Today’s Walk in the Word

Day Planners

By Joe Barnett / April 6, 2026 / Comments Off on Day Planners

You do not know what will happen tomorrow.                                      —James 4:14 A Day Planner is a time management tool that has sections for each day, with spaces to chart activities for each hour. Planning and using time productively […]

Easter Is Coming

By Joe Barnett / April 3, 2026 / Comments Off on Easter Is Coming

He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.          —1 Corinthians 15:57 Jesus knows the helplessness and hopelessness you feel when your world is falling apart. He knows how it feels to pray and wonder if you’re being heard. He’s been there. In the darkness of Gethsemane, he prayed to […]

The Next to the Last Chapter

By Joe Barnett / April 2, 2026 / Comments Off on The Next to the Last Chapter

Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live.                  —John 11:25 A 2017 article in Psychology Today ranked fear of dying as our number one fear. For many, the thought of dying is terrifying. Hebrews 2:15 speaks of “those who all their lives were held […]

The Light Still Shines

By Joe Barnett / April 1, 2026 / Comments Off on The Light Still Shines

He is not here; he has risen.            —Matthew 28:6 Jesus began his ministry “to fulfill what was said through the prophet Isaiah . . . the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned” […]

Something Worth Knowing

By Joe Barnett / March 31, 2026 / Comments Off on Something Worth Knowing

Christ died and returned to life.                 —Romans 14:9 Jesus’ disciples were curious: When would the end come? It was a short conversation: Jesus told them, “About that day or hour no one knows” (Mt 24:36). We don’t know if the time in which we’re living is in […]

Victory

By Joe Barnett / March 30, 2026 / Comments Off on Victory

Death has been swallowed up in victory.                      —1 Corinthians 15:54 Of all the days on our calendar, there is no day like Easter to reawaken our conviction that death has been swallowed up in victory. The undeniable fact of Jesus’ resurrection gives us assurance of […]

Remember Those Who Shaped You

By Joe Barnett / March 27, 2026 / Comments Off on Remember Those Who Shaped You

Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you.                   —Hebrews 13:7 Can you remember a teacher who took an interest in you and made you feel special? Or a grandparent who loved you, listened to you, and assured you that everything was going to […]

Finish What You Started

By Joe Barnett / March 26, 2026 / Comments Off on Finish What You Started

Now finish the work. —2 Corinthians 8:11 When the Corinthians heard of the need of Jerusalem Christians, they were the first church to express a desire to help. Great start! Commendable beginning! Exemplary commencement! But it seems that their initial enthusiasm had diminished. So, Paul urged them to complete what they had begun: “Finish the […]

Four Questions; Four Answers

By Joe Barnett / March 25, 2026 / Comments Off on Four Questions; Four Answers

We are more than conquerors through him who loved us.            —Romans 8:37 Need a spiritual boost? Here are four questions and answers in Romans 8 that should do the trick. Question:If God is for you, who can be against you? Answer: No one, because God did not spare his own […]

Your Living Hope

By Joe Barnett / March 24, 2026 / Comments Off on Your Living Hope

[God] has caused us to be born again to a living hope.              —1 Peter 1:3 Life without Jesus is a bleak and empty existence. It’s impossible to amass enough wealth, join enough clubs, implement enough hobbies, or engage in enough entertainment to fill the emptiness. But when you commit […]

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