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
Win This Race
By Joe Barnett |
Do not run like someone running aimlessly. —1 Corinthians 9:26 Carl Lewis won four gold medals in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He was confident that his first leap had been good enough to win the gold in the long jump. …
MVP
By Joe Barnett |
How good is a timely word. —Proverbs 15:23 NBA star Michael Jordan seemed to be a shoo-in for the Most Valuable Player award in 1990. Without question, he was professional basketball’s most outstanding athlete. Many consider him the greatest roundballer ever to hit the hardwood. But Jordan wasn’t voted MVP. The …
Ditch the Blame Game
By Joe Barnett |
We are each responsible for our own conduct. —Galatians 6:5 Donald Jensen was umpiring a Little League game in Terre Haute, Indiana, when someone took exception to a call and threw a baseball bat at him, hitting him …
My Utmost for His Highest
By Joe Barnett |
Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others. —1 Peter 4:10 The daily-devotional book My Utmost for His Highest has occupied space on my coffee table for many years. Back story. Oswald Chambers was appointed to serve as chaplain to Australian …
God’s Providence
By Joe Barnett |
O Sovereign Lord! There is no one like you. —2 Samuel 7:22 I confess that I do not know how to reconcile God’s sovereignty with humanity’s free will—but I believe in both. I admit that I cannot explain how God’s providence …
The Way It Was and the Way It Is
By Joe Barnett |
Put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness. —Ephesians 4:24 My good friend Allen Isbell wrote the following, which strikes a chord with us grayheads. We were born before television, polio shots, frozen foods, Xerox, plastic, contact lenses, …
