One of the greatest revelations I had in my journey to Orthodox Christianity was the powerful theological truth preserved in the timeless Christian tradition of calling our clergy “father.”
You may object by telling me that Jesus commanded “Call no man ‘father'” in Matthew 23:9. And on the surface that might seem to be the…
You’ve met those folks, they just “go along to get along” as my mawmaw would say. They take on the opinions of those around them and whatever the crowd does, they do. I guess that’s fine if you’re in a good crowd, but if not, well…
I’m not quite sure what to make of all this talk about “privilege” nowadays. If they mean that some folks were born with advantages, well it seems that’s always been the case. If they mean that those born with advantages are responsible for realizing that truth, then that’s OK too. What concerns me most is…
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Fr. Lawrence Farley joins Fr. Barnabas as special guest on this Sunday's Faith Encoraged LIVE program on AncientFaith.com.
We will be discussing demons, spiritual warfare, and Halloween. Listen and call in with your questions as we deal with the unseen world from an Orthodox perspective. That's this Sunday night at 8 PM Eastern on Faith…
Today we see the extreme effects of allowing darkness to influence a man's thinking that reduces him to a mere beast!
What are the influences on your thinking creating in you? Are you in your right mind?
P.S. Tonight join me and my special guest, Fr. Lawrence Farley as we talk about demons, spiritual warfare,…
Several years ago there was a song that was popular on Christian radio stations that still strikes me as a powerful reminder of a central truth: People Need the Lord.
“Every day they pass me by, I can see it in their eyes. Empty peole filled with care. Headed who knows where. On they go…
Frankly, it was uncomfortable. This was the first time I was back at the church I was raised in since I had become Orthodox. And what made it more disconcerting was they had asked me to speak at a Sunday night service. Let me set the stage for you. This was the Pentecostal church where…
“What you thought I said was not what I meant!” And with that, a whole series of choices, decisions, plans, and events were called I.nto question simply because I had misunderstood our initial conversation. Having to walk back all that work was both embarrassing and frustration.
She looked at me with a pinched face and said “I really didn’t get much out of the service today!” She had that disapproving look that said “and it’s your fault!” Imagine her surprise when I told her sincerely “well dear, that’s OK. We weren’t doing the worship for you anyway!”
And yes, that didn’t…