Our Identity In Christ
by Brett Barry
Dear Ambassadors of Christ,
I asked the Lord what would encourage His body today. He said, “Remind them of Who they are in Me.”
So here are a few thoughts.
First, you…
Nov 16 2016
Nov 8 2016
Worship Is Longing
Worship Is Longing
by Brett Barry
Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me, and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. PS 139:23-24
Father,…
Nov 8 2016
Worship Is Longing
Worship Is Longing
by Brett Barry
Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me, and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. PS 139:23-24
Father,…
Oct 31 2016
Boaz
Our youngest son Pierz has always had an incredible fascination with words, especially with the way they sound. When he was a toddler, we'd often hear him walking around the house repeating a new word he'd discovered. By the time…
Oct 31 2016
Season's Greetings & New Year Blessing
One Christmas season a few years back, I was thinking about Christmas (in light of the celebration surrounding the birth/childhood of Jesus) and the desire we have in our hearts to better understand the fullness of this blessed event. And…
Oct 31 2016
Blogging
Music Success In Nine Weeks (Week 5: Exercise on Blogging)
I have another confession to make. Well, more of an observation to express. I’m finding this blog about blogging to be the most challenging so far. Mainly because the reading…
I have another confession to make. Well, more of an observation to express. I’m finding this blog about blogging to be the most challenging so far. Mainly because the reading…
Oct 11 2016
Turn This Ship Around
Turn This Ship Around
by Brett Barry
Or take ships as an example. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot wants to go. James 3:4
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Sep 13 2016
Life and Death and the Tongue
Life and Death and the Tongue
by Brett Barry
The tongue has the power of life and death…Prov 18:21
I had a dream in the wee hours of early morning the other day about the power of our words and…
Aug 9 2016
The Great Escape
The Great Escape
by Brett Barry
Hebrews 12:1-2 “And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith.”
Ok.
I was heading in a very clear direction…
Jul 26 2016
Being Led By The Spirit
Being Led by the Spirit
by Paul Black
What does to mean to be “led” by the Holy Spirit? If I'm honest with myself, in my daily life I tend to think that being led by the Spirit is when…
Jul 12 2016
(In)Dependent Thought
(In)Dependent Thought
by Brett Barry
Genesis 3:1 Now the serpent...said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?”
I especially love the opening lines of Genesis 1: “In the beginning, God…
Nov 27 2010
Touché
Our daughter, Lauren, was just a few weeks shy of turning 13 and had been talking frequently about the value of getting a cell phone. While many children her age had them, we’d been discouraging her on that particular move…