Joe Barnett

A poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins.                 —Mark 12:42 The story of the widow’s mite kindles feelings of guilt. But don’t read more into it than is there. Jesus warned about the dangers of wealth, but only once told someone to sell […]

Jesus . . . watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury.                        —Mark 12:41 Dr. John Broadus, renowned preacher in the last half of the 19th century, vacated his pulpit one Sunday as the collection was being taken and joined those who

She . . . put in everything— all she had to live on.       —Mark 12:44 This was Jesus’ last trip to the Temple. And this was his last observation in the Temple: He “watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury.” And these were his last words in the Temple:

Does he not see my ways and count my every step?             —Job 31:4 On Monday, May 23, 2016, Patty Ris was eating lunch at Deupree House, a senior living community in Cincinnati. Suddenly she choked and couldn’t breathe. A ninety-six-year-old resident seated beside her knew what to do—he administered

Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.        —1 Peter 5:7 You need faith on steroids—trust strong enough to know that while he may not always deliver you from storms, he will always be with you through storms. The squall triggered two questions . . . The disciples’ question

The wind died down and it was completely calm.                                   —Mark 4:39 “Don’t you care if we drown?” Jesus’ disciples howled. “He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, ‘Quiet! Be still!’ Then the wind died

They took him along . . . in the boat.                            —Mark 4:36 You’ve prayed for help, but received no answer. God seems unaware. Unconcerned. Asleep. His seeming indifference has you stressed out. You could understand it if you were a bad person,

Don’t you care if we drown?                —Mark 4:38 Jesus’ disciples were terrified! They had been in lots of storms, but never one like this. Most of them were experienced mariners. They had grown up around water; were professional fishermen; knew how to handle a boat. But they were

We know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him.              —Romans 8:28 There are some things we don’t know. We don’t know what the economy is going to do. We don’t know what turn the weather is going to take. We don’t know

Save yourselves from this corrupt generation.                                      —Acts 2:40 Peter told the Pentecost crowd about Jesus, who had been nailed to a cross outside Jerusalem fifty-three days ago. “God raised him from the dead,” he said, and made