Author - Fr. Barnabas Powell

Who Do You Love?


My daughters and I have this little game we play. I ask them "How much do you love me?" And they, giggling and smiling, try to stretch their little arms as wide as they can and say "This much, daddy!" Of course then they ask me how much I...

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There is a joy in recalling those moments in life when something was told to you, or some example was given to you, or something happened to you to "turn the light on" in your heart or mind. One such instance came when our merry band of spiritual seekers...

The Spiritual Discipline of Hospitality


Just in case you missed it, here's the first Faith Encouraged Live show! The Spiritual Discipline of Hospitality flows from the truth that we are created in God's image and He knows Himself as Persons in Communion. Turns out we will only know our true selves in communion too! Listen, and...

The Cross is Exalted!

Posted By Post Date: September 14, 2014

Today we celebrate the destruction of mortality by holding high the vehicle if our Lord's execution. We do this to make an open spectacle of His total victory over humanity's enemies Forever! We do this also to completely BANISH the FALSE notion that our lives can be compartmentalized into the physical...

Tonight’s The Night


Tonight we launch Faith Encouraged Live on AncientFaith.com. Tune in at 8 PM Eastern/ 5PM Pacific for our first 90 minute call in show. It will be live and I'm looking forward to hearing from you! Tonight, we will discuss the power of the spiritual discipline of Hospitality to make...

Our Saturday Guest Blog – About Ted Cruz and Orthodox Christians

Posted By Post Date: September 13, 2014

Dear Devotional Reader, I am grateful for your regular visits and your kind words in reaction to our daily attempt to lift our minds and hearts to the real purpose of our human existence - true communion with our Loving God. It is not the purpose of our work to be...

Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire!


What if, no matter how hard you tried, even your best ideas and best efforts worked against you? Imagine the frustration when even your most well thought out plans ended up helping the very one you were trying to defeat! And this doesn't just happen sometimes, it happens all...

Reality, What A Concept

Posted By Post Date: September 11, 2014

In the mid 70's the late Robin Williams did a whole comedy routine entitled "Reality, What A Concept." The show was about the funny side of actually dealing with life like it really is, AND how hilariously ridiculous the lengths humans will go to AVOID reality. Turns out these funny...