Today’s Walk in the Word

Jesus Knows Your Name

By Joe Barnett / February 18, 2019 / Comments Off on Jesus Knows Your Name

He calls his own sheep by name.                  —John 10:3 “Flashing a thumbs-up, Jenn said, “My professor remembered my name.” Jenn’s happy reaction sent me scouring my shelves for my old copy of Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends and Influence People. Surfing its pages, I found the […]

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Covering the Old with the New

By Joe Barnett / February 15, 2019 / Comments Off on Covering the Old with the New

The old has gone, the new has come!        —2 Corinthians 5:17 Chris Baker, an Illinois tattoo artist, uses his talent to help people make changes in their lives. Chris transforms tattoos of former gang members, reformed sex workers, victims of human trafficking, and others who have been branded; converting the old symbols […]

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Love Story

By Joe Barnett / February 14, 2019 / Comments Off on Love Story

The Lord will hold me close.         —Psalm 27:10 Erich Segal’s Love Story is about Ollie and Jenny, whose life together was cut short when Jenny was diagnosed with leukemia at age twenty-four. On her deathbed, she asked, “Would you do me a favor, Ollie? Would you please hold me very tight?” […]

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Our Advantage

By Joe Barnett / February 13, 2019 / Comments Off on Our Advantage

The word of God is alive and active.                     —Hebrews 4:12 Do you think Abraham had an advantage over us because God spoke personally to him? Don’t forget that Abraham lived through long periods of silence. When Jehovah told him he would make him into a […]

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He Knows How You Feel

By Joe Barnett / February 12, 2019 / Comments Off on He Knows How You Feel

It was necessary for Jesus to be in every respect like us.       —Hebrews 2:17 An article in USA Today described how David Dillard schools his young architects to understand the residential needs of older people. He sends them on twenty-four-hour “sleepovers” in a senior living center. They put on pajamas, wear earplugs […]

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The Greatest Literature

By Joe Barnett / February 11, 2019 / Comments Off on The Greatest Literature

Learning your words gives wisdom.             —Psalm 119:130 Someone defined great literature this way: “When you are done reading, you’re a different person.” J.I. Packer’s Knowing God and A.B. Bruce’s The Training of the Twelve rank high on books that have had that effect on me. I came away from […]

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Never Out of His Sight

By Joe Barnett / February 8, 2019 / Comments Off on Never Out of His Sight

You notice everything I do and everywhere I go.    —Psalm 139:3 The annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is the biggest, glitziest, and weirdest tech show in the world. On display at CES this year was a smart refrigerator that will automatically order food items that need to be restocked; and a toilet […]

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You’re Where You Are for a Reason

By Joe Barnett / February 7, 2019 / Comments Off on You’re Where You Are for a Reason

He had to go through Samaria.           —John 4:4 The shortest route from Judea to Galilee went through Samaria. But because of their fierce hatred of Samaritans, Jews shunned that short cut, even though the detour took twice as long. On his way to Galilee, John 4:4 curiously says of Jesus, […]

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A Clean Page

By Joe Barnett / February 6, 2019 / Comments Off on A Clean Page

New every morning. —Lamentations 3:23 After a monumental mess-up, Sarah said, “Isn’t it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet?” We make our share of mistakes—some of us more than our share. But forgiveness gives us a fresh start. God turns the page and says, “I will […]

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Never Deserted by God

By Joe Barnett / February 5, 2019 / Comments Off on Never Deserted by God

I will not forget you!    —Isaiah 49:15 The bond between mother and child is like no other. She may be sheepish and reclusive—but attack her child, physically or orally, and look out! The endearment lasts a lifetime. We’ve all seen a 350-pound jock, panned by TV cameras, flash a toothy grin and mouth for […]

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