One thing I have become more passionate about over the years is Scripture memorization. The Bible is clear that we should not only read it, but hide it away in our hearts (Psalm 119:11). Memorization allows us to be away from our Bibles and still meditate on God’s word throughout the day. I have met […]
Author Archives: Eddy Barnes
Reading the Bible Prayerfully
A few weeks ago, I began a series of posts on how to read the Bible. The first two posts discussed reading the Bible consistently and contextually. In this post, I wanted to address how we can read the Bible prayerfully. Reading the Bible prayerfully is not a complicated concept. It just means that when […]
Tech Tuesday: Alfred, the Quick-Launcher
Since part of my job deals with the IT infrastructure of my church, I spend a lot of time on my MacBook. So I am always looking for software that helps me be productive. Though to be honest, I often spend more time reading about and playing with “productivity” software than actually being productive. One […]
Five Reasons I Love Electricity or
Why I Wouldn’t Have Survived the Oregon Trail
Yesterday there was a crazy thunderstorm in my area. When I say “crazy” I don’t mean, “wow, pretty lightning.” I mean, “where did that tree branch come from? We don’t have maples in this area” crazy. I found a trash can lid outside our fence, random pieces of trash scattered throughout the yard. But the […]
Seminary Education on the Cheap
One the exciting privileges I have in life is to be able to go to seminary for formal pastoral education. I have been attending the DC campus of Reformed Theological Seminary for about four semesters now. And although I don’t believe that a seminary education is all it takes to be a pastor, it has […]