Sharing Eternal Wisdom until the Whole World Knows!
Dear Fellow Orthodox on Purpose!
So many of you have been so kind to ask about the future of the Daily Devotionals! And it's important to me that you know this isn't "goodbye!"
But it is a PAUSE to accomplish what I believe is God's will for our work together.…
Fr. Barnabas Powell
Lord, now let Your servant depart in peace
I love this quote from Jimi Hendrix: "When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace."
It seems we hear a lot about peace and how to achieve it through human history, but it always seems to be just beyond the grasp…
She was always cheery. It seemed no matter what, she had a smile on her face. I could count on some inspirational quote or some uplifting phrase every morning as we worked together. And then, the bottom fell out of her life. I watched as her smile began to fade and her words of encouragement…
Father Barnabas,
Bedtime won't be the same for my kids without you nightly scripture lessons. Please include our address in your list to tell us what the changes to your site are.
Can you also help us and let us know how to sync up your old podcasts to this year's daily scripture reading calendar? Your lessons…
Irish novelist and poet Oliver Goldsmith once said "Life is a journey that must be traveled no matter how bad the roads and accommodations." How true.
But are we left to our own devices concerning our life's journey, or is there wisdom that can guide us and even inform us of our intended destination? I…
But she looks so innocent!
"Get out of the way!" My daughter in the back seat was yelling at the cars in front of us as we were on our way to her dance class. She was frustrated at the amount of traffic in front of us and reacted like she had seen "someone" else react…
We live in an age where disturbing language or communicating in a way that makes folks feel uncomfortable is discouraged. And, to be sure, just being provocative or insulting is still rude and undignified. But, the truth is sometimes the truth isn't very pleasant and avoiding the truth to avoid being uncomfortable is just as…
I've never done this before. Deal with an estate of someone who has passed, I mean. I've never had to do this before and yet in the span of a few months, I've had to deal with two estates! One, of course is the estate of my father who passed suddenly in October of last…
Jewish High Priest at the Ark of the Covenant
So, today we are going to discover what makes a priest high! I bet that got your attention.
Seriously, the whole notion of a high priest is so foreign to we egalitarian Americans and moderns. We are centuries removed from a time when hierarchy and royalty were…
Listen to this from St. John Chrysostom: "Upon leaving the house one should without fail say, 'I renounce you, Satan, your pomp and service, and I enter into Your service, O Christ.'" It's so radical in its insistence that we actually take seriously the reality of the spiritual warfare and the power in a focused…