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
Enjoy This Day
By Joe Barnett |
This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. —Psalm 118:24 Today is the day to which all of your yesterdays have pointed since the day of your birth—and the day from which all of your tomorrows will proceed …
Going without Knowing
By Joe Barnett |
He went without knowing where he was going. —Hebrews 11:8 God told Abraham, “Leave your country, your people and your father’s household and go to the land I will show you.” “So Abraham left” (Gn 12:1, 4)—without a …
The New You
By Joe Barnett |
You have been made right with God. —1 Corinthians 6:11 Ray Stedman came to his pulpit and read the text for the day. “Don’t fool yourselves. Those who indulge in sexual sin, who are idol worshipers, adulterers, male prostitutes, homosexuals, thieves, greedy people, drunkards, abusers, and swindlers—none of …
Your Life Has Been Changed
By Joe Barnett |
Give thanks to the Lord . . . for the amazing things he has done for [you]. —Psalm 107:15 More than a million people posted tributes to Apple founder Steve Jobs following his death, praising him for changing their lives and expressing their sense of …
Put Yourself in the Picture
By Joe Barnett |
Why are you so frightened? —Mark 4:40 Rembrandt’s seascape, Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee, pictures Jesus’ panic-stricken disciples struggling against a violent storm while Jesus sleeps. In the biblical story, they wake him and ask, “Don’t you care that we’re drowning?” Jesus stills the …
A Spoonful of Honey
By Joe Barnett |
How sweet are your words to my taste. —Psalm 119:103 Bombarded with negative news, I think we need a dose of Mary Poppins—a bit of this delightful fictional nanny’s levity and positivity. Here are a few words from the 1964 …
