I look forward to every New Year’s Day on January 1. Sometime when I was in my early 20’s my mother-in-law bought me a Day-Timer leather calendar with the annual insert. It was the A5 size and I used it almost religiously for years until the upgraded electronic gadgets and calendars took over. I can remember using both Day-Timer and … Continue reading Inspiring Quotes to Enhance Your Prayer Life
Author: Philip Harrelson
Escape the Trap of Vanity Fair: A Guide to Virtuous Living
I am writing another continuation of the previous post about the lessons we can learn from Pilgrim’s Progress in 2026. Specifically, I want to go back to the treacherous trap called Vanity Fair. A dangerous city that all travelers must go through on their way to the Celestial City. Just as a brief reference point, the whole seed of … Continue reading Escape the Trap of Vanity Fair: A Guide to Virtuous Living
Lessons from Pilgrim’s Progress–Vanity Fair & Its Challenge to Us in 2026
In and around the Barnabas Blog you will find a host of references to Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan. Part one was written in 1678 and part two was published in 1684. Over the years I have collected various copies of it. The nicest one is the one published by Easton Press and the oldest one is from the … Continue reading Lessons from Pilgrim’s Progress–Vanity Fair & Its Challenge to Us in 2026
Book Recommendation–Stockholm Syndrome Christianity by John G. West
I grew up reading books. I am not sure if it was expected that I should read books but once I learned how to read, books became things that took my mind and spirit to places I had never been before. I read all the Hardy Boys series, many of the biographies that were prevalent in the … Continue reading Book Recommendation–Stockholm Syndrome Christianity by John G. West
The Kitchen Table
The Kitchen Table I have spent a bit of time reading back through some of the old Barnabas Blog posts to stir up my thoughts and memories. One of the series that created a “time warp” was those that I had written about the various characters of Pilgrim’s Progress. Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress was initially recommended to me by Brother Harrell, the … Continue reading The Kitchen Table
My Poor Blog!
January 17, 2026 Twenty years ago, I started the Barnabas Blog on a whim. At the time, blogs or weblogs were sort of coming into existence from a variety of amateur writers and a few more serious ones on the religious scene. I can remember there were two blogs that I do not even remember … Continue reading My Poor Blog!
Take Care Fellow Travelers
June 10, 2025 Dear Fellow Traveler, I hope that all is well with you and with these letters I try not to clutter up your life too much with junk mail. I frequently am in conversation with pastors and ministers throughout the apostolic movement both in and out of various organizations. Wherever you may be … Continue reading Take Care Fellow Travelers
North Dakota District UPCI–Day 5–Bible Study Notes–Philip Harrelson
The following notes are the actual notes that I used in the July 14, 2023 session. As you can see there is a lot more content than what was covered in the session. The Saint Builds, Prays & Remains—vv. 20-21 A true saint will be one who builds his life on the Word of God … Continue reading North Dakota District UPCI–Day 5–Bible Study Notes–Philip Harrelson
The Certainty of Death
There are times that I wonder why over the years that I have felt such clarity about the matter of life and death. The theme of the brevity of life and the length of eternity has worked its way into much of my preaching for more than 30 years. Sometimes the weighty subject of death … Continue reading The Certainty of Death
Death by a Thousand Tiny Cuts
I was sitting across from a good friend of mine, Pastor Ben Weeks, in Sonny’s BBQ in Thomasville, Georgia, when he dropped a spiritual MOAB on me. The picture that his words had painted were clear, obvious, direct, and almost shocking to me. So much so that I could hardly even say anything for a … Continue reading Death by a Thousand Tiny Cuts
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