by sdbarnard | Jan 14, 2022 | Featured |
The rich and the poor (James 1:9-11) In James’ letter to the twelve tribes in the Dispersion, he instructs them how to view trials of various kinds. They are to count it all joy because the trials are not without purpose. The testing of one’s faith produces...
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 | Mar 4, 2021 | Featured |
The Joy of Trials Have you ever faced a trial? Have you ever endured suffering? Have you ever dealt with difficulty in your life? Of course, you have. We all have. Life in a fallen world is hard. It is difficult and it often hurts. Thankfully, those who trust in the...
by sdbarnard | Aug 7, 2020 | Uncategorised |
Counsel from Him who has the two-edged sword In Revelation 2:12-17 one finds the words of Jesus specifically to the church in Pergamum and generally to all the churches. In these words, Jesus identifies himself as “the words of him who has the sharp two-edged sword.”...
by sdbarnard | May 5, 2017 | Devotional |
Friends, This world is not our home. Do you ever stop and ponder that as God’s children we do not belong to this world? In fact, through the cross of Jesus Christ this world has been crucified to us and us to the world (Gal. 6:14). That being the case, we are...
