Today’s Walk in the Word

Biting Judgment Bites Back

By Joe Barnett / December 6, 2017 / Comments Off on Biting Judgment Bites Back

Do not judge, or you too will be judged.                           —Matthew 7:1 Ninety-year-old Mama Marshall never uttered an unkind word about anyone. When someone was harshly judgmental of another, she always gently said, “Maybe she’s going through a hard period of hurt.” After […]

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Third and a Mile

By Joe Barnett / December 5, 2017 / Comments Off on Third and a Mile

[H]e gives [gifts] to each one, just as he determines.                               —1 Corinthians 12:11 Bum Phillips, known for his trademark cowboy hat and quick quips, coached the Houston Oilers from 1975 to 1980. He had a punishing runner in Hall of […]

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Matching Tattoos

By Joe Barnett / December 4, 2017 / Comments Off on Matching Tattoos

I have engraved you on the palms of my hands.                             —Isaiah 49:16 In Hindu traditions, married women display a sindoor (a red dot) at the parting line of their hair to declare their wedded commitment. In our part of the world, […]

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Are You Using All Your Strength?

By Joe Barnett / December 1, 2017 / Comments Off on Are You Using All Your Strength?

My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.        —Psalm 121:2 One of twelve-year-old Bill Frey’s chores was to scout the family’s Georgia farm for stumps of pine trees that had been cut down, grub them out and chop them into kindling. He was struggling with a stubborn one […]

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Here’s Something to Boast About

By Joe Barnett / November 30, 2017 / Comments Off on Here’s Something to Boast About

Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.              —1 Corinthians 1:31 Solomon tried on lots of hats in pursuit of happiness. He had a boatload of wealth and wisdom. “I denied myself nothing my eyes desired,” he said. The result? “[E]verything was meaningless, a chasing after the wind” (Eccl […]

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No One Knows Us and Loves Us Like God Does

By Joe Barnett / November 29, 2017 / Comments Off on No One Knows Us and Loves Us Like God Does

I have loved you with an everlasting love.                    —Jeremiah 31:3 There isn’t anything about us that God doesn’t know. “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,” God told Jeremiah; “before you were born I set you apart” (Jer 1:5). Paul said ditto for […]

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You Are Highly Favored

By Joe Barnett / November 28, 2017 / Comments Off on You Are Highly Favored

Greetings, you who are highly favored!                         —Luke 1:28 Angel Gabriel showed up at Mary’s door and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored!” He told the mystified teenager that she would give birth to a son and that he would be great and […]

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Favored by God

By Joe Barnett / November 27, 2017 / Comments Off on Favored by God

Noah . . . found favor in the sight of the Lord.                               —Genesis 6:8 Fed up with human corruption, God decided to wipe out the whole rotten bunch. “Noah, however, found favor in the sight of the Lord” (Gn 6:8). […]

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Too Many Irons in the Fire?

By Joe Barnett / November 24, 2017 / Comments Off on Too Many Irons in the Fire?

[Y]ou are worried and upset about many things.                               —Luke 10:41 Marv pointed to stacks of papers, magazines, and books on his desk, and a mountain of more of the same on his credenza. “I have way too much going on,” […]

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Your Yardstick

By Joe Barnett / November 23, 2017 / Comments Off on Your Yardstick

[W]ith the measure you use, it will be measured to you.        —Matthew 7:2 Today’s text is a statement that appears three times in three different contexts in your New Testament. Matthew uses it concerning the way you judge others: “[I]n the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with […]

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