Well, this has never happened before! After all these years of doing this devotional, we are sticking with yesterday's passage again so we can unpack the power of this passage to set us up for some real spiritual growth and maturing in 2023!
But be warned: Spiritual maturity takes a willingness to both to hear correction…
Happy New Year! At least that's my prayer for you on this first Monday of the new year. Of course, we Orthodox started our New Year back in September, so this secular change of the calendar is just one more step for us as we celebrate the Church Year and learn the wisdom of our…
Another year has passed. 2022 has been filled with challenges, I have to confess. The pandemic saw much of our financial support dry up (over half of our monthly support), and we had to revert back to an all-volunteer staff. We made the cuts we needed to but we really regretted it!
But now, things are…
A Special Message from Fr. Barnabas: Only 1 MORE DAY left to participate in the End of the Year Campaign and we are so close to our goal! While you're thinking about it, go to FaithEncouraged.org and click the Donate button and make this gift today, or click the picture below! Thanks. Oh, and don't…
A Special Message from Fr. Barnabas: The year is almost gone. The Feast is upon us and we celebrate the entire feast and prepare for the New Year. We here at Faith Encouraged are preparing for the New Year as well. Will you help us before the year is done? Your gift of $5, $10,…
Christ is born! Glorify Him!
On this 3rd day after Christmas, the Church calls us to remember what it costs to be a disciple of Jesus in the early years of the Faith. Today, we remember the 20,000 martyrs of Nicomedia. Yep, 20,000 at one time. This occurred in 303 while these witnesses of the Faith…
A Special Message from Fr. Barnabas - We are just a few days away from 2023, and our Partnership Drive ENDS December 31st. For as little as $5 a month you can support our media work in the coming year. Just go to FaithEncouraged and become a monthly donor today! Click here - https://faithencouraged.org/make-a-donation/ and…
A Special Message from Fr. Barnabas: Only 5 more days are left to participate in the End of the Year Campaign and we are so close to our goal! While you're thinking about it, go to FaithEncouraged.org and click the Donate button and make this gift today, or click the picture below! Thanks. Oh, and…
"O Bethlehem, prepare, Eden is opened unto all. And be ready, Ephrata, for the Tree of life has in the grotto blossomed forth from the Virgin. Indeed her womb is shown to be spiritually a Paradise, in which is found the God-planted Tree. And if we eat from it we shall live, and shall not…
A Special Message from Fr. Barnabas: Here's what someone said after watching Faith Encouraged TV: "Thank you Father! You and your teachings have had such a positive impact on me on so many levels." When you support Faith Encouraged Ministries at this time of year, you make notes like this possible. Christmas is THIS SUNDAY!…
