Brother Ron Barnes
Founder and Pastor

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Brother Ron answers your questions about religion, spirituality and ministry

Gatebuilder Ministry
A ministry to ministries. We want to help you become a more effective servant of our Father and your community.

Living Smart
Outreach Ministry

Equipping people to be positive,  productive members of the community.

Prayer Ministry
Prayers and prayer resources for Baha'i, Buddhists, Christians, Hindus, Jews, Muslims, Native Americans, New Age, Pagans and other faiths.


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Religious Education
Resources to expand your knowledge and understanding of the world's major religions

Music Ministry
Ron's original gospel songs and links to Christian music web sites.

Resource Directory
Where to find help for medical problems, abuse, finances and other issues.

Career Planning
How to identify the right career, locate potential employers and get the job you want.



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Over the years, many people have come to me asking for advice on religion, spirituality and their ministries. Below are links to their questions and my responses. While I do not claim to have all the answers, many people have found my responses useful. I invite you to send me your questions. If I can be a resource for you, I will rejoice in being a servant to our Father and His children.

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Abiogenesis
Abuse of Religion
Adam and Eve
Affirmations
Alcohol and the Angel
Am I a Bible-Thumper?
Am I Going to Hell?
Animals in Heaven
Apes As Our Ancestors
Are All Baptisms Equally Authoritative?
Are Jazz Christian Songs Sinful?
Are There Many Paths to God?
Are There Things Science Can Not Explain?
Are My Parents Being Fair?
Are Our Pagan Ancestors in Hell?
Baha'i Prayer
Behavior of the Body of Believers
Believing in Religion
Believing Without Seeing
The Bible and Political Office
The Bible Is In Vain
The Bible is Outdated
Bible Translations
Bible Verses about Trust
The Big Bang
Big Ideas
Book Burnings
Can a Person Be Cursed?
Casting Pearls Before Swine
Causes of Anti-Semitism
Christian Humanists
Corporate Ministry
Deceiving Spirits
Describing God
Different Types of Prayer
Disrespect for Judaism
Do Different Bibles Have the Same Text?
Do Even "Good Christians" Question Their Faith?
Do You Worship the God Scient?
Docetism, Nestorianism and Monophysitism
Does It Hurt When Someone Underestimates You?
Dominion Over the Earth
Eunuchs in Judaism
Evolution in School
Explaining the Rosary
Explaining the Trinity
Eye of a Needle
Faith-Based Proposals
Federal Money for Faith-based Organizations
Free Will vs. God's Will
God in Us
God Showed Me Buddhism
God's Will or Demons
Going Through Channels
The Gossip Game
Has Christianity Forgotten Its Purpose?
Hatred of Gays and Premarital Sex
Hell on Earth
Homosexuals and Christianity
How Can I Feel Equal and Free
How Could Jesus Be God?
How Do I Find a 30 Day Novena?
How Do I Forgive Myself?
How Does One Walk by Faith?
How Does Sin Take Us Away from God?
I Am So Confused
I Don't Feel Worthy to Pray
I Need Some Help
If God Helps Those Who Help Themselves
If God Is