Faith Encouraged Live

Fr. Jonathan Ivanoff joins Fr. Barnabas for a discussion about the Orthodox view of salvation. What do you tell people when they ask you "Are you saved?"

Fr. Barnabas opens the lines on this episode for calls, chat room questions, and emails on matters of Faith, Fasting, and the Theotokos.

Fr. Barnabas welcomes Dan Christopulos of IOCC and Nick Chakos of Focus North America to talk about our clear mandate from the Lord to care for the poor.

Fr. Barnbas Powell welcomes Fr. Stephen Freeman and Fr. Panayotis Papageorgiou to discuss the recent supreme court decision on same sex marriage. Several interesting listener calls including one from Moscow, Russia!

Fr. Barnabas Powell welcomes bioethicist Wesley J. Smith to talk about the uniqueness of human beings and the societal trend the more an more devalues that uniqueness.

Subdeacon Adam Lowell Roberts joins Fr. Barnabas to talk about taking the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the world. How do we evangelize as Orthodox Christians? You will also learn about an exciting new evangelism initiative in the Antiochian Archdiocese.

Fr. Tom Soroka joins Fr. Barnabas Powell to discuss that thorny yet important question about the extent of God's grace particularly among the non-Orthodox. Some great questions called in from Orthodox and Non-Orthodox alike!

Guest Frederica Mathewes-Green and host Fr. Barnabas Powell tackle the sometimes controversial topic of the role of women in the Church. Also learn about Frederica's brand new book - Welcome to the Orthodox Church.

On tonight's "Faith Encouraged Live," Fr. Tom Soroka, host of the "The Path" and the priest at St. Nicholas Orthodox Church in McKees Rocks, PA, joins host Fr. Barnabas Powell to discuss the Feast of the Annunciation and field questions from listeners.

Fr. Barnabas welcomes his seminary professor and friend the Rev. Dr. Philip Zymaris to talk about a little understood topic - silence. What is its importance and how do we achieve it?

Fr. Stephen Freeman joins Fr. Barnabas at the beginning of Great Lent to explore the meaning and necessity of repentance.

Fr. Andrew Damick joins Fr. Barnabas to discuss the issue of authority in the Orthodox Church. How far does it extend? Who is the final authority?

Fr. Barnabas welcomes Metropolitan Savas of Pittsburgh to talk about the significance of water baptism and how the Orthodox understand it compared to other Christian traditions.

Fr. Barnabas welcomes his guest Fr. Panayiotis Papageorgiou as they discuss the communion of the saints, relics, weeping icons, and how saints are identified.

Fr. Barnabas welcomes His Grace Bishop David of the OCA Diocese of Sitka and Alaska to discuss the Orthodox view of the second coming of Christ. What do the Orthodox believe?

Fr. Barnabas welcomes Bill Marianes, Orthodox attorney and stewardship consultant to talk about the stewardship of our personal resources. Bill founded the Stewardship Calling ministry.

Fr. Barnabas is joined by Fr. James and Kh. Linda Ellison who have experienced personal grief beyond most. How do we grieve and maintain our Christian hope and how can we help those who are grieving?

On this episode, Fr. Barnabas welcomes Fr. Lawrence Farley, author of the Bible Study Companion series and teacher on the Coffee Cup Commentaries. They discuss demons, demonology, and Halloween.

Fr. Barnabas Powell address the question of iconography in the Orthodox Tradition. How essential are they in our Christian faith? Do we worship them? Learn about what icons teach us and their significance in understanding the Incarnation of Christ.

We say in the creed that "He shall come again to judge the living and the dead." Is that the rapture? If not what is the rapture and the dispensational theology it springs from? Fr. Barnabas welcomes Dr. Terry Hebert from Dallas Theological Seminary, a non-dispensatonal Orthodox Christian working in an evangelical dispensational institution.