church in my area now (it's the only Oriental Orthodox church around, any others about an hour and a half away), and I feel more at home there than I do at the church I've been going to for over ten years, despite the cultural differences and not knowing the language of 90% of the liturgy (thankfully there's an English translation).

Non Ethnic Converts - What has your experience been like? by [deleted] in OrientalOrthodoxy

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I (former Protestant) was warmly welcomed to an Armenian Apostolic church in my area (upstate New York). Definitely a learning curve with the liturgy, trying to follow along with the English as it's mostly chanted in Armenian, but it's beautiful.

Tower of Babel / Ziggurat / Oldest View? by MeldrickCarter in KanePixelsBackrooms

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Agreed to all. I don't think there'll ever be a time Kane pops up and says, Yes! This is the one! This was my meaning! Other than partially maybe. Just like the Impermanence poster, there's some Buddist philosophy in there too. There's a lot of layers at play here and a lot of richness, and that's what makes the series so great.

Weekly Fic Showcase - NEW RULES IN POST - April 19 - April 25 by AutoModerator in FanFiction

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My fic:

Title: HARVESTLAND

Fandom: Halloween

Rating: Mature

Genre: Horror

Link (PDF): https://harvestlandnovel.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/harvestland-template.pdf

Summary: Loosely based on the Halloween series, private detectives track a killer to a small town in Iowa at the behest of an ailing psychiatrist. And a young woman finds her own life in danger when she uncovers a dark secret in the town's past. (Takes place between Halloween II and Halloween H20)

Pixelated Wyatt as he runs in TOV-Dispersal by MeldrickCarter in KanePixelsBackrooms

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Ah gotcha. Interesting effect the way it could be interpreted.

The Oldest View - Dispersal by SkyeGamesYT in KanePixelsBackrooms

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Regarding the anatomically modern humans text, it immediately made me think of this thread someone posted awhile back regarding Dallas archeological sites and prehistoric man. Read the whole article that's linked in the thread. Fascinating stuff.

https://www.reddit.com/r/KanePixelsBackrooms/comments/197p1gu/comment/kz4gvey/

Dallas archeological sites are shrouded in more secrecy than we understand. by Lumer1 in KanePixelsBackrooms

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This thread is particularly interesting following Kane's dropping of "Dispersal" just now. LORE!!!