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Be Transfigured Ministries
by Reverend Father Athanasios C Haros
Be Transfigured! is a weekly podcast produced in cooperation with Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Tarpon Springs, FL, USA
Episodes
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Episode 496 – Thank God Your Name is Written in Heaven
It isn’t the easiest thing in a society filled with earthly honors, but being focused on earthly honors shouldn’t be our focus as Christians. Christ says, “Rejoice rather that your names are written in heaven.” You should always be thankful for the blessings from God, but all those blessings are...
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Episode 495 – Soften Your Heart to Receive the Word of God
When we hear the Word of God, the condition of our hearts is critical into accepting the Word and producing fruit for our faith. It is based on our effort through prayer, fasting, almsgiving and the sacramental life of the Church to work the garden of our souls. Our fruit will be a hundred-fold.
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Episode 494 – Be Like God
When we think of The Golden Rule, we think about how we are going to treat people ‘the way’ they treat us. We never really think about how Christ said that was no different than the world. The REAL Golden Rule is to be like God, loving and living as God loves and lives. God is good to us even…
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Episode 493 – Being a Disciple of Christ
Being a disciple of Christ is more than just being a follower of God. Being a disciple is being a student of Christ and His Church. As disciples we learn to trust God more than we trust our own knowledge. We learn to be humble in the presence of God’s many blessings. If we want to attract others…
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Episode 492 – The First Step in Our Salvation
Christ invites His follows, “Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me.” The first step in following Christ into heaven is to deny ourselves. We must learn to get over ourselves if we want to follow Christ. The entire life of the Church is meant to...
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Episode 491 – Being Indifferent to the Gospel
The Parable of the Wedding Feast (Matthew 22.2-14) expresses what we can expect at the Final Judgment of Christ. It won’t only be those who are violent to the Church who are left out. Those who are indifferent to God’s invitation will be excluded by Him, remaining outside the Kingdom. We must…
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Episode 490 – Our Chance to Honor God
In the Gospel story of the Vineyard, Christ takes the Church away from the servants who didn’t produce fruit for God. The Church was given to us to produce fruit. The Church is more than just the building. God will demand and accounting of us when He returns. How will God see our behavior toward...
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Episode 489 – Giving is a High Calling
When a rich young man asked Christ, “What good thing must I do to inherit eternal life,” Christ called him to a higher expectation. Life is more than just following the rules and commandments. If we really want to accept God’s high calling, we must be willing to love Him more than anything else…
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Episode 488 – Forgive the Small Things
When we stand in front of the Judgment Seat of God He will take an account of our life. The only way for us to be forgiven by God will be our ability to forgive even the smallest things that others have done against us. All our begging won’t help if we hold on to what others have done. Only with…
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Episode 487 – Prayer, Fasting and Healing
In the most difficult times of our Christian struggle, it isn’t easy to understand why God doesn’t give us what we want. In those most difficult times, we are called to a life of prayer and fasting, not to follow God’s rules, but to train our hearts to understand that God knows what we need…
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Episode 486 – Raging Storms of Life
When we are faced with the hard reality of struggle, we can either panic or remain focused on Christ. The storms of life push us back and forth, but when we focus on Christ, He walks with us and keeps our heads above water. When we remember that Christ is in front of us, even the worst storm is...
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Episode 485 – God’s Power Through Our Cooperation
When we allow God to use us to be His blessing to others, great things can happen. When the Disciples asked Christ to dismiss the crowd, they were acting selfish and wanted to spend their own time with Christ. Christ said, “You give them something to eat.” We are God’s hands and feet to be used…
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Episode 484 – Closer to Christ in Forgiveness and Healing
When a community gathers united in Christ, healing takes place. When we bring each other closer to Christ, sins are forgiven. When Christ sees our faith as a united family, He blesses us, forgives us, and heals us.
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Episode 483 – Unworthy but Loved by God
As humans and especially as American’s we never like to admit that we are not worthy of God’s love. There is nothing we can do to make us worthy of God’s love, mercy and grace. He is the one who makes us worthy through our faith and humility. Instead of pride and arrogance, humility and faith…
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Episode 482 – Seek God and Everything Else Makes Sense
In the Gospel of Matthew we hear Christ say, “Seek first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness and all these things shall be added to you.” What things? ALL THINGS that we need in life. If we are willing to seek God, then our food, our health, our shelter, even our minds, will all be blessed…
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Episode 481 – Trust God and Follow Him
When faced with the invitation by Christ to drop everything and following Him, the disciples immediately left everything and follow Him. As humans it is natural to wonder about the future. Will we have what we need? What will the future look like? Unknowns can create anxiety, but when we learn to...
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Episode 480 – What does it mean to Confess God?
