Joe Barnett

When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me.       —1 Corinthians 13:11 When your friends have a new baby they send you pictures, right? The little doll is beautiful, but have you noticed that unless she’s sleeping, she’s crying? There are no “minor inconveniences” to a baby. A newborn doesn’t […]

Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.               —1 Corinthians 12:27 “For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do” (Eph. 2:10). God knew what he

God has arranged the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be.                           —1 Corinthians 12:18  “I’m not a gifted person,” you say. Yes you are … “Christ has given each of us special abilities—whatever he

Run in such a way as to get the prize.             —1 Corinthians 9:24 You are in a race where the stakes are high and the prize is priceless … “Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training.

You were bought at a price.      —1 Corinthians 6:20 Sir Winston Churchill ran World War II from a heavily bunkered underground fortress in London dubbed The War Rooms. Visitors today can view the chair in which the Prime Minister sat, the desk at which he worked, and the pen with which he wrote.

I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God made it grow.  —1 Corinthians 3:6 Machines moved through the field, harvesting a bumper crop. Admiring the immaculately manicured acreage, the crop insurer said to the farmer, “God sure built a beautiful farm here, didn’t he?” “You should have seen it when God had it by

The Lord has assigned to each his task.                    —1 Corinthians 3:5 You are exactly who God wants you to be—you! You are the only you in the world. There is no one else like you. Never has been. Never will be. You are an original. One

She has been a great help to many people, including me.            —Romans 16:2 Paul wanted to visit his brothers and sisters in Rome. That trip was put on hold, so he wrote them a letter. But Paul was in Corinth, 1500 miles from Rome. No USPS, UPS, or FedEx. How

Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.            —Romans 15:2 There are some people whose company we enjoy … and some we don’t. We prize the companionship of those who build us up, encourage us, see the best in us. We treasure the friendship

Let us stop passing judgment on one another.                                —Romans 14:13 Finding fault with those with whom we live, work, and worship doesn’t require special insight or superior intelligence. Jesus’ charge to yank the plank out of our own eye before