Fr. Barnabas Powell, Author at Faith Encouraged Ministries

Against Such There Is No Law

BlogJuly 5, 202212Views 0Likes 0Comments

There ought to be a law! Isn't it fascinating that the first thing most people think about when there is some conflict or some disagreement or some unwanted actions in our society is that there should be some governmental control issued to make people "behave" the way they "should?" Why is "passing a law" or…

Let (TRUE) Freedom Ring (For Everyone!)

BlogJuly 4, 202212Views 0Likes 0Comments

"Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose." That's what Janice Joplin sang. But is that what freedom is? Not according to the timeless Faith. Freedom, for the wisdom of the Faith, has everything to do with actually disciplining my passions in such a way that I discover and become who I was made…

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Love – More Than A Feeling, More Than Desire

BlogJuly 1, 202219Views 0Likes 0Comments

The Apostle Paul says that love is the "more excellent way." But we have allowed the word "love" to be dumbed down to little more than "feelings of desire." But the Faith does not allow us to reduce "love" to anything less than God Himself. St. John insists that "God is love." With that standard,…

Fatherhood and True Leadership = Service

BlogJune 30, 202213Views 0Likes 0Comments

My friend, Bill Mariannes, recently published a post on social media that, frankly, scared me. I think I had a sense that these statistics were real, but the combination of all of them shook me up. He was writing on the crisis of fatherlessness in current society. As a man raised by a single mom…

Examining The Ground That Grows Your Choices

BlogJune 29, 202215Views 0Likes 0Comments

We were talking in Bible study recently about “First Principles.” It seems this is something we so rarely consider, but if we miss fundamental truths, we always end up in places we never intended to go. I will go further and say that a regular examination of the ground that grows your choices is absolutely necessary…

Making Things Worse!

BlogJune 28, 202215Views 0Likes 0Comments

Sometimes you just gotta cut your losses! But how do you do that, especially when emotions are involved? It seems I was at a very familiar place in my life. Being someone who loves to help and loves to be seen as a benefit in someone else's life, I was once again hitting a brick wall…

Wisdom Makes Compassion Effective

BlogJune 27, 202216Views 0Likes 0Comments

Is compassion enough to make real change or make good decisions about how to live your life? There are so many voices in our culture today that claim to justify choices about actually changing timeless moral virtues based on their insistence that they are compassionate towards persons who have been marginalized or mistreated. They say…

A Priority Check! Are You Paying Attention?

BlogJune 24, 202216Views 0Likes 0Comments

OK, I'll come clean. I really have a hard time really paying attention. Oh, I can keep attention for a while, but, inevitably, my strength gives out and I'm distracted by my pain, or expectations, or even my hopes. My attention is pulled in a million different directions by a world and the passions that…

Peace in The Middle of the Storm

BlogJune 23, 202215Views 0Likes 0Comments

What struck me was his strong, silent presence even in the face of chaos and tragedy. Here we were, dealing with the human tragedy and destruction in the aftermath of a hurricane. We were there as clergy to help people. We were moving through the American Red Cross “tent city.” It was set up to…

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Against Such There Is No Law

Let (TRUE) Freedom Ring (For Everyone!)

Please Check Out our Improved Parish Website

Love – More Than A Feeling, More Than Desire

Fatherhood and True Leadership = Service

Examining The Ground That Grows Your Choices

Making Things Worse!

Wisdom Makes Compassion Effective

A Priority Check! Are You Paying Attention?

Peace in The Middle of the Storm

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