I comforted myself that it wasn't really a lie. It was a slight exaggeration! That's all, and my intentions were good after all. It was all to make a point and to ultimately do good! Of course, all that justification came tumbling down when I was confronted with my...
It was just asking too much! As I sat there, trying to decide if I should fulfill this request or not, I had to weigh so many other things. This choice was going to change my life forever. But it wasn't going to just change my life. No, this...
"So, now we're negotiating." It was a great moment. We had been going back and forth for a while and finally had agreed on a course of action and all that was left to do was determine the details. You see, it had become clear to me that we...
"There's a new name written down in glory, and it's mine. Oh yes, it's mine. And the white robed angels sing the story: A sinner has come home!" Now that old hymn brings back memories! But names getting changed isn't anything new. In fact, it tends to be the norm...
I never will forget the look on his face when I told this man that "Happiness is a choice." You see, he had come into my office insisting that he wasn't happy and asking what could he do about it. He wanted to hear me tell him to change...
Socrates said "The only true wisdom is to know you know nothing." Deep! But is the great philosopher right? In a sense, yes, because to know you know nothing means you must be in relationships to know anything. One of the most powerful draws for me in my own journey...
On Sunday's Faith Encouraged LIVE, Fr. Barnabas is joined by Fr. John Strickland and Fr. Seraphim Holland as we discuss the wisdom of St. John of the Ladder! Learn how to finish the Great Fast well by applying timeless wisdom to growing in your spiritual life! Don't miss Faith Encouraged LIVE...
Dear Friends of Faith Encouraged Ministries, Our daily devotional is taking a week's hiatus as Fr. Barnabas recovers from a medical challenge. Father will be having some tests done this week and asks your prayers as he recovers and takes a bit of a break from his daily devotionals. Thank you...
At the very heart of the timeless Christian faith is the Eucharist. And you've heard me say many times before that the word "Eucharist" has it's root in the Greek word for "thank you." The very center of what it means to be a Christian isn't some cultural habit...
"It's gonna rain. It's gonna rain. You better get ready. You better get right. God told Noah, by the rainbow sign; He said no more water! But FIRE next time!" A classic song from Andrae Crouch and the Disciples struck me, as a teenage Christian, as the perfect warning...
