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How about those Hibbert stats tonight?

Awesome.

I'm hungry.

How much>?

How about those Hibbert stats tonight?

Awesome.

I'm hungry.

How about those Hibbert stats tonight?

Awesome.

She may not have suffered a horrible martyrdom, but it's not about that.

Yeah, lovingly watching your son get nailed to a cross is a picnic.

Whatever legendary material you take to understand Mary's life, the underlying theme, is absolute obedience to God.

Try being obedient for an hour, absolutely.

For most, it would probably be hell.

So yeah, she is pretty much the greatest martyr.

 

There are many martyred Saints who not only died horribly themselves but also had to watch as their children, parents, spouses, or others dear to their hearts where cruelly tortured and executed. Saint Sophia the Martyr comes to mind.

I can't climb inside of her heart and know exactly what her inward sufferings were like, but I don't see why it has to be believed that her sufferings were greater than those of all other saints. The Church itself doesn't really teach that does it? Don't get me wrong, I believe firmly that had she been called upon to suffer and die for Christ, she would have gladly. All I'm saying is, she wasn't, so it really shouldn't be said that she is "the greatest martyr". She isn't a Martyr at all.

You're obviously not a golfer.

When you get over the blood drenched imaginings and learn what real martyrdom is, get back to me.

And trying to get into the mind of folks you probably have almost nothing in common with is a great way to arrive at confusion.

Oh, I'll be nice and help:

In its original meaning, the word martyr, meaning witness, was used in the secular sphere as well as in the New Testament of the Bible.[1] The process of bearing witness was not intended to lead to the death of the witness, although it is known from ancient writers (e.g. Josephus) and from the New Testament that witnesses often died for their testimonies.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martyr

And who is the witness par excellence? In every meaning of the term.

If the Heat wants to earn my respect, they're gonna have to do a lot better than that.

Selam

I don't think they care. They probably won't care once they win another championship, either.

So I've never really followed NBA much, but I've been meaning to change that, and I was thinking about declaring an official allegiance soon. Since there are no teams in my native southern Ohio and I'll be moving to Memphis in the fall, the Grizzlies seem like a logical choice. But since they're doing well now, is it possible to start rooting for them without being perceived as a bandwagonner?

Well you could just root for whatever team you please and not care what self-appointed sports purists think.

This should be 2-0 Pacers.

By the time this series is done, you'll be shoulding on yourself.

PACERS OWN.

LEBRON GOT OWNED

Yeah, right. I hardly call scoring damn near 40 points "getting owned".

This should be 2-0 Pacers.

Owns.

Christ is Risen!

Glory to God for all things!!!

Welcome to the forum, Rebecca! Welcome to Orthodoxy