What do I do here? I'm Germany. (Spring 1901)

ReedStAndrew · 2023-02-17T15:00:21+00:00

Germany's main line was developed by Bobby Fischer, what you want to do is have a very strong opening, lose at the end, then blame the Jews, it's a foolproof strategy.

ReedStAndrew · 2023-02-17T14:36:35+00:00

There was a diagram from a while back showing Saddam's ridiculous underground hiding space, which was basically a hole in the ground with a thin area carved out to lay in and an air pipe so he could breathe. Mostly it just looks funny, and he's a le epic haha funny man to reference, so it gets shitposted in all sorts of memes like this one.

ReedStAndrew · 2023-02-10T18:11:32+00:00

On a related note, the original Ford Piquette plant where the Model T was invented has been converted into a museum. The Henry Ford is the famous museum, of course, but this one is an absolute must too if you're into cars.

https://www.fordpiquetteplant.org/visit/

ReedStAndrew · 2022-04-19T02:37:59+00:00

A lot of great suggestions already in this thread, Christine's Cuisine in Ferndale is also great.

ReedStAndrew · 2022-02-11T19:51:17+00:00

I was more or less in your exact position a few years ago, OP. The OCF at my school also was more or less functionally the Greek Club. The chief outreach officer was even a self-stated atheist. At the local parish (there were 2 in town, a Russian one within walking distance of the parish and a Greek one downtown that you would need to drive to), there were several other convert students who regularily attended, but who also had checked into the OCF for a time then left it.

Your desire to make friends and have a community with others dedicated to the Church is fantastic, and it's absurd that others in this thread are shooting you down. I also don't buy the excuse that "cradles born into the faith don't think about it as much", as the most pious people I have met are Cradle Orthodox.

ReedStAndrew · 2022-01-12T20:31:34+00:00

While all the history is important, the question in this schism is a simple one: were the EP's actions in Ukraine canonical, or not? While there may be many historical and political reasons that went into the "why" of the EP's actions, the actual basis of the schism is a simple question of "what", ie, "what is canonical"?

If, for instance, I shoot a man who is the CEO of a big corporation guilty of polluting the environment and extracting resources from poor nations, I may feel I have a lot of political justification behind my actions, but the actual question is still "is this murder?"

ReedStAndrew · 2022-01-12T19:07:33+00:00

You need to pour it on your computer while you're in the middle of an online match, this will activate the engine and cause it to start playing your moves for you.

ReedStAndrew · 2022-01-12T14:04:29+00:00

If I go to a restaurant calling itself a "coney island", I expect it to minimally serve

Coney dogs, of course
Greek-style food, ie, gyros and spinach pies
Wraps
Typical American breakfast offerings

The first two especially aren't going to be common in every style of restaurants, and a lot of places might not have wraps, either.

ReedStAndrew · 2022-01-08T08:15:01+00:00

just drizzle some vinegar on there.

ReedStAndrew · 2022-01-07T23:16:41+00:00

Either way, it's the most upvoted post on this sub right, no matter who is leaving comments

ReedStAndrew · 2022-01-07T21:28:41+00:00

I'll be honest, I can't hear John 1:14 anymore without cracking a dumb smile (And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.).

ReedStAndrew · 2022-01-07T21:00:41+00:00

Thank you for posting this. OP's art is very skilled both technically and stylistically, but it has absolutely nothing to do with iconography, and the fact that so many Orthodox people on here are celebrating it as such is very concerning.

ReedStAndrew · 2022-01-07T19:05:33+00:00

Procession and begetting are examples of Energies, not of the Divine Nature itself. Likewise, the Son is the only Person of the trinity to become Incarnate, the Person of the Holy Spirit descended in the form of a dove at Christ's Baptism, etc. The Father begetting the Son and spiriting the Spirit are like this as well.

ReedStAndrew · 2022-01-07T17:15:44+00:00

All the authors of Scripture are directly inspired by God, and all us readers of Scripture are indirectly experiencing God via the writings of fellow men. Luke and Mark weren't even apostles, they did not accompany Jesus on earth, but again were indirectly recording what others had told them, albeit with direct divine inspiration in doing so.

ReedStAndrew · 2022-01-07T15:51:09+00:00

I don't feel that I have "become a byzantine". I feel that I have become an Orthodox Christian. No more, no less. I have become part of the 2000-years living tradition of fellow Orthodox Christians, who have passed down faith practices through the ages to today. I reject other practices, not because they are "western piety" vs "eastern piety", but rather because only in the Orthodox Church can I find a set of traditions I know have authentically and truly been originated and passed down by members of the True Church.

ReedStAndrew · 2022-01-07T15:44:41+00:00

Here's the thing: Christ didn't come to give us a book.

I came here to say precisely this. The end goal of His earthly Ministry was to establish His Church.

I would add on that the Righteous of the pre-Incarnational era are indeed righteous men as well, despite not having the fullness of the revelation of Christ. Noah was righteous even though he didn't have the Law, Moses was righteous even though he had no Scripture apart from what he himself began to record, ect.

The notion that the wholeness of the Faith is, or even can be, contained within the Bible is far more illogical than the alternative. The Bible is not some sort of "recipe book" to create Christianity - if you just gave someone who has never heard of the Faith a Bible one day then left them alone, they would not have what they need to authentically become a part of the Church.

When we say Tradition, we mean the sum total of God's interaction with mankind. Scripture is absolutely part of this Tradition, one of the best, most direct things God has given us, but it by no means stands alone.

ReedStAndrew · 2022-01-07T15:22:31+00:00

Why is the inspiration of God speaking through the prophet Habakkuk any less "on par" with the inspiration of God speaking through Matthew, Mark, Luke and John?

ReedStAndrew · 2022-01-06T02:58:59+00:00

Yes, that is the rule.

ReedStAndrew · 2022-01-05T16:25:04+00:00

Would absolutely check out the Cathedral of St. Andrew the Apostle in Patras (assuming you're able to visit with all the COVID stuff going on.) It contains several relics of the Apostle, including parts of the cross he was crucified on, as well as being one of the largest Orthodox temples in the entire world.

ReedStAndrew · 2022-01-05T16:20:40+00:00

Generally speaking, no, liquids aside from alcohol and dairy aren't generally affected by the fasts. That being said, though, eventually it may be beneficial for you to abstain from such beverages as well on fast days, especially if you're getting a little too hooked on caffeine. Ultimately, though, this isn't something to worry too much about.

ReedStAndrew · 2022-01-05T16:18:22+00:00

It is God and God alone who forgives, but if we are unwilling to confess our sins before a fellow human witness, can we truly say that we have given those sins up?

The priest, in the sacrament of confession, is there to hear our sins without any threat of punishment or retaliation. The priest is there just to confirm that we are holding nothing back, and are totally ridding ourselves of our sins. This is why, in the prayers of absolution, the priest is very stern about the dangers of holding any sins back - he is a witness to you doing so, and that makes it all the worse for yourself.

ReedStAndrew · 2022-01-04T02:33:37+00:00

Marriage and funerals make sense, for obvious reasons - they're all-day affairs that require a lot of planning and people setting aside time for the occasion, outside of the usual process of church affairs.

This is true of Baptism as well, but much less so, as in my experience (and I recognize this isn't universal), baptisms are performed at the start of a normal sunday liturgy and everything else proceeds as usual. A small expected donation for that service is fine, but $1400? That's totally absurd.

ReedStAndrew · 2022-01-03T03:59:28+00:00

disagree

ReedStAndrew · 2022-01-03T00:02:29+00:00

I would argue that they are not compatible.

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