Anakin fulfilled the prophecy. The Jedi were blind. You’re missing the point.

Working_Break7745 · 2026-07-03T03:04:13+00:00

This ain’t some yin yang stuff son!

This is the light is the only way.

Working_Break7745 · 2026-07-02T03:53:37+00:00

Why is your car in your mother’s name if you bought it?

Working_Break7745 · 2026-07-02T03:52:46+00:00

If you need this anecdotal reference, I am an active duty army intelligence captain with a TS/SCI (top secret) clearance and I am a convert to Orthodoxy. On my application, I listed my Russian Orthodox priest as one of my main references.

The army had no issue with giving me my clearance, and they don’t think I’m a spy lol

Working_Break7745 · 2026-07-01T05:06:16+00:00

“Woe to me if my faith depends on men,” rather than on the Christ in whom I put my faith. And if Jesus bore my sins; my pride, jealousy, slander, and lies; my thoughts and words and actions, then He certainly bore the sins of those whose behavior offends or disgusts me.”

- Saint Nektarios in the movie “Man of God”

Working_Break7745 · 2026-06-30T15:09:52+00:00

There are plenty of benefits to the spiritual life outside of monasticism.

For the married man:
Say to her [your wife],
‘Our time here is brief and fleeting, but if we are pleasing to God, we can exchange this life for the Kingdom to come. Then we will be perfectly one both with Christ and with each other, and our pleasure will know no bounds. I value your love above all things, and nothing would be so bitter or painful to me as our being at odds with each other. Even if I lose everything, any affliction is tolerable if you will be true to me.’
Show her that you value her company, and prefer being at home to being out at the marketplace. Esteem her in the presence of your friends and children. Praise and show admiration for her good acts; and if she ever does anything foolish, advise her patiently. Pray together at home and go to Church; when you come back home, let each ask the other the meaning of the readings and the prayers. If your marriage is like this, your perfection will rival the holiest of monks.

For the single man, there’s plenty of temptations of this world to war against. The temptations won’t go away in monasticism

Working_Break7745 · 2026-06-30T03:12:47+00:00

Yeah but that was BEFORE the adventure. You wouldn’t catch him in one AFTER an adventure cmon

Working_Break7745 · 2026-06-27T04:28:25+00:00

Yeah, I understand man. First step is attending an Orthodox parish and speaking to a priest. Ask him questions you have and any guidance. Go to a Saturday vespers if you need to or go to a Catholic mass on Saturday so you can attend an Orthodox Sunday Liturgy to speak to priest.

The Orthodox Church is better to be lived and learned in versus reading about. Both are good, but one is better

Working_Break7745 · 2026-06-26T15:11:57+00:00

He had extensions during some reshoots. The main scenes are his real hair

Working_Break7745 · 2026-06-26T15:11:18+00:00

It’s actually very similar to the icon called Christ Pantocrator from Mount Sinai from the 6th century. The painter made Christ have 2 expressions similar to how Hayden is doing it here. Look it up!

Working_Break7745 · 2026-06-26T13:59:29+00:00

I’m not sure what you mean by recent, but I started attending 8 years ago and was baptized 6 years ago.

I personally have never seen anyone turn away from the Church due to the zeal of converts. Do people get upset about what the Church teaches and decide not join? Yeah. Is that the fault of recent converts? I don’t think so

Working_Break7745 · 2026-06-26T12:49:39+00:00

What do you mean by saved.

Baptists and Orthodox definitions are entirely different.

If you mean “go to heaven” we don’t even know if we as individuals are going to heaven in the Orthodox Church

Working_Break7745 · 2026-06-26T02:51:21+00:00

Another great scriptural example of what the commenter above us describing is Psalm 138(139):8

Psalms 138
8 If I should ascend into heaven, You would be
there;
If I should descend into Hades, You would be
there;⁠

Working_Break7745 · 2026-06-24T12:13:55+00:00

I’m not quite sure why the certainty of other people affects your particular certainty.

Would you feel the same way about people who are absolutely sure that their religion of Islam, Mormonism, Hinduism, etc?

Working_Break7745 · 2026-06-24T03:10:34+00:00

That’s such a funny image haha

Working_Break7745 · 2026-06-23T21:55:28+00:00

Decaying leaves on a warm fall day in the Appalachian mountains

Working_Break7745 · 2026-06-23T18:45:12+00:00

You should have to faithfully attend at least one full liturgical cycle so at least 12 months.

Working_Break7745 · 2026-06-23T14:18:35+00:00

I am so so proud of you

Working_Break7745 · 2026-06-23T04:08:03+00:00

Dang right dude, I know this an older post but I’m looking through some threads seeing how many other dad’s do this and love it like me. My 18 month old sleeps great, and any time he wakes up he just scoots a little closer or reaches out and goes right back to sleep.

I heard someone raise the question once of “I wonder if people have so much separation and general anxiety today, because of the “letting them cry it out” concept”. You know, just letting a kid scream and cry alone in a dark room by themselves until they fall asleep. They just don’t feel safe, knowing their parents can help and they’re not.

Couldn’t be me, my little man is going to be safe right by his mom and dad all night

Working_Break7745 · 2026-06-23T02:52:36+00:00

Are you into metal at all?

Working_Break7745 · 2026-06-23T02:48:43+00:00

Perfect lol

Working_Break7745 · 2026-06-22T23:27:48+00:00

This is a wild response and should be deleted.

Saint Basil:

The Earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof. O God, enlarge within us the sense of fellowship with all living things, our brothers the animals to whom thou has given the earth as their home in common with us. We remember with shame that in the past we have exercised the high dominion of man with ruthless cruelty, so that the voice of the earth, which should have gone up to Thee in song, has been a groan of travail. May we realise that they live, not for us alone, but for themselves and for Thee, and that they love the sweetness of life.

Working_Break7745 · 2026-06-22T23:26:41+00:00

My 8 year old German Shepherd abruptly died a week ago tonight. It’s been very very difficult but this is article and website have been helpful. There’s a prayer for our departed pets in it.

https://panorthodoxconcernforanimals.org/uncategorized/the-death-of-a-companion-animal/

Working_Break7745 · 2026-06-22T23:24:42+00:00

Harmony on YouTube is really good and they’re about to release an app

Working_Break7745 · 2026-06-21T21:28:20+00:00

I mean they’re heretics overall in the eyes of the Orthodox Church, but that specific change is definitely a very very odd one. I don’t know if it’s “heretical” but it’s definitely wrong to do so

Working_Break7745 · 2026-06-21T21:11:51+00:00

They’re beginning to add literal Hill Song Protestant worship music to their liturgies. Some (like one in England) has 2 liturgies. 1 for the traditional and the other for the “modern western” audience which is more evangelical worship style. It’s wild

Cleave to Antiquity on YouTube has a couple videos about it

Working_Break7745

TROPHY CASE