Enmeshed or healthy relationship? Or a bit of both?
What is it about close relationships that either blind you or enlighten you? What I mean is, I've known folks who were so close to someone else that they were absolutely blind to that other person's faults. I've seen it get so bad that the two people…
Every time I hear the word "excellent" I think of Mr. Burns from The Simpsons and it makes me smile. Or, I can go back down memory lane in my mind to "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure." Either way, that word has a way of triggering several nostalgic images in my head. But the word…
Earlier this month, the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese office of Outreach and Evangelism hosted the first ever national Conference on Evangelism in Portland, OR at St. John the Baptist parish. This well attended conference focused on issues of Orthodox outreach in our modern society.
Now you can see every presentation from the conference either on Ancient Faith…
What are you SURE of?
"You sure are sure of yourself." She said it like it was a bad thing to be confident and act on that confidence. And it really confused me, until a wiser man pulled me off to the side and told me that confident people make people who lack confidence nervous. Sometimes…
We just finished recording our daily devotionals through the end of the month, and Fr. Barnabas is glad to be back! Did you miss the devotionals? We love doing this ministry, but it can be difficult at times with father's busy schedule.
That's why we are doing again our annual prayer request for God's direction and…
All the outreach videos from A Journey to Fullness are available by download at our Vimeo site! Just click the link and download them individually or as a set!
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Fr. Barnabas Powell of Faith Encouraged Ministries
Thank you! Thank you for your love and support for our Faith Encouraged Daily Devotionals! It means the world to me and my volunteers that make Faith Encouraged Ministries possible. Your notes, your emails, your words of encouragement, and your financial support, keeps us going! Thank you!
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It was an old suit, but I loved it! It had both sentimental value and the added benefit of actually fitting me! But my dear bride said it had to go! Sure, it had a few stains but I thought they were hard to see. Yes, there was a tear inside the jacket, but I…
Our "A Journey to Fullness" 16 part video series and workbook was launched on October 3rd of this year and I am so grateful to God for the initial reaction to the series.
Here are some very kind comments from friends:
I first started following Fr Barnabas' work a decade ago, when I read his old blog.…
Think about the word "Appropriate." What a powerful idea! If something or someone is "appropriate" then that thing or that person or that situation is laudatory, worthy of emulation, and creates a space where there is a sense of well being. In other words, the complete opposite of the current American election for president!
OK,…