We are all called to be saints. On the Sunday of All Saints Christ says, “Every one who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven; but whoever denies me before men, I also will deny him before my Father who is in heaven.” If we want to be holy as…
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Episode 479 – Knowing God in Communion
When Christ was about to be crucified, He prayed for the Church. He prayed that we might know Him. He prayed that we would have life in Him. He prayed that knowing Him as Father, Son and Holy Spirit would mean eternal life. The Church has protected that truth ever since.
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Episode 478 – Lessons from our Mothers
On Mothers’ Day, our memories of our mothers bring us joy and love. Our mothers offer us important lessons of faith and repentance. They brought us to Church to encounter God’s mercy and forgiveness. They taught us to love God enough to confess our sins and live in His glory. May we live up to...
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Episode 477 – Faith Courage and Action
When we have faith like Joseph of Arimathea who buried Jesus, and courage like the Myrrh Bearing Women, who went in the darkness of the night to anoint Jesus, our actions are blessed by God for the glory of His Church. Through faith, courage, and action, we will go out in the darkness of the…
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Episode 476 – A Miracle of Our Doubt
It is hard to believe that with so many examples of God’s power in the Gospel, and the stories of the Church throughout history, that so many still refuse to believe God. The Feast of Palm Sunday gives us the chance to believe God as our King, even in those moments that we don’t agree with Him.…
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Episode 475 – How to Strengthen our Faith
In our weakest moments of faith, we wonder why God chooses to do what He does. We question why He doesn’t give us what we want. When our faith is weak, Christ calls us to a life of prayer and fasting. It our prayer and fasting that gives us stronger faith.
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Episode 474 – Obstacles to God
There are many obstacles between us and God. Some obstacles are from the world trying to stop us from reaching God. Other obstacles are from God to protect us from ourselves. The most dangerous obstacles are from our own making, our sins that separate us from God. No obstacle can keep us from God...
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Episode 473 – Changing our Heart for God
On the cusp of Great Lent, we are called to three challenges. All three challenges have one thing in common. We are called to forgive, fast and be generous, all to prepare our hearts for God. Great Lent isn’t about food and prostration. Great Lent is about changing our hearts for God.
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Episode 472 – Doing Nothing is not an Option
On Judgment Sunday we are reminded that God will judge us based on our inaction, not necessarily the sins we commit. We spend so much time avoiding sins, we forget the good things we are called to do by God. We forget to allow the love we say we have for God to translate into our actions toward...
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Episode 471 – God is Waiting for Us
When we hear the Parable of the Prodigal Son in Luke 15.11-32, we hear about a man who decided to return to his father after wasting his inheritance. Rather than interrogate his son, the loving Father opened His arms, kissed him and welcomed him home with a huge celebration. That is what awaits…
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Episode 470 – Come to God with Gratitude
Every time we ask God, He blesses us, but we don’t properly thank Him. In the story of the Ten Lepers, we learn the proper way to thank God for His blessings. It isn’t enough to say ‘thank you’ standing in front of our icons at home. We must come to spend time with Him, in Church to properly give...
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Episode 469 – Follow the Light of Christ
The Feast of Theophany reminds each of us that Christ has revealed Himself to us. He brought His Light into the world, so we are no longer living in darkness. When light shines in the darkness, we no longer have anything to fear. Christ has shined His Light so that we could follow the Light into...
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Episode 468 – God Gives us What we Need to Find Him
The first Christmas reminds us that everyone is invited to find God. Hearing in the Gospel that foreigners were the first who worshipped God at His birth, reminds us that God gives everyone exactly what they need to find Him. He gave the Magi a Star. He gave us the Church. Now, He has given us to...
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Episode 467 – Being with God in Heaven
When God invites us to Church, He is inviting to come and spend time with Him in heaven. Every Sunday we have the chance to accept God’s invitation to be with God in heaven. We don’t have to wait until we die to be with God in heaven. We can be with Him today in the Church during Divine Liturgy.
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Episode 466 – The Response of Faith
When we encounter God for ourselves and believe in Him, the only natural response is for us to go and invite our family and friends to “come and see” for themselves. When Christ met Saint Andrew, the First-Called Apostles, the first thing Saint Andrew did was go and tell his brother Simon (Peter)...
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Back to Bible Basics for Orthodox Christians Session 10
A Bible Study for Orthodox Christians on the Bible as Salvation - The Word of God. Originally LIVESTREAM in Tarpon Springs, Florida on November 25, 2025. Study guide available at https://liveanewlifeinchrist.org/bible-studies/back-to-bible-basics/bbb10
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Episode 465 – Thanking God by Blessing Others
Living in modern America we have a lot to be thankful for. In the Gospel Parable of the Rich Fool, we are challenged to understand that all the great blessings we have received are from God, not for us but for others. The time has come for us to give thanks to God, not only in words but by…
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Back to Bible Basics for Orthodox Christians Session 9
A Bible Study for Orthodox Christians on the Bible as Story in History. This session was originally LIVESTREAM in Tarpon Springs, FL on November 18, 2025. Study guide available at https://liveanewlifeinchrist.org/bible-studies/back-to-bible-basics/bbb09
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Episode 464 – The Bittersweet Pill of the Gospel
When we enter the doctor’s office, sometimes we need to be willing to swallow a bit of bitter medicine, but the pill will heal us when we swallow it. The same is true about the Gospel. When we hear the Gospel, we hear our own mistakes and our own sinfulness. The only way the Gospel can heal us is...
