A Word From Joe Barnett
This site is about words.
First, about God’s authoritative, inspired Word.
Second, about my non-authoritative, non-inspired words—nevertheless, written in hope that they will encourage those who read them, and above all that they will point the reader to God’s Word.
Here are the regular features you will find here.
- Today’s Walk in the Word. A brief devotional that appears Monday through Friday. Each entry is based on a single verse of Scripture, followed by my comments related to it, and ending with a summary aphorism. To access the latest devotional click on "Today’s Walk in the Word" below. To access previous messages click on "Archives/A Walk in the Word" in the top menu.
- On My Mind. Messages on varied topics that appear on this site at least once a month. To access the latest entry click on "On My Mind" below. To access previous messages click on "Archives/On My Mind" in the top menu.
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If you find anything here that brings you, or those with whom you share these messages, into a closer relationship with the Lord, I praise God and thank him for permitting our paths to cross.
Thanks for dropping by. I hope you will do so often.
Today's Walk in the Word
Hope for the Hopeless
By Joe Barnett |
Don’t be afraid; just believe. —Luke 8:50 In the last half of Luke 8, there are three stories that reveal Jesus as the hope for the hopeless. He healed a hopelessly wild demoniac whom everyone feared, and no one could tame. Jesus transformed him into a missionary (vv. 26–39). […]
You Are Rich
By Joe Barnett |
God will meet all your needs. —Philippians 4:19 “She’s rich as Rockefeller!” How rich is that? When John D. Rockefeller died, his accountant was asked, “How much did John D. leave?” “All of it!” he said. There’s a vast difference between the “Haves” and “Have Nots” while we’re here. But when we […]
Repentance and Renewal
By Joe Barnett |
Rend your heart and not your garments. —Joel 2:13 The nation of Judah was experiencing an agricultural disaster. Locusts were demolishing their crops. The prophet Joel warned them that the worst was yet to come. Unless they repented! They could […]
Who’s In Control?
By Joe Barnett |
Even the wind and the waves obey him. —Mark 4:41 It’s nearly noon as I write these words, but outside my window it’s dark as night. Rain is torrential, streets are flooding, there’s been a tornado citing—and there’s nothing I can do to […]
Are You Listening?
By Joe Barnett |
Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear. —Luke 8:8 Luke 8:5–8 records Jesus’ Parable of the Sower; and verses 11–15 explain its meaning. The parable pictures the four kinds of soil on which the seed—the Word of God—falls: the unresponsive heart […]
No Room for Him
By Joe Barnett |
There was no room for them in the inn. —Luke 2:7 The trip from Nazareth to Bethlehem was arduous for pregnant Mary and anxious Joseph. When Joseph sought lodging in the inn, he was turned away. The innkeeper […]