Today’s Walk in the Word

Serendipity

By Joe Barnett / January 18, 2024 / Comments Off on Serendipity

[God] is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine.       —Ephesians 3:20 An ancient Persian fairy tale relates the adventures of three princes from Ceylon who set out in pursuit of riches. They didn’t find what they were looking for, but were frequently surprised by pleasures they hadn’t anticipated. […]

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Weighing In

By Joe Barnett / January 17, 2024 / Comments Off on Weighing In

Bodily exercise has some value.                  —1 Timothy 4:8 Year after year, “Lose weight” tops the list of New Year’s Resolutions. If you watch TV, read a newspaper, or eyeball the magazine display at the grocery checkout, you haven’t escaped weight-loss ads and fads, and before-and-after pictures. No […]

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Thorns That Choke

By Joe Barnett / January 16, 2024 / Comments Off on Thorns That Choke

Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants.                                  —Mark 4:7 Some respond to the gospel, and some don’t. It has to do with the condition of the soil, not the quality of the seed. In […]

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What Are You Waiting For?

By Joe Barnett / January 15, 2024 / Comments Off on What Are You Waiting For?

Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might.     —Ecclesiastes 9:10 I’ve presided at quite a few funerals where the P.S. of life could have been “Someday” or “One of these days.” There were important things that the deceased intended to do but postponed and never got around to doing. […]

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Always His Child

By Joe Barnett / January 12, 2024 / Comments Off on Always His Child

As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you.    —Isaiah 66:13 Lauren was eighteen, but she had a question for her dad: “Am I still your little girl?” You know the answer—she would always be his little girl. Fred was seventy-six; his mother was ninety-five. She phoned to say she was thinking […]

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Something to Think About

By Joe Barnett / January 11, 2024 / Comments Off on Something to Think About

Think about these things.       —Philippians 4:8 Lists cause us to think, reevaluate, and sometimes change direction. The Bible displays numerous lists. There’s a list of ten commandments, a list of things God hates, a list of beatitudes, a list of God-given gifts, lists of good fruits and bad. I’ve made a short […]

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Defeating Despair

By Joe Barnett / January 10, 2024 / Comments Off on Defeating Despair

Thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.                    —1 Corinthians 15:57 Dan Richardson lost his battle with cancer. A fervent Christian, he wrote the following to be distributed at his memorial service. Cancer is limited . . . It cannot […]

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Who?

By Joe Barnett / January 9, 2024 / Comments Off on Who?

Those women who work hard in the Lord.                              —Romans 16:12 Pioneer aviator Orville Wright was once asked to speak at a conference of acclaimed scientists. He refused, allegedly saying, “I’m not a parrot. The parrot is the best talker and the […]

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Seeing the Unseen

By Joe Barnett / January 8, 2024 / Comments Off on Seeing the Unseen

What is unseen is eternal.    —2 Corinthians 4:18 Paul wrote: “Our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all” (2 Cor 4:17). He gives us a snapshot of some of his “light and momentary troubles” in 2 Corinthians 11:23–28. He was: Imprisoned Flogged Stoned Shipwrecked In […]

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Your Plan or His?

By Joe Barnett / January 5, 2024 / Comments Off on Your Plan or His?

As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways.                                    —Isaiah 55:9 Paul planned to preach in Asia, but the Holy Spirit nixed that venture. Instead, God sent him to Europe. That […]

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