Priest Barnabas Powell

The Rev. Barnabas Powell also is a freelance writer who began his career at The Chieftain while pastor of Pueblo's St. Michael's Orthodox Church. He now lives in Washington state, and may be reached at barnabaspowell@yahoo.com.

Orthodox Saint a Missionary to Be Proud Of

Orthodox Saint a Missionary to Be Proud Of

08 June 2010

Priest Barnabas Powell

America's first Orthodox saint was a failure by American standards. He never possessed anything more than the clothes on his back. He had no formal education or career. He never achieved sexual ...

Remember to Take Your Prayers Along on Vacation

31 May 2010

Priest Barnabas Powell

We all need breaks. Even God rested after completing his creation - not because he was tired, but to show us the importance of taking time to rest and admire his work. And because he recognized our ...

A Message for Lutherans out on a Limb

14 May 2010

Priest Barnabas Powell

Once biblical interpretation is divorced from the context of the Church's collective, historical mind, all that remain are convenient opinions. The issue doesn't have to be homosexuality ...

How Holy Week Called Teen to Ministry

How Holy Week Called Teen to Ministry

27 February 2010

Priest Barnabas Powell

Despite the fact that services were in English and most members of my parish were converts, the culture shock of becoming Orthodox involved more than a new name and calendar. The factor that most ...

What’s in a name? Sometimes, encouragement

06 July 2009

Priest Barnabas Powell

When my priest advised me, a few months before my conversion, to choose a patron, I asked for a complete list of every saint with a brief description. He suggested I reread my Bible and pick someone ...

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