Latest Posts By Kurt Barnes
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The Gift You Already Own: Discovering the Power of the Holy Spirit
Have you ever felt like you were living in spiritual poverty while sitting on untold riches? In the 1920s, a Texas rancher named Ira Yates struggled to feed his family of ten. His land was cursed with bad soil and… Continue reading
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The Battle for the Imagination
The human soul does not survive on information alone. It thrives on story. It breathes in cadence, rhythm, and verse. Lately, we have traded our inheritance for the illusion of progress. We are consuming endlessly, yet we are starving. The… Continue reading
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The Radical Power of Unity: Learning to Forgive From the Cross
In a world fractured by division, there’s a prayer that echoes through the centuries—a prayer Jesus prayed on the night of His arrest. It wasn’t a prayer for personal comfort or divine rescue. Instead, He prayed for something that would… Continue reading
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The Invisible Weight: Finding Peace in the Pressure of Parenting
Mother’s Day carries a unique emotional complexity. It’s a day of celebration, yes—but also one that surfaces deep tensions for many. Some are waiting and hoping. Others are grieving. Many are simply exhausted, feeling crushed under the weight of trying… Continue reading
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From Plastic Fruit to Real Life: The Power of Abiding in Everyday Relationships
There’s something profoundly deceptive about artificial fruit. From a distance, it looks convincing—vibrant, perfectly shaped, abundantly displayed. But up close, the illusion falls apart. No life flows through those branches. No nourishment exists in that fruit. It’s all plastic, held… Continue reading
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The True Vine in Marriage: Reversing the Curse of Control
Marriage stands as one of life’s most beautiful paradoxes—simultaneously the most intimate connection two people can share and the most challenging relationship to sustain. We enter marriage with dreams of perfect partnership, only to find ourselves exhausted from trying to… Continue reading
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The Exhausting Trap of Manufactured Fruit
There’s a massive gap between the relationships we want and the relationships we actually have. We dream of marriages marked by intimacy and joy, families characterized by peace and patience, friendships that go deep rather than staying surface-level. Yet when… Continue reading
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The Evidence That Demands a Verdict
When we examine the resurrection account in Matthew 27-28, we encounter something remarkable: a story so well-documented, so thoroughly witnessed, and so radically transformative that it has withstood two thousand years of scrutiny. Consider the circumstances. After Jesus died, His… Continue reading
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The Weight of the Cross: Walking Through Holy Week
There are moments in Scripture so sacred, so heavy with meaning, that they demand more than casual reading. They require us to slow down, to remove our shoes on holy ground, and to let the full weight of what happened… Continue reading
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Are You Ready? Three Questions That Will Define Your Eternity
The ancient wedding celebration was in full swing—or at least it should have been. Ten bridesmaids waited with their lamps lit, anticipating the groom’s arrival. But as the hours stretched into the night, five of them realized they had made… Continue reading
