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Being Faithful to the Present

Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth. 2 Timothy 2:15 We know that stealing is a sin.  If you went into a store and took $100 of merchandise, you’d be arrested

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Faithful to Relationships

Be watchful, stand firm in your faith, be courageous, be strong.  Let all that you do be done in love. I Corinthians 16:13-14 Today we will focus on being faithful in relationships with others.  The first one I’ll mention is the relationship one has with a spouse.  When people come

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Carrying the Cross in a Restless World

By Fr. Michael Psaromatis Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia We live in a restless world. Our days are filled with noise, the endless scroll of screens, the pressure to perform, the search for recognition that never satisfies. We are hurried, distracted, pulled in a hundred directions, and yet beneath it

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Faithful to God

The saying is sure: If we have died with Him, we shall also live with Him; if we endure, we shall also reign with Him; if we deny Him, He also will deny us; if we are faithless, He remains faithful-for He cannot deny Himself. 2 Timothy 2:11-13 Yesterday we

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Faith and Being Faithful

Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. Hebrews 11:1   Before we can understand what it means to be faithful, we should understand what the word “faith” means.  In his letter to the Hebrews, St. Paul sums up the meaning of faith

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