Fr. Barnabas Powell, Author at Faith Encouraged Ministries

Order the New Booklet “Rejecting Rapturemania!”

BlogSeptember 25, 2014393Views 0Likes 0Comments

You can order the New Booklet “Rejecting Rapturemania” and download it to your reading device at Amazon.com. This is a great resource to prepare for this Sunday’s program about the Second Coming of our Lord Jesus! Click and Share! Order “Rejecting Rapturemania” at Amazon.com

Again and Again I Say To You

BlogSeptember 24, 2014393Views 0Likes 0Comments

Breaking bad patterns of behavior will only work when you replace a bad pattern with a GOOD Pattern. And there is no better pattern than the one the Lord reveals in last Sunday’s Gospel Lesson. Here’s the homily! [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnoQFkmRfq0?list=UUexfCDc6_Cu6Scuq2Y-9HWQ]

Both AND, Not Either OR

BlogSeptember 24, 2014359Views 0Likes 0Comments

I’ve always struggled with my weight! It’s been a struggle since I was a kid, and I specifically remember when it started: It all began when I had my tonsils removed! You see, I was a skinny kid because I was always getting an infection and the doctors advised my parents to do what doctors…

The Second Coming According to our Orthodox Faith!

BlogSeptember 23, 2014441Views 0Likes 0Comments

Just got off the phone with my special guest for this Sunday’s program on the Rapture, Dr. Terry Hebert. Dr. Hebert is a former Dispensationalist who converted to Orthodoxy. This Sunday you will enjoy hearing his story and just what is the teaching about the Second Coming so popular among many American Christians…

Not What You Expected!

BlogSeptember 23, 2014528Views 0Likes 1Comment

The story goes like this: A young man sees a beautiful woman and he desires to make her his wife. All the while, his best friend from childhood, the little girl next door, secretly has grown to love the man. As she watches him not see her as a potential mate and watches as he…

Dispensational Truth? Or Who IS Clarence Larkin?

BlogSeptember 22, 2014441Views 0Likes 0Comments

Who is Clarence Larkin and what is Dispensational Truth? Well, for many of us raised in Evangelical Protestant churches, this teaching about the Lord’s Second Coming is THE norm. Worrying about taking the Mark of the Beast, wondering if the events in the Middle East mean the “Rapture” is just around the corner, and…

Never For Himself

BlogSeptember 22, 2014528Views 0Likes 0Comments

You’ve seen the bumper sticker “Practice Random Acts of Kindness.” I confess I’ve seen them all over and my reaction to this altruistic admonition ranges (depending on my mood) from mild annoyance to a twinge of guilt. But rarely does this bumper sticker psychology move me to action. But, hey, that’s the weakness of a…

Three Perpetual Movements

BlogSeptember 21, 2014505Views 0Likes 0Comments

Today, we hear the Lord use the words that we priests use every time we baptize a new Christian: if anyone wishes to come after Me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. Today, if we are to be the followers of Jesus, we must embrace the rhythm of the spiritual life…

Faith Encouraged LIVE with Fr. Barnabas On Facebook!

BlogSeptember 20, 2014433Views 0Likes 0Comments

Faith Encouraged Live with Fr. Barnabas now has it’s own Facebook Page where friends can get advanced notice about upcoming programs, guests, and special offers. All you have to do is “like” the Faith Encouraged Live page on Facebook and you are part of the “in the know” family! Go to https://www.facebook.com/faithencouragedlive and “like” our page today!…

Saturday Guest Blog – Christianity in a Plain Brown Wrapper

BlogSeptember 20, 2014644Views 0Likes 1Comment

Today’s Guest blog comes from Fr. Stephen Freeman: Among the many losses within modern Christianity has been the place of transformation. Nineteenth century revival movements and theology emphasized a single experience that was associated with salvation. Those who concerned themselves with what came later, described growth in the Christian life as “sanctification,” and tended to…

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