Author: Warren (Barney) Barnhart

Charles Plumb was a U.S. Navy jet pilot in Vietnam. After 75 combat missions, his plane was destroyed by a surface-to-air missile. Plumb ejected and parachuted into enemy hands. He was captured and spent six years in a communist Vietnamese prison. He survived the ordeal and now speaks on the lessons learned from that experience. One … Continue reading Who’s Packing Your Parachute?

What's a penny worth? Well, a penny. Yes, it's easy to dismiss a penny, something of so little value. In fact, the penny, the lowest coin or currency in the United States monetary system, is thrown away as worthless by some. This story offers a different perspective of the penny, a coin of great worth. … Continue reading The Lesson of the Penny

Philippians 3:13-14 NIV “Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.” As humans, we tend to remember what we need to forget and forget what we need to remember. God, on the other … Continue reading Remembering to Forget

"It Is No Secret" was written by Stuart Hamblen, who is regarded as one of radio's first "singing cowboys." Hamblen, the son of a Methodist minister from Texas, didn't handle his fame very well. As Wikipedia tells us, his drinking, and the brawling and "destructive behavior" it produced, landed him in jail "many times." This … Continue reading It Is No Secret

If you are anything like me, images are and have been, very powerful.  Our minds respond incredibly remarkable to input we put into our brains, sometimes not totally conscious of it.  Can you remember a time you saw something that prompted you to act or think a certain way? Music is another powerful tool, but … Continue reading The Power of Images

Will there ever be a time when Christians will agree and honor the differences in one another?  I assume that will be when Christ returns, when judgements between people will cease and all will be united perfectly. Over the years, there have been many different groups, factions and independent thinkers who have sought to promote … Continue reading Common Ground 

Are you seeing with precision and clarity? Or is your vision blurry? I'm not referring to your physical eyesight, but your spiritual eyesight. As Christians we all wear spiritual glasses and from time to time, we need to check our vision. Clear spiritual vision is vital to our walk with God, our faith and how … Continue reading How Is Your Vision?

"Dear God, around the world, even at this second in time, there are those who long for, seek for and hunger for you. Hungry hearts waiting to be fed and nourished and sustained with all the rich nutrients designed to bring forth productive growth, which you provide so graciously. Lead me to someone today, that … Continue reading Walk the Talk

God, you who are perfect, acted in a perfect way, through the perfect work of your son, Jesus. He walked perfectly and perfectly accomplished our perfect salvation.  We now have a portion of your perfect nature-holy spirit! Now we can perfectly pray in a language you can perfectly understand.  We can now perfectly appreciate the … Continue reading A Life of Legacy

What is it about some days that seem to start rapidly from the moment we wake up and pick up speed?  We must be on the offensive it appears when we awaken first thing.  I have started a study on the word “tempt” and “temptation”.  It encourages me to sharpen and hone my spirituality, so … Continue reading Anxiety or Peace?