through honor and dishonor, through slander and praise. We are treated as impostors, and yet are true; as unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and behold, we live; as punished, and yet not killed; as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, yet possessing everything. 2 Corinthians 6: […]
Author Archives: kenbarnes
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Mar
Mar
He removed the high places and broke down the sacred pillars and cut down the Asherah. He also broke in pieces the bronze serpent that Moses had made, for until those days the sons of Israel burned incense to it; and it was called Nehushtan. (2 Kings 18:4 NASB) Hezekiah was a righteous King. He instituted many reforms, […]
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Feb
Feb
Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Matthew 28: 19-20 NKJV […]
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Dec
Dec
For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven. Ecclesiastes 3:I ESV Every new season in 2026 can be better understood by reading the Book of Ecclesiastes. Life on this earth, under heaven or under the sun is undergoing constant change. It can be compared to the phases of the […]
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Dec
Dec
He (Joseph) took with him Mary, to whom he was engaged, who was now expecting a child. And while they were there, the time came for her baby to be born. She gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him snugly in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, […]
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Dec
Dec
Pilate said to him, “What is truth?” John 18:38, ESV Jesus was, and is, the King, ruling in people’s minds through the power of truth. Yet the world has always opposed absolute truth. There once was a clock maker in Europe. In his storefront, he had a large clock. A man came by every day […]
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Nov
Nov
…… .in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus (1 Thessalonians 5:18 NASB). Sammy could not understand why God would give him something and then take it away. When I lived in Hawaii, there was a little blond-haired boy named Sammy from the Big Island whose family taught me […]
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Nov
Nov
And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they loved not their lives even unto death. Revelation 12:11 ESV The song “I have Decided to Follow Jesus”, is sung universally in the Church today. There is a back-story to this song that will make […]
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Oct
Oct
He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth with his income; this also is vanity. Ecclesiastes 5:10 ESV When you are in your twenties, you see the things that people have, and you say One day, I’m going to have some of that good stuff. When you are […]
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Sep
Sep
Revelation 12:11 ESV And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they loved not their lives even unto death. There is power in the blood. On September 10, 2025, the day an assassin killed Charlie Kirk was a horrific day for all believers in […]