So, here's 8 scientifically proven benefits to being beautiful: 1 - You are thought of as healthier. 2 - You actually are healthier. 3 - It's easier for you to find a mate. 4 - You are thought to be more intelligent. 5 - You are thought to be...
"Well, now you've just gone to meddling." It's a great punch line to an old joke about a preacher who was talking about the dangers of sins. He mentioned drinking, and Sister so and so said "amen!" He mentioned gambling and Sister so and so shouted "amen." But then...
What is the significance of the phrase "not made with hands?" We see this in our lesson today and we even see an Orthodox ikon of the same name. You know the ikon I'm talking about. It is the ikon of the Lord's Face that the Lord sent to...
Philosophy fascinates me! I don't get most of it, but it makes me feel smarter just reading about it! One particular (forgive the pun. You'll get it later) fascination is the classic argument between Plato and Aristotle. These Greek philosophers differed in their formulation of their philosophies of being....
I love learning big words. Ever since I watched "Mary Poppins" so many years ago and "learned a word to spite me aching nose" I have been fascinated with vocabulary. So, when I heard the word "epistemology" I was over the moon to learn all I could! Epistemology is "the...
Here's this past Sunday's Homily on the healing of the 10 Lepers by Christ. Only one man healed returned to thank Christ for His mercy and grace, and that man was a Samaritan, a foreigner! So, how do the virtues of Obedience and Gratitude transform a person into a...
On the recent Faith Encouraged LIVE, Fr. Panayiotis Papageorgiou joined Fr. Barnabas to talk about Islam's history and theology. It was an energetic hour and a half information, questions, and comments. Being purposeful in our Faith means being informed and ready to give a defense of our Orthodoxy to all...
All this week, you'll be seeing some familiar devotionals, and that's because Fr. Barnabas needs to take a short hiatus from the daily devotionals to prepare for some new projects. Please take a moment to listen and share these devotionals with your friends and family and help us grow the...
One of my most favorite Science Fiction movies of all time is "Dune." I say "Science Fiction" and not Sci-Fi because my best friend in the whole world, Photios Loudermilk of blessed memory, always insisted that a true fan of Science Fiction would never denigrate the genre by using...
What if everytime you turn around, no matter what happens, it ends up helping you? It seemed like it was one of those days. All the traffic lights were green. Even the cars in front of me were moving along at a good speed. My favorite song came on...
