by sdbarnard | Nov 12, 2021 | Featured |
What is humility? Beloved, What is humility? Is humility thinking less of yourself? Is humility less thinking of yourself? What do we mean when we say, “He is full of himself?” Is this not a declaration of pride in another? Were you...
by sdbarnard | Nov 5, 2021 | Featured |
How to ask the giving God (James 1:6-8) Last month we considered James 1:5 and that James commands believers to ask God for wisdom if it is lacking. This month, I would like to pick up where we left off last month (see Ask the giving God) and consider what James...
by sdbarnard | Oct 1, 2021 | Featured |
Ask the giving God (James 1:5) 5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. (Jas. 1:5 ESV) James ended verse 4 with a word on lacking nothing and then picks up in verse 5 with a word...
by sdbarnard | Sep 2, 2021 | Featured |
Only an Earthly King (Esther 1) Now in the days of Ahasuerus, the Ahasuerus who reigned from India to Ethiopia over 127 provinces, 2 in those days when King Ahasuerus sat on his royal throne in Susa, the citadel, 3 in the third year of his reign he gave a feast for...
by sdbarnard | Aug 20, 2021 | Featured |
Haman in Your Heart is a Greater Threat Than Mordecai un-Managed Beloved, Haman thought his greater threat came from a Jew who would not bow the knee in worship of himself (Esther 5:9, 13). The real threat, however, was in his own soul. The greatest threat...
by sdbarnard | Aug 6, 2021 | Featured |
Make War a Long Time (Josh 11:16-23) Part 1 – Safety in Numbers (Joshua 10:1-5)Part 2 – Time for Battle (Joshua 10:6-8)Part 3 – Leave Nothing Undone (Joshua 11:1-15) For this month’s blog, I would like to pick up where I left off last month in...