by sdbarnard | May 6, 2022 | Featured |
Paul’s counsel to the anxious (Phil 4:5-9) In Philippians 4:5-9 we find these words, The Lord is at hand; 6 do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the...
by sdbarnard | Jan 31, 2019 | Devotional |
Do you grasp for things which are not rightfully yours? Like…respect? recognition? appreciation? In our Faithful Friday Blog this week see how Christ not only didn’t strive for things that were rightfully his but also relinquished them.So, if there is any...
by sdbarnard | Sep 9, 2016 | Devotional |
Last month I introduced you to Lou Priolo’s booklet Discontentment: Why Am I So Unhappy? and presented to you Priolo’s survey of 25 questions. Today I would like to give you Priolo’s definitions of contentment and encourage you to think through what they say. 1....
by sdbarnard | Dec 18, 2015 | Devotional |
As we approach December 25, the day we set aside to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, I thought it might be beneficial (at least for myself if not anyone else) to pause and reflect upon the Incarnation. Christmas has become cluttered with many things that...