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What is the difference between the creation of the sun and light in Genesis? And was the light created on the first day or the fourth?

God created light on the first day as the Bible indicated. But, what light? It is the substance of light, …

How can the saying of the Bible that God created the world in six days coincide with the opinion of the geologists that the age of the earth is thousands even millions of years?

The days of creation are not Solar days as our days now. The day of creation is a period of …

Why must we use the Agpeya in prayer? Can a person just use their own words if they feel that it helps them get closer to God, or would this be disobeying the Church? Also, as time goes by, are we supposed to be growing in how many psalms we recite from t

First, I would like to refer you to a well-written article on the Agpeya in the first issue of the …

Who is/are the author/s of the Agpeya? When and how was it written?

Praying the Agpeya prayers is a teaching received from the apostolic and patristic fathers. History tells us that during the …