Joe Barnett

Give me understanding according to your word.                                 —Psalm 119:169 This week we have been pinpointing a few people and the text that changed their life. Here is our final batch. William Penn: “This is the victory that overcometh the

Direct my footsteps according to your word.                        —Psalm 119:133 This week we are pinpointing a few people and the text that changed their life. Leo Tolstoy: “Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.     —Psalm 119:105 This week we are pinpointing a few people and the text that changed their life. Andrew Fuller: “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” (Matthew 11:28). C.G.

How sweet are your words to my taste.                          —Psalm 119:103 This week we are pinpointing a few people and the text that changed their life. Catherine Booth: “My grace is sufficient for thee” (2 Corinthians 12:9). James Chalmers: “The Spirit and the bride

I trust in your word.    —Psalm 119:42 In the 1920s, F.W. Boreham wrote four books about people whose lives were changed by a single text. This week let’s look at a few of them: not their stories, just the texts that changed their lives. Martin Luther: “The just shall live by faith” (Romans 1:17).

[W]ho are you to judge your neighbor?                       —James 4:12 In Durham, North Carolina, he was known as the “Street Fiddler.” He could do it all: Bach, Mozart, Hank Williams, Texas swing. His name was Dave, but only a few old-timers knew that. Hardly anyone

The rain came down, the streams rose . . . and beat against that house.”        —Matthew 7:27 Hundreds of thousands of Houston-area residents have built or bought homes in floodplains. Some weren’t warned about the risk by officials or builders. Others knew the danger and moved in anyhow. In the backwash of

[D]o this in remembrance of me.     —1 Corinthians 11:24 During the Passover meal the night before his crucifixion, Jesus gave his disciples bread, representing his body, and told them to eat it “in remembrance of me.” He gave them the cup, representing his blood, and told them to drink it “in remembrance of

These stones are to be a memorial to the people of Israel forever.          —Joshua 4:7 Finally, after forty years in the wilderness, the Israelites were on the verge of entering the Promised Land. But between their camp and Canaan, the Jordan River roared at flood stage. Joshua ordered the priests to