Faith Encouraged Live

Both sickness and even death is made well by faith. But this message isn't about any physical sickness or even physical death but the spiritual sickness and death that grips us and enslaves us to a life of self-centered choices. Being free from that sickness and death is the only path that leads to authentic human life! It's the only path to a renewed mind!

Fr. Jonathan Ivanoff from Orthodox Natural Church Development joins Fr. Barnabas to talk about making your parish welcoming to guests. Click on the attachment above to see the photos of the Welcome Kit referenced in the show.

Fr. Barnabas opens the lines tonight to talk about the use of media to spread the Orthodox Faith. Is it "anything goes?" or or there pitfalls?

The work of the Faith is meant to cleanse your spiritual eyes so you have 20/20 vision about what's most important in your life.

Jesus refuses to allow the lack of faith of His disciples to send the crowd away. He tells them, commands them "You feed them!"

Fr. Barnabas speaks with Fr. Jim Kordaris, Director of Stewardship, Outreach and Evangelism for the GOA and Thomaida Hudanish, Assistant Director of C.O.M.E - the Commission for Orthodox Evangelism in San Francisco. They give information about the upcoming Bringing Orthodoxy to America Conference in Portland. They also take listener calls on the subject of evangelism.

St. Paul tells the Romans that our God is the God of Steadfastness AND Encouragement. It's this vision of God that makes all the hard work of faithfulness worth all the effort to stay focused on a daily practice of the Faith. And it's only that kind of practice that will be a worthy legacy to pass on to our children!

You are the light of the world!

Fr. Barnabas is joined by Fr. Nathanael Symeonides, Director of the Office for Inter-Orthodox and Ecumenical Affairs of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and Fr. Alexander Rentel, Assistant professor of Canon Law and Byzantine Studies at St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary. Together they explore more aspects of the Holy and Great Council of the worldwide Orthodox Church coming on the Feast of Pentecost in Crete.

Fr. Barnabas discusses the upcoming Great and Holy Council of our Orthodox Church to be held in Crete this Pentecost with two informed and honorable guests: Fr. Alexander Rentel, Assistant professor of Canon Law and Byzantine Studies at St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary and Archdeacon John Chryssavgis, a special advisor to His All Holiness, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew.