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"Here's a little song I wrote. You might want to sing it note for note. Don't worry! Be happy!" Yep, I loved that song, for about a day, and then…
My little brother and I were typical brothers growing up. We would engage in "sibling rivalry" now and again! But we were being raised by a single mother who worked…
"Daddy, when will the leaves change colors?" With that, I knew I was entering into the time when my 8 year old was beginning to understand the changing of the…
Sometimes an extreme example is needed to restore the equilibrium to a society, a country, or even a person. And that moment of extreme example, action, behavior, sacrifice is rarely…
Being a typical man (that's not a bad thing!) I always assume I don't need to read the directions! After all, I'm educated. I'm capable. I know what's going on,…
She said this to me with such painful expression. I had really let her down by wondering aloud if another one of our mutual friends was really going to follow…
Fr Barnabas Powell: Orthodox on Purpose
Posted By Staff on October 2, 2015
Fr Barnabas Powell, host of Faith Encouraged Live will lead a retreat in Chicago on October 10.
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Let's face it, grammar wasn't my best subject in school! I've always been impatient with the rules, wanting to get to the end without having to mess with all that…