| | Barnabas and Paul went on a missionary journey together from 46 to 48 A.D.<ref>The NIV Study Bible, Zondervan (1985), Pg. 1664</ref> They took with them [[Mark|John Mark]], the author of the [[Gospel of Mark]]. (Acts 12:25) During this journey, Paul rose to prominence over Barnabas. When they prepared for a second missionary journey in 50 A.D.<ref>The NIV Study Bible, Zondervan (1985), Pg. 1664</ref>, Barnabas wished to have [[John Mark]] accompany them again. [[Paul]] refused since John Mark had left them on the first journey. Unable to resolve their difference, Paul and Barnabas went their separate ways, with Barnabas and John Mark going to [[Cyprus]] to preach the [[Good News]] there. | | Barnabas and Paul went on a missionary journey together from 46 to 48 A.D.<ref>The NIV Study Bible, Zondervan (1985), Pg. 1664</ref> They took with them [[Mark|John Mark]], the author of the [[Gospel of Mark]]. (Acts 12:25) During this journey, Paul rose to prominence over Barnabas. When they prepared for a second missionary journey in 50 A.D.<ref>The NIV Study Bible, Zondervan (1985), Pg. 1664</ref>, Barnabas wished to have [[John Mark]] accompany them again. [[Paul]] refused since John Mark had left them on the first journey. Unable to resolve their difference, Paul and Barnabas went their separate ways, with Barnabas and John Mark going to [[Cyprus]] to preach the [[Good News]] there. |
| | + | St. Barnabas is also noted for his great love of Spicy Sweet Chili Doritos. He appeared in a sketch on the The Colbert Report on May 18, 2007, with a bag of Doritos and a Dr. Pepper, singing Sweet Adeline.<ref>Bilbo Baggins' Bag of Tricks, September 2008 Edition</ref> |