Fr. Barnabas Powell, Author at Faith Encouraged Ministries

The Plain Truth

BlogJanuary 25, 2022498Views 0Likes 1Comment

Someone can be truly sincere AND sincerely wrong. It doesn't help good people to be more concerned about their fragile feelings and ignore the danger they are in by heading in the wrong direction. Sometimes, speaking the truth in love is unpleasant and unwelcome. But love DEMANDS I care more for the other than their…

A Special Message From Fr. Barnabas

BlogJanuary 24, 2022589Views 0Likes 0Comments

Getting Back My Health Dear Friends of Faith Encouraged Ministries, I wanted to write you and let you know two very important things: First, I can't tell you how grateful I am for your faithful support over the last two years. You have been the backbone of our ability to continue on even in the face…

NOT Dressed For The Occasion

BlogJanuary 24, 2022535Views 0Likes 0Comments

It's not just my recurring dream (nightmare, really) but it has been found to be a common dream for much of humanity. You know the one I mean: I'm standing at a fancy party with either my pajamas on or no pants! In other words, I am NOT dressed for the occasion. How embarrassing! And that's…

Don’t Be Anxious!

BlogJanuary 21, 2022476Views 0Likes 1Comment

Well, the truth is I was worried (OK, actually worried and scared). I had never faced anything like this before and all I had ever heard was this situation was serious. And it was. But as I stood there waiting to face the music I so dreaded, I noticed something. My anxiety and fear were…

Staying Faithful

BlogJanuary 20, 2022439Views 0Likes 0Comments

Our busy lives really do challenge us in keeping our priorities in the right order, don’t they? We moderns are a complicated mishmash of schedules, opportunities, affluence, and “freedom.” And that multiplication of events, desires, hopes, and advertisements don’t seem to be slowing down. It seems that each new day brings a new barrage of…

Marvelous In Our Eyes

BlogJanuary 19, 2022443Views 0Likes 0Comments

I always wonder at those who constantly insist “You can’t judge me.” I don’t need to judge you. We always judge ourselves. Our words, our actions, and our thoughts all contain all that is needed to “judge” rightly the true state of our souls. It is also why the Last Judgement and our constant Orthodox…

The Kingdom of God

BlogJanuary 18, 2022454Views 0Likes 0Comments

I love what I read recently about being famous: "Being famous on Instagram or Facebook is like being rich in the game Monopoly." That is so true. But we have a shallow culture today that seems to be addicted to being famous or "great" in the eyes of the people we want to think well of…

God IS Speaking! Are You Hearing?

BlogJanuary 17, 2022724Views 0Likes 1Comment

In the beginning, God said... And with that action, God has been using speaking and hearing to start the process of metanoia (repentance) in the hearts of those who have "ears to hear." There are so many examples of this pattern of God's actions that there are too many to mention them all. God "called" Abraham…

Let Us Commend Ourselves AND One Another!

BlogJanuary 14, 2022446Views 0Likes 0Comments

The first time I heard this, it hit me like a ton of bricks! “Let us commend ourselves, ONE ANOTHER, and our whole life unto Christ, our God. To You, O Lord.” “One another?” How do I “commend” someone else to “Christ, our God?” Aren’t they responsible for themselves? What does this mean? Well, of course,…

Wisdom Transforms Rules to Discipline

BlogJanuary 13, 2022547Views 0Likes 0Comments

One of the most difficult realities I’ve had to face as an adult, as a priest, as a husband, and as a father is waking up to the reality of the complexity of each human person I encounter, including myself. This continuous process of discovery has me regularly seeing places of spiritual progress and immaturity…

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Fr. Barnabas Powell

The Plain Truth

A Special Message From Fr. Barnabas

NOT Dressed For The Occasion

Don’t Be Anxious!

Staying Faithful

Marvelous In Our Eyes

The Kingdom of God

God IS Speaking! Are You Hearing?

Let Us Commend Ourselves AND One Another!

Wisdom Transforms Rules to Discipline

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