Author page: Fr. Barnabas Powell

In his book "Mere Christianity" C.S. Lewis issued his famous "trilemma." Lewis was concerned that some in his day, gripped by the fad of "demythologizing" the Bible, wanted to call Jesus a "good teacher" but certainly not God in the Flesh. (Parenthetically, I'd love to read an historical account of the influence of Islamic theology…

I love the word “Beloved.” It’s the kind of word that bears an “antique” feel of sophistication and dignity, as well as expressing a sense of connection and intimacy that keeps it from being “stuffy” or “arrogant.” To be considered “beloved” by someone else is the heart’s cry of most humans! I want to be…

I’m my own worst enemy. The reason for this is that my ability to either delude myself or to overreact is so “normal” to me that it is really hard to be objective about my struggles by myself. I’m either too hard on myself or too easy on myself! Learning this opened my eyes to…