Fr. Barnabas Powell, Author at Faith Encouraged Ministries

TODAY Jesus Christ IS Born!

BlogDecember 25, 2020405Views 0Likes 1Comment

Christ is Born! On this Feast of the Nativity, let's take the time to celebrate this season of 12 days with attentiveness! I never will forget telling my mom that our family would be late for Christmas dinner because we had a church service that day! She said "Church on Christmas Day? Why?" Now, to be fair,…

TODAY You Are My Son!

BlogDecember 24, 2020528Views 0Likes 0Comments

It's time to insist on some heavy theology today. It's time to stop playing around with this Orthodox Faith as some Christmas toy! So, let's buckle our proverbial seat beats and do some soul stretching theological work out! Jesus Christ is 100% God and, at the very same time 100% Man. As St. Basil declares "What…

Time To Graduate From Kindergarten!

BlogDecember 23, 2020446Views 0Likes 0Comments

They say "Christmas is for kids" and that is an intoxicating lie, but ONLY if we resign ourselves to not growing up in our Universe Changing Orthodox Faith. It is a particular temptation in our increasingly secular society where it seems everything in the public realm is reduced to sentimentality and all about our "feelings." But…

How Did You React to The News?

BlogDecember 22, 2020626Views 0Likes 0Comments

The news struck me as wonderful, but my friend looked at m with surprise when I reacted with a smile and "congratulations" at him telling me that the company he worked for was letting him go. He seemed to be genuinely amazed that I was actually happy for him. You see, the company he worked for…

A National Virtual Young Adult Conference!

BlogDecember 21, 2020372Views 0Likes 0Comments

I am honored to be one of the speakers at this YAL Conference next month. And the GOOD NEWS is it's no cost AND you can register from anywhere to participate! My topic is Maintaining Connection amidst Social Distancing. Some of the other speakers are people you know and respect. Just look at this line-up! Steven Christoforou,…

In The Home Stretch

BlogDecember 21, 2020515Views 0Likes 0Comments

We're in the Home Stretch for our End-Of-Year Fundraising goal. We've had over $3800 come in so far toward our $5000 goal and we have 10 more days until the New Year. I wanted to personally thank everyone who has participated in this annual effort. The monthly support through our Patreon supporters and the onetime gifts…

Your ETERNAL Home

BlogDecember 21, 2020661Views 0Likes 0Comments

"Home is where the heart is." "There's no place like home." "I'll be home for Christmas." OK, this could go on all day. It seems we humans have an attachment to "home." Even the word itself conjures up images, feelings, and nostalgia. But what is "home?" Why all this human focus on such a notion? I'm convinced…

Are You A Stranger To Yourself?

BlogDecember 18, 2020541Views 0Likes 2Comments

I remember as a boy dreading recess at school. You see, I was a bit of a bookworm and not very athletic, and so when it came to be picked for teams, I was usually the kid who got picked last. Ugh! I hated that. It was embarrassing and it made me feel like a…

Living In Between His 1st and 2nd Comings

BlogDecember 17, 2020575Views 0Likes 0Comments

Sometimes you have to wonder why we so easily miss it. You know, the obvious stuff that, once we see it, we wonder how we missed it in the first place! My girls like those puzzles where you are suppose to find the hidden pictures in a larger picture, but invariably I hear this little…

Paved With Good Intentions!

BlogDecember 16, 2020531Views 0Likes 0Comments

A quote from Virgil's Aeneid says "the descent to hell is easy." And no one ever expects their good intentions to turn out bad. That's the "law of unintended consequences." It seems we humans are better at coming up with witty quotes than we are at avoiding the mistakes of our "good intentions" gone bad. But…

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TODAY Jesus Christ IS Born!

TODAY You Are My Son!

Time To Graduate From Kindergarten!

How Did You React to The News?

A National Virtual Young Adult Conference!

In The Home Stretch

Your ETERNAL Home

Are You A Stranger To Yourself?

Living In Between His 1st and 2nd Comings

Paved With Good Intentions!

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