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Back to Bible Basics for Orthodox Christians Session 8
A Bible Study for Orthodox Christians on the Bible as Story in Parables. This session was originally LIVESTREAM on November 11, 2025, in Tarpon Springs, FL. Study guide available at https://liveanewlifeinchrist.org/bible-studies/back-to-bible-basics/bbb08
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Episode 463 – Salvation starts with Giving
The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazaros teaches us that our salvation will be determined by our generosity with the gifts and blessings we have received from God. If we wish to avoid the torment of hell, we must change our hearts to be generous to the Church for the work of the God.
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Back to Bible Basics for Orthodox Christians Session 7
A Bible Study for Orthodox Christians on the Bible as Story in Miracles. This session was originally LIVESTREAM in Tarpon Springs, Florida, on October 28, 2025. Study guide available at https://liveanewlifeinchrist.org/bible-studies/back-to-bible-basics/bbb07
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Back to Bible Basics for Orthodox Christians Session 6
A Bible Study for Orthodox Christians on the Bible as the Source of Tradition. This session was originally LIVESTREAM October 21, 2025, in Tarpon Springs, Florida. Study guide available at https://liveanewlifeinchrist.org/bible-studies/back-to-bible-basics/bbb06
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Episode 462 – Do Not Cry; Miracles are for Unbelievers
When we suffer the loss of a loved one either through sickness or tragedy, we question why God has taken them from our life. We pray for miracles because we cannot imagine life without them. When God faced the widow from Nain, who was burying her only son, His first words to her were, “Do not…
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Back to Bible Basics for Orthodox Christians Session 5
A Bible Study for Orthodox Christians on the Bible as the Source of Tradition. Study guide available at https://liveanewlifeinchrist.org/bible-studies/back-to-bible-basics/bbb05 This session was originally LIVESTREAM in Tarpon Springs, FL October 14, 2025.
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Episode 461 – Become Children of God
It is only natural that we become our parents. When God calls us to become children of God, it isn’t so natural. In the Gospel of Luke we hear, “Love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return.” The human way is to love those who love us back. To become children of God means...
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Back to Bible Basics for Orthodox Christians Session 4
A Bible Study for Orthodox Christians on the format, use and inspiration of the Scriptures. Session 1 was originally livestream September 30, 2025, in Tarpon Springs, FL.
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Back to Bible Basics for Orthodox Christians Session 3
A Bible Study for Orthodox Christians on the format, use and inspiration of the Scriptures. Session 1 was originally livestream September 23, 2025, in Tarpon Springs, FL.
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Episode 460 – Do You Desire to be with God
Christ invites us, “Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, take up his cross and follow,” Him into heaven. As long we desire to be with God, then we can move the first phase of our journey. We must learn how to deny ourselves before we can ever follow Christ into heaven. The…
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Back to Bible Basics for Orthodox Christians Session 2
A Bible Study for Orthodox Christians on the format, use and inspiration of the Scriptures. Session 1 was originally livestream September 9, 2025, in Tarpon Springs, FL.
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Episode 459 – Climbing to Heaven Together
When we think of making our way up to heaven, we must first descend into our hearts. We must stop looking down on others as not being worthy. Christ descended to our level to show us the way to heaven. He came down to lift us up with Him. Our job is to get down on the level of those around us, so...
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Back to Bible Basics for Orthodox Christians - Session 1
A Bible Study for Orthodox Christians on the format, use and inspiration of the Scriptures. Session 1 was originally livestream September 2, 2025, in Tarpon Springs, FL.
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Episode 458 – Learn to Forgive
It can be difficult to forgive those who use their free will to hurt us. It might be difficult but as we learn in the lesson of the Master who forgave 10,000 talents teach us, we will only be forgiven the sins we commit against God if we forgive even the smallest sin someone else does against us....
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Episode 457 – God is Holding Our Hand
When we are faced with the difficulties of life and tragic events, it can feel like we are drowning. In those moments when life feels unbearable, the Church reminds us that God is always right next to us holding our hand. He is always there to lift us up when we need Him. In those moments when we...
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Be Transfigured! is a weekly podcast produced in cooperation with Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Tarpon Springs, FL, USA
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Reverend Father Athanasios C Haros
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