Miscellaneous

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Is it appropriate for women/girls to wear make-up in church?

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If the Orthodox Church is the “true Faith,” why are Evangelical Protestants more successful in making converts?

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Why do so many towns in the Holy Land begin with “Beth?”

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Did Jesus ever laugh?

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Why do some Pentecostal churches use poisonous snakes during their services?

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How many Orthodox Seminaries are there in the United States?

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What type of oil did the people of the Bible use?

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Miscellaneous Pascha / Easter

What are the names of the Myrrh-bearing Women?

Why did Saul change his name to Paul?

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Why did God accept Abel’s offering and not Cain’s?

Christmas Miscellaneous

What ever happened to the gifts that Jesus was given by the Three Wise Men?

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Who decided how the Bible chapters and verses would be numbered?

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Why did the Israelites describe the Promised Land as the “land of milk and honey?”

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I recently purchased a cross to wear around my neck and on the back there is something written in Russian. Do you have any idea what it might say?

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Why don’t the Roman Catholic Popes typically wear beards?

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A few weeks ago you gave a sermon and mentioned that Jesus’ name was actually a derivation of the name Joshua. Can you explain more about this?

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Are the constellations ever mentioned in the Bible?

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How do we go about electing a new Metropolitan? Will the candidates be made known to the people as when we elected our diocesan bishop?

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In last week’s Q & A (which was very interesting, by the way), you mentioned that there were perhaps many songs which have used biblical verses within their lyrics. My family and I were trying to come up with some, but couldn’t. Do you know any other songs whose lyrics were taken from the Bible?

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My mom was driving me to school and a song came on the radio which she said was made up from verses of the Bible. I don’t remember the name of the song, but is this true? Is there really a rock song that contains lyrics from the Bible?

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How many people belong to the Orthodox Christian Faith?

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I’ve noticed that there are a lot of people talking during the time of Holy Communion and also after the dismissal as people are waiting to go up and venerate the cross. Should this be happening?

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During an office break we were discussing whether a soldier who lost his right arm/hand in battle could salute by using his left hand. During this same conversation I mentioned that you had once said that a man cannot be a priest if he is missing a finger. Now maybe that was in context that if he is not a yet a priest and is missing a finger he cannot become a priest. But, I recall you saying that he cannot properly give a blessing without all his points. Someone then posed the question, can a priest be a priest if he losses a finger after being ordained? Can he have a prosthetic finger?

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Periodically we hear about “lawyers” in the New Testament. Are these lawyers similar to those we have today? And if not, what did they do?

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Why do the Jews use a “star” as a symbol of their faith?

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During the time of Christ’s arrest, who is the man who runs away naked?

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I heard that those Amish men who were arrested for shaving off the beards of others did so because it had something to do with the Bible. Is this true?

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I recently purchased a cross to wear around my neck and on the back there is something written in Russian. Do you have any idea what it might say?

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Did John the Baptist really eat bugs?

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I recently attended another Orthodox Church where they said You and Your as opposed to Thee and Thou. I found this refreshing. After further thought it came to me that visitors might find it more welcoming; especially non-cradle Orthodox. Has there been any thought of changing this practice at St. Michael’s?

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In Jesus’ parable of the “Wheat and the Tares,” what are tares?