Joe Barnett

Because I live, you also will live.                         —John 14:19 I recently presided at the memorial service for a dear friend who had battled cancer for six years. In a post to family and friends, he wrote, “I have zero fear of death.” Jesus […]

Love one another.    —John 13:34 David Doubilet, the most-published photographer for National Geographic, is a master craftsman who produces breathtaking underwater pictures. Environmentalists berate him for not publishing hard-edge pictures of polluted oceans, grungy beaches, and dead fish. But Doubilet believes the way to inspire people to be environmentally sensitive is to show the

The apostles got into an argument about which one of them was the greatest.                         —Luke 22:24 When Jesus took off his robe, wrapped a servant towel around his waist, filled a basin, and began washing his disciples’ feet, you could have heard a

[God] planned . . . that we should be adopted as his own children.             —Ephesians 1:5 Eloise sits on the edge of her four-year-old’s bed and says: “If I could have my pick of all the girls in the world, when I saw you I’d say, ‘She’s the one

Name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.                 —Matthew 1:21 The 2013 movie, Man of Steel, was a reboot of the Superman myth. Clark Kent, the super-powered alien from the planet Krypton, assumed the role of protector, facing off with General Zod to

Sin will not rule over you.              —Romans 6:14 His older sister was bossy when they were children: she dictated; he obeyed. One day his mother told him, “You don’t have to do what she says—she’s not your boss.” That did it. Free at last. Is Satan exploiting your slip-ups—tormenting

In him we have redemption . . . the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace.                                     —Ephesians 1:7 Enough money can buy almost anything these days. $52 million will get you a seat on

In [Christ] we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.     —Colossians 1:14 After the American Civil War, Major General Lew Wallace served a stint as governor of New Mexico Territory, where he encountered Billy the Kid and Sheriff Pat Garrett. The Civil War and the Wild West convinced Wallace that reconciliation and redemption could

God will help me; the Lord will support me.        —Psalm 54:4 The little shaver slipped away from his parents, traipsed onto the stage where the renowned Ignacy Paderewski would be playing tonight, sat at the grand piano, and started playing chopsticks. As Paderewski walked from the wings, the tense audience held its

Today you will be with me in paradise.                            —Luke 23:43 An elderly lady, who lived in a remote area of Scotland, had to make a government-mandated visit to Edinburgh. She worried herself into weariness prior to the trip, because she feared the