In this episode of Unfiltered Faith, we’ll be responding to some of your comments and sharing our thoughts. This also marks the last episode of Unfiltered Faith for now. Don’t worry we’ll be back in a couple of months, refreshed and ready to bring you even deeper, unfiltered conversations. Until then, enjoy this episode!

September is National Suicide Prevention Month, and we wanted to take time on Unfiltered Faith to talk honestly about mental health, especially for men, where the struggles often stay hidden. In this conversation, Ananiya and Thomas open up about anxiety, burnout, and the pressure to stay silent, while anchoring everything in 1 Peter 5:7: “Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you.” We’ll explore why faith and mental health need to be talked about together, how the church can do better, and practical ways prayer, brotherhood, and even therapy can help. This episode is a reminder that it’s okay not to be okay, and that God’s care is big enough to meet us right where we are.

In this episode, we’re asking a big question: is it really my purpose, or just my passion? Sometimes what we love doing isn’t the same as what God is calling us to. We’ll talk about gifts, talents, and how to know if they’re meant to glorify Him or just satisfy us. Tune in as we wrestle with finding that balance between passion, purpose, and calling.

Life in College 

Single? Engaged? Just married? Been married for years? This episode is for you. We're sitting down with real people in all different stages of relationships from the "figuring it out" to the "been through it" to get the raw, unfiltered truth about love, faith, commitment, and everything in between. No sugarcoating. Just honest conversations, lessons learned, and wisdom shared.

Welcome to Holy Girl Summer, a real, honest convo about what it means to be a woman of faith in today’s world. We talk about everything from Proverbs 31 and biblical femininity to modesty, social media, double standards, and the pressure to have it all figured out. Whether you’re in high school, college, or just trying to stay grounded, this episode is full of laughs, advice, and reminders that your worth comes from God, not a relationship, job, or Instagram feed.

In this episode of Unfiltered Faith, Ananiya, Samuel, Mihret, and Robel sit down for a real conversation about what it means to hold on to our Orthodox faith while living in the diaspora. They talk about things we don’t always say out loud, like how to know who to actually listen to for spiritual advice, whether it’s okay to watch sermons from other churches, and why Orthodox worship looks so different from what most people are used to. It’s honest, relatable, and full of moments where you’ll probably find yourself saying, “Yeah, I’ve wondered that too.”

In this episode of Unfiltered Faith, Ananiya, Samuel, Mihret, and Robel sit down for a real conversation about what it means to hold on to our Orthodox faith while living in the diaspora. They talk about things we don’t always say out loud, like how to know who to actually listen to for spiritual advice, whether it’s okay to watch sermons from other churches, and why Orthodox worship looks so different from what most people are used to. It’s honest, relatable, and full of moments where you’ll probably find yourself saying, “Yeah, I’ve wondered that too.” This is Part 1. Part 2 drops June 15. Don’t miss it.

In this episode of Unfiltered Faith, Ananiya and Abreham sit down to reflect on the journey of Great Lent 2025, what worked, what didn’t, and what’s worth carrying forward. They talk about the tension between celebration and staying spiritually grounded, the habits they built (and struggled to keep), Holy Week takeaways, and what to do when the fast feels like it changed nothing. Honest, reflective, and a little unfiltered, this one’s for anyone coming out of the fast, trying to make sense of it all.