Today’s Walk in the Word

Gifts of Love

By Joe Barnett / December 21, 2020 / Comments Off on Gifts of Love

[God] did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us.     —Romans 8:32 O. Henry’s The Gift of the Magi is the love story of Jim and Della, each wanting to give the other a special Christmas gift—but they had no money. Jim’s prized possession is a gold pocket watch; Della’s […]

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You and Your Money

By Joe Barnett / December 18, 2020 / Comments Off on You and Your Money

Be on your guard against all covetousness.                                —Luke 12:15 Solomon had a boatload of money; his daddy left him a bundle, and he made piles of it on his own. He handled his inheritance well, using a significant chunk of […]

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Detours

By Joe Barnett / December 17, 2020 / Comments Off on Detours

The Lord will guide you always.                   —Isaiah 58:11 Has your GPS ever sent you on a weird course? Mine has. I recently voiced an address—I knew the way to the area, but not the specific location in that neighborhood. I got wacky directions from the get-go. […]

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Are You Listening?

By Joe Barnett / December 16, 2020 / Comments Off on Are You Listening?

Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.                  —Deuteronomy 31:8 “If I’ve told you once, I’ve told you a hundred times!” Once, when my mother said that, I smart-mouthed, “If I’ve heard you say that once, I’ve heard you say it a hundred times.” Believe me, I […]

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Defeating Deficiency with a Double TT

By Joe Barnett / December 15, 2020 / Comments Off on Defeating Deficiency with a Double TT

You will keep in perfect peace those [who] trust in you.         —Isaiah 26:3 How’re you doing? “Well, except for . . .” If you can finish that sentence, you’re not OK. Worrying and Complaining are twin sisters that keep us on edge. Is there any way to defeat these sister-sins? Yes. […]

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Go to Church

By Joe Barnett / December 14, 2020 / Comments Off on Go to Church

You will take me into glory.             —Psalm 73:24 Psalm 73 specifies Asaph’s problem—and its solution. The problem. Asaph’s problem is not uncommon: “My feet had almost slipped . . . for I envied the arrogant when I saw [their] prosperity” (vv. 2–3). Asaph was jealous of the fat cats. […]

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Everything Here is Temporary

By Joe Barnett / December 11, 2020 / Comments Off on Everything Here is Temporary

We brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it.                  —1 Timothy 6:7 Cagey advertisers have brainwashed us into believing that happiness is regulated by conditions. In other words, happiness is determined by such things as health, wealth, or marriage—leaving us wondering why […]

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Listen for the Shepherd’s Voice

By Joe Barnett / December 10, 2020 / Comments Off on Listen for the Shepherd’s Voice

My sheep listen to my voice.                —John 10:27 In 2005, the Associated Press reported that in Istanbul, Turkey, a sheep jumped from a cliff to its death—and that fifteen hundred more sheep followed. Turkish shepherds had left the sheep to graze while they went to breakfast. Jesus identifies […]

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Show Me the Way

By Joe Barnett / December 9, 2020 / Comments Off on Show Me the Way

Show me the way I should go.                —Psalm 143:8 I’m going to recommend a fourteen-word prayer to you. But first this . . . Being unfamiliar with the area, I knew the name of the store, but not the location. I asked a gentleman at a convenience store, […]

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Keep Growing

By Joe Barnett / December 8, 2020 / Comments Off on Keep Growing

Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.                     —2 Peter 3:18 Pablo Casals, one of the greatest cellists of all time, was still practicing and playing in his 90s. An interviewer asked, “Mr. Casals, you are ninety-three years old, why […]

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