Fr. Barnabas Powell, Author at Faith Encouraged Ministries

Don’t Be Ashamed to Repent!

BlogFebruary 17, 2022543Views 0Likes 0Comments

St. John Chrysostom declares "Be ashamed when you sin, not when you repent." I can't tell you how many times I've had people confide in me that they don't go to confession because they are ashamed. What a brilliant trick of the evil one! The very medicine that would cure your heart sickness is the…

Where Is the Promise of His Coming?

BlogFebruary 16, 2022403Views 0Likes 3Comments

Waiting has never been my strength. I'm the kind of person who would ask the Lord for patience and then add "and please give it to me right now!" Yep, that's me, alright! But there is great wisdom in learning to wait. In fact, one of the greatest gifts you can give your children is to…

What Is Salvation? – A New Video From Fr. Barnabas

BlogFebruary 15, 2022605Views 0Likes 0Comments

Of Your Own Free Will

BlogFebruary 15, 2022535Views 0Likes 0Comments

It seems we humans never tire of talking about Freedom. But what is freedom? During a dark time in human history slavery of one form or another was the norm in human societies. Our own nation, The United States, fought a war with ourselves over this blight on human history. We even now have "Black…

Me and Jesus Got Our Own Thing Going! Really?

BlogFebruary 14, 20221KViews 0Likes 1Comment

In 1972 America was experiencing an amazing movement among young people called “The Jesus Movement.” Jesus was the “hero” of a lot of the youth of the day! And I was right there in the middle of it. At 12 years old and about to step into my teenage years, I was a big participant…

Check Out Our New and Improved Ministry Website!

BlogFebruary 11, 2022400Views 0Likes 1Comment

Thank you so much for being a part of our Faith Encouraged Media outreach! Our ministry website has gone through a redesign to focus on what we are doing now - written daily devotionals AND weekly videos of our homilies at our parish. Check out the new website and share it with your friends! FaithEncouraged.Org

They Should Be Ready By Now!

BlogFebruary 11, 2022500Views 0Likes 0Comments

An ongoing joke among church families is how long it takes to get ready for church on Sunday mornings! Of course, this isn't true of going to work or going to school, or going to a game, or a dance or most other social and work-related events. But, when it comes to church services, well,…

The Paraclete

BlogFebruary 10, 2022559Views 0Likes 1Comment

Emotionally, I'm done. Mentally, I'm drained. Spiritually, I feel dead. Physically, I smile! Ever been there? Yeah, me too. So what drives us to wait till it's almost too late to ask for help? Pride? Fear? Probably both, and then some other realities like not knowing ourselves well enough to realize when we're getting into the…

You Are SO Close!

BlogFebruary 9, 2022534Views 0Likes 1Comment

"Missed it by THAT much." OK, I know I'm dating myself and all my consultants and advisors always warn me when I do this I'm not communicating well to the younger generation. But, seriously, shouldn't everyone know Maxwell Smart? Well, perhaps not. But I do know that all of us know the feeling of being so…

Wise AND Innocent

BlogFebruary 8, 2022537Views 0Likes 1Comment

Someone once said, "Anyone who says raising children is not the hardest job in the world isn't doing it right!" And that is so very true. But "difficult" doesn't mean "bad" or "broken," it just means the task is meant to focus you and make you more attentive! And raising kids is difficult, especially in a…

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Fr. Barnabas Powell

Don’t Be Ashamed to Repent!

Where Is the Promise of His Coming?

What Is Salvation? – A New Video From Fr. Barnabas

Of Your Own Free Will

Me and Jesus Got Our Own Thing Going! Really?

Check Out Our New and Improved Ministry Website!

They Should Be Ready By Now!

The Paraclete

You Are SO Close!

Wise AND Innocent

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