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    Gleanings from the Word

    Our True Hero

    Posted on September 1, 2020May 22, 2021 by kenbarnes
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    But David kept thinking to himself, “Someday Saul is going to get me. The best thing I can do is escape to the Philistines. Then Saul will stop hunting for me in Israelite territory, and I will finally be safe.”  So David took his 600 men and went over and joined Achish son of Maoch, […]

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    Idolatry, Injustice, and Violence

    Posted on June 23, 2020May 22, 2021 by kenbarnes
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    Jun

    For when Solomon was old, his wives turned his heart away after other gods; and his heart was not wholly devoted to the Lord his God, as the heart of David his father had been.  For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians and after Milcom the detestable idol of the Ammonites. (1 […]

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    The Original Sin

    Posted on June 15, 2020June 18, 2022 by kenbarnes
    15
    Jun

      The man replied, “It was the woman you gave me who gave me the fruit, and I ate it.”  (Genesis 3:12 NLT) Some narratives often predominate in a nation that contains part of the truth, but not the whole truth.  Racism has been a terrible sin in this nation, but it is not the […]

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    The Original Sin

    Posted on June 15, 2020May 22, 2021 by kenbarnes
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    Jun

    The man replied, “It was the woman you gave me who gave me the fruit, and I ate it.”  (Genesis 3:12 NLT) Where it all started. Some narratives often predominate in a nation which contains part of the truth, but not the whole truth.  Racism has been a terrible sin in this nation, but it […]

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    The Promises of God

    Posted on June 11, 2020May 22, 2021 by kenbarnes

    For all the promises of God in Him areYes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us. (2 Corinthians 1:20 NKJV) The key to all our victories in Christ is the promises of God. In the Pilgrim’s Progress, the pilgrims, Christian and Hopeful are stranded in Doubting Castle, which was owned by […]

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    Nabal the Fool

    Posted on June 3, 2020May 22, 2021 by kenbarnes
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    Jun

     I know Nabal is a wicked and ill-tempered man; please don’t pay any attention to him. He is a fool, just as his name suggests. (1 Samuel 25:25 NLT) Gracious Abigail As his name suggests, Nabal was a fool.  Often there is a very thin-line between willful and ignorant behavior.  Grace is sometimes better served […]

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    God Our King

    Posted on May 27, 2020May 22, 2021 by kenbarnes
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    May

    “But when you were afraid of Nahash, the king of Ammon, you came to me and said that you wanted a king to reign over you, even though the Lord your God was already your king.  (1 Samuel 12:12 NLT) King Saul-Israel asked for a king. Israel asked Samuel, the Prophet, for a king.  God […]

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    The Valley of the Shadow of Death

    Posted on May 11, 2020May 22, 2021 by kenbarnes
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    May

    Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. (Psalm 23:4 NASB) David’s staff comforted him. The Coronavirus has us all living in the shadow of death.  Physical death is a reality, but living in […]

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    Adding or Subtracting from God’s Word

    Posted on May 7, 2020May 22, 2021 by kenbarnes

    Do not add to or subtract from these commands I am giving you. Just obey the commands of the Lord your God that I am giving you. (Deuteronomy 4:2 NLT) God’s Word is never up for revision.  Moses warned his people to never add to or take away from God’s instructions.  It is never wise […]

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    The God of My Salvation

    Posted on May 1, 2020May 22, 2021 by kenbarnes

    Even though the fig trees have no blossoms, and there are no grapes on the vines; even though the olive crop fails, and the fields lie empty and barren; even though the flocks die in the fields, and the cattle barns are empty, yet I will rejoice in the Lord!  I will be joyful in the […]

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