Fr. Barnabas Powell, Author at Faith Encouraged Ministries

God Put A Rainbow in the Clouds

BlogMarch 19, 2020709Views 0Likes 0Comments

"It's gonna rain. It's gonna rain. You better get ready. You better get right. God told Noah, by the rainbow sign; He said no more water! But FIRE next time!" A classic song from Andrae Crouch and the Disciples struck me, as a teenage Christian, as the perfect warning to everyone - God will never…

Learning Leads to Strength

BlogMarch 18, 2020520Views 0Likes 0Comments

I have a friend who is a biologist and she is also an atheist. She’s an atheist because she’s convinced there is no such thing as “free will.” And she believes this because of her science. To her, every choice we think we make is actually just certain chemical reactions to different stimuli. I know,…

Noah Obeyed God

BlogMarch 17, 2020457Views 0Likes 0Comments

It never fails. I'm sitting with a young couple in pre-marital counseling and we get to the part of the service where the husband is commanded to love his wife as Christ loves the Church and the wife is to "obey" her husband. They look at each other. They look at me. Sometimes they smile…

Bitter, Necessary Medicine

BlogMarch 16, 2020421Views 0Likes 2Comments

My best friend in the world died of a brain tumor many years ago. Anyone who has either struggled with cancer or knew someone who did, knows the radical nature of cancer treatment. The chemotherapy is literally poison used to kill the cancer. But it's still poison. Many have wondered if the cure is worse…

Fire BURNS!

BlogMarch 13, 2020431Views 0Likes 0Comments

I was a fire bug when I was younger. Fire fascinated me, that is until one day when I burned myself play with fire. It's amazing how instructional pain can be if you let it! But why is it we keep insisting on learning life's lessons the hard way? Why do we so consistently find ourselves…

I Hate 6 Things, No, 7!

BlogMarch 12, 2020488Views 0Likes 1Comment

All the sins and mistakes of all the people in the world who have ever lived all combined together and multiplied by a thousand plus ten can NEVER overpower God's love and peace! Individually, our sins can never overpower Him. Collectively, our sins cannot exhaust Him. If that were remotely possible, He would not be God.…

A Deal with the Devil

BlogMarch 11, 2020400Views 0Likes 3Comments

Most of us know the German legend about Faust and his deal with the devil. Faust is a bit of a con man but he's unhappy with his life so he sells his soul to the devil in exchange for unlimited earthly knowledge and pleasure. Of course, the story doesn't end well and is meant…

Faith, Not Fear – We are Called to Be Sober

BlogMarch 10, 2020426Views 0Likes 0Comments

10 March 2020 “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” 2 Timothy 1:7 In these days of the Wuhan virus spread, it is easy to forget the sober truth of God’s eternal love and care for us. But history shows…

Discipline is No Fun!

BlogMarch 10, 2020464Views 0Likes 0Comments

One of the most vivid memories of my childhood was a punishment I received for making a mess in the basement of our house when I was just a boy. But this is what made it so memorable. The truth is I was always a kid who took the rules seriously. Of course, this didn't…

Fairness Is A Fantasy!

BlogMarch 9, 2020451Views 0Likes 0Comments

I don't believe in "fairness." Really! I really don't believe in it at all. Oh, I get the concept, don't get me wrong, but I simply don't believe humans are capable of it. At least not yet, anyway. Frankly, I'm convinced the Evil One uses our innate knowing that fairness SHOULD exist AND our inability…

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Fr. Barnabas Powell

God Put A Rainbow in the Clouds

Learning Leads to Strength

Noah Obeyed God

Bitter, Necessary Medicine

Fire BURNS!

I Hate 6 Things, No, 7!

A Deal with the Devil

Faith, Not Fear – We are Called to Be Sober

Discipline is No Fun!

Fairness Is A Fantasy!

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