Joe Barnett

Many who are first will be last, and the last first.   —Mark 10:31 “What is the most difficult instrument to play?” renowned orchestra conductor Leonard Bernstein was asked. “Second fiddle,” answered Bernstein. “I can get plenty of first violinists, but to find one who plays second violin with as much enthusiasm or second French […]

Be conformed to the image of His Son.                    —Romans 8:29 Ask any group what their favorite scripture is, and you can count on someone saying, Romans 8:28—“We know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called

Moses my servant is dead.            —Joshua 1:2 This essay isn’t a treatise about what happens to you when you take your last breath; it’s about who’s going to do all the stuff you’ve been doing when you’re not here to do it anymore. A before-dawn-till-after-dark schedule is evidence of importance,

He is able to save completely those who come to God through him.             —Hebrews 7:25 Training Magazine cited research by Natalie Gabel, noting that if 99.9% were an acceptable level of performance, 2,000,000 documents would be lost by the IRS and 20,000 drug prescriptions would be filled incorrectly per

On Friday, March 15, our Pathway website crashed. I know that some of our readers of the daily devotionals often click to visit the website and you haven’t been able to do that lately. The site is being redesigned and rebuilt and will be back up in the near future. The site being down doesn’t

Act justly . . . love mercy . . . walk humbly.                              —Micah 6:8 Looking at “negatives,” the commonly listed “Seven Deadly Sins” are pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, and sloth. Mahatma Gandi’s list of “Seven Deadly Sins” was wealth

I have brought you glory on earth by completing the work you gave me to do.                        —John 17:4 Crossing off the last item on your to-do list at the end of a busy day is a “whew” moment. In the last full day of

Please come as soon as you can.          —2 Timothy 4:9 The apostle Paul’s last New Testament letter was addressed to his protégé, Timothy. He urged him to come for a visit before winter set in. All but one of his companions had moved on to other demands, and Paul was lonely.

Make the best use of your time.         —Ephesians 5:16 I was young, undisciplined, and disorganized. Rick was young, disciplined and organized. He had a shelf of self-help and time-management books and a big day-planner that mapped his days to the minute—the epitome of productivity. I confess to having morphed into a