Have you ever come to a crossroad in your life? I have. Many times. A wise man once said "When you come to a crossroad, take it!" Cute, but unhelpful. All of us come to moments in our lives that turn out to be crossroads in our future. Many times...
Well, precious Friends, Partners, and Co-Workers, because of God's abundant Grace, and your faithfulness, generosity and vision, we have COMPLETED the Funding Phase for our Outreach Video Project called "A Journey to Fullness." Glory to God! And how appropriate we are able to announce this at the Feast of Theophany since...
Know Yourself: with these two words ancient philosophers and Christian theologians have wrestled with a fundamental reality - We humans spend a lot of time either hiding from ourselves or narcissistically focused on a false self. But the fundamental reality of truly knowing yourself is so absolutely essential to any...
Christ is born! It's a bit embarrassing, but there was a day when I actually worked as a "promotions director" for a leading media ministry. OK, maybe not embarrassing, but, looking back on it now, a bit of a challenge to say the least. My job was to make sure...
Christ is born! "Do as I say, not as I do!" I remember thinking "Well, that's not very convincing." How can someone who refuses to follow their own advice have any credibility at all? Oh, Happy New Year! (I almost forgot!) And what a perfect time to be confronted with an...
Christ is born! Ever heard of a paradigm shift? It means "a fundamental change in approach or underlying assumptions." Paradigm shifts occur many times in history, in nations, and in persons, and when they do, they are often disruptive, disturbing, and even unwelcome by many. In 1962 American physicist Thomas Kuhn...
2015 is Almost GONE! And with the end of the year comes the end of our very first Annual Ministry Survey! Have you taken it yet? Just Click HERE and take 4 minutes to complete this survey that will help Fr. Barnabas measure and plan ministry work for 2016! THANK YOU...
Christ is born! "Just have faith!" OK, I confess this gets on my nerves. What people don't realize is that, when someone is struggling, the last thing they want to hear is some trite religious phrase that seems to reduce their very real and painful situation to some magic formula...
Christ is Born! Here's a comment about our daily devotionals we received on our 1st Annual Ministry Survey that's still open till the end of the year (I hope you take the time to help us out): "Always positive messages. Fr. Barnabas is funny." Yea, but looks aren't everything! :-) You know,...
Christ is born! This is the time of year when we normally spend some moments reflecting on the previous year and looking forward to the next. Some will make some New Year's Resolutions. Others will systematically set goals and specific benchmarks for the coming year. Me? Well, I do a...
