Cast all your anxieties on Him, for He cares about you. I Peter 5:7 Today we conclude our discussion on “An Uneasy Feeling.” I heard a phrase on a podcast where the speaker said, “When in doubt, pray it out.” Now, as an aside, today’s Bible verse is not […]
For this very reason make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. For if these things are yours and abound, they keep you from […]
Stelios Koukos Testimony of Panayiota N., Athens At the beginning of October 2011, a bailiff turned up at my home and served notice of the auction of my property, which was to take place on 30 November and involved the shop I run. I’d signed a guarantee for the […]
Therefore, do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Let the day’s own trouble be sufficient for the day. Matthew 6:34 I like inspirational sayings, heck anything that’s inspiring is good with me. I saw something on Facebook the other day. It said: The practice of […]
(edited by Stelios Koukos) I’d also like to mention a miraculous appearance of the Elder, after his demise, during the divine liturgy. We’d removed the roof of one wing of the monastery and I had the responsibility for the repair and placement of large iron structures for the new roof […]
The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Galatians 5:22-23 Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad. Proverbs 12:25 There is a book called “The Five Love Languages” by Dr. Gary Chapman. In the book, […]
To my shame, I must say, we were too weak for that! But whatever any one dares to boast of—I am speaking as a fool—I also dare to boast of that. Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they descendants of Abraham? So am […]
On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” When He had said this, He showed them His hands and […]
Metropolitan of Pisidia Sotirios In his Letter to the Philippians, the great Apostle to the Nations, St.Paul urges us to always be joyful. He stresses it repeatedly, that the Christian should always have joy. Along with this, he also tells us the ways a Christian can manage to do […]
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Food will not commend us to God. We are no worse off if we do not eat, and no better off if we do. Only take care lest this liberty of yours somehow become a stumbling block to the weak. For if any one sees you, a man of knowledge, […]
Protopresbyter Themistoklis Mourtzanos ‘The devil hates any message or attitude that keep us safe from evil’ (Abba Dorotheos) One of the main requirements we have as people is the need to feel safe and secure, not only in our relationships but in every circumstance of our life which we […]