Month: December 2008

Nothing but Me

On By josephbarlowIn Journal1 Comment

Hey Friends,

Here’s an entry from my journal the other day. Hope it helps:

Joe

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Father, I love you.

Love me, son; with all your heart. Let me lift you. Let me strengthen you. 

You’d be amazed and you don’t know yet how much my power can lift you and strengthen you. You haven’t experienced it. 

But are you sold out to me completely? Have you given it all up for me? What are you holding on to that is so important that it’s more important than me? Examine these things. Let my Holy Spirit show you what is holding you back; what you are holding onto. 

I love you son. Be free from the constraints and trappings of this world. The satisfaction to come to you far exceeds what you’ve experienced. 

Nothing but me. Let that be your focus: nothing but me. Everything else will fall into its proper place when there is nothing but me. You’ll see how everything fits.

A Funny Email

On By josephbarlowIn Uncategorized2 Comments

Hey Friends,

This came in my email today. 

True or not, there’s truth here.

Enjoy, 

Joe

FLORIDA COURT SETS ATHEIST HOLY DAY

In Florida , an atheist created a case against the upcoming Easter & Passover holy days. He hired an attorney to bring a discrimination case against Christians, Jews & observances of their holy days. The argument was it was unfair that atheists had no such recognized day(s).

The case was brought before a judge. After listening to the passionate presentation by the lawyer, the judge banged his gavel declaring, ‘Case dismissed.’

The lawyer immediately stood objecting to the ruling saying, ‘Your honor, how can you possibly dismiss this case? The Christians have Christmas, Easter & others. The Jews have Passover, Yom Kippur & Hanukkah. Yet my client & all other atheists have no such holidays.’

The judge leaned forward in his chair saying, ‘But you do. Your client, counsel, is woefully ignorant.’ 

The lawyer said, ‘Your Honor, we are unaware of any special observance or holiday for atheists.’

The judge said, ‘The calendar says April 1st is ‘April Fools Day.’ Psalm 14:1 states ‘The fool says in his heart, there is no God.’ Thus, it is the opinion of this court, that if your client says there is no God, then he is a fool. Therefore, April 1st is his day.

Court is adjourned!  

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The Power of Questions

On By josephbarlowIn Uncategorized3 Comments
So, what would you think if I did a whole blog post and only asked questions?
Would you read it?
Could you get anything out of it?
Would you be willing to try????
  • So, what’s your name?
  • How old are you?
  • How did you vote in the last election?
  • What are your plans for eternity?
  • What are you doing after high school?
  • When was the last time you had an intelligent, enjoyable conversation?
  • What would you like for Christmas?

Have you ever considered the power of questions?

Have you ever wondered what life would be like if there were no periods or exclamation marks, just question marks?
Do questions open up a void or a vacuum demanding an answer?
Aren’t vacuums so powerful that they’ll draw anything available into them?
What if you ask the wrong person the right question?
Will you get the right answer?
Do questions create tension in our thinking?
Do questions lead to learning?
When was the last time you asked an intelligent question?
Do you think you could learn better if you asked better questions?
Do you know what you need to learn?
Do you know what questions to ask?
What if you ask the right person the wrong question?
Will you get the right answer?
Have you exposed yourself to the body of knowledge necessary to get you where you want to go?
Do you think knowledge will just come to you without you pursuing it with a question?
What if you asked God a question?
Would He reply?
What if you didn’t know what to ask Him?
What if you asked Him what you should ask?
What do you think?
Did you get anything out of this blog post?
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