Today’s Walk in the Word

Temptations of Old Age

By Joe Barnett / April 23, 2025 / Comments Off on Temptations of Old Age

Do not say, “Why were the old days better than these?”                                           —Ecclesiastes 7:10 The days of youth are days of danger, for temptations are strong, and wisdom is in short supply. But temptations are […]

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Peace That is Possible

By Joe Barnett / April 22, 2025 / Comments Off on Peace That is Possible

You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you.      —Isaiah 26:3 After the end of World War I, the League of Nations was created with the aim of maintaining world peace through negotiations, so that war would never again occur. World War II demonstrated that the League had failed, and it […]

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God Will Do What He Promises

By Joe Barnett / April 21, 2025 / Comments Off on God Will Do What He Promises

Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.                   —James 2:23 When God told Abraham to take his son to Moriah and sacrifice him, what did Abraham do? Early the next morning, he got up and set out for Moriah (Gn 22:3). When Abraham […]

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A Rumor of Hope

By Joe Barnett / April 18, 2025 / Comments Off on A Rumor of Hope

He has risen.  —Mark 16:6 The Saturday between the crucifixion and the resurrection was surely the darkest day Jesus’ disciples ever experienced. Their leader was dead. But God is good at turning dark Saturdays into bright Sundays. The darkest day of the disciples’ lives was about to become the brightest day in human history. Dr. […]

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All Is Well

By Joe Barnett / April 17, 2025 / Comments Off on All Is Well

Because I live, you also will live.                       —John 14:19 Nuclear weapons in the wrong hands give us the jitters. Internet predators give us the willies. Shrill voices screeching that global warming is going to leave us with a scorched planet give us the sweats. […]

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He Is Alive

By Joe Barnett / April 16, 2025 / Comments Off on He Is Alive

I am alive for ever and ever!        —Revelation 1:18 Jesus is the only founder of a world religion who is alive. Those who founded ancient religions are dead—every one of them. The founders of modern-day cults, if they are not already dead, soon will be. “After [Jesus’] suffering he presented himself alive […]

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Christ’s Promise of Peace

By Joe Barnett / April 15, 2025 / Comments Off on Christ’s Promise of Peace

My peace I give you.       —John 14:27 The peace Jesus gives is not exemption from life’s storms, but serenity in navigating them—an inner peace that nothing the world throws at you can take from you. When the winds of tragedy blow, the sleet of disappointment stings, the waves of grief surge, and […]

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Prescription for Stress

By Joe Barnett / April 14, 2025 / Comments Off on Prescription for Stress

The peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.                                 —Philippians 4:7 Two young men having lunch at the table next to mine were engaged in animated conversation. One turned to […]

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Great Expectations

By Joe Barnett / April 11, 2025 / Comments Off on Great Expectations

What is impossible with men is possible with God.                                      —Luke 18:27 Over seventy years ago, J.B. Phillips wrote a book titled Your God Is Too Small. In it, he sketched common conceptions (or misconceptions) of God, one […]

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Serious Business

By Joe Barnett / April 10, 2025 / Comments Off on Serious Business

People are destined to die once, and after that to face judgment.            —Hebrews 9:27 “All who are in their graves will hear his voice and come out—those who have done what is good will rise to live, and those who done what is evil will rise to be condemned” (Jn […]

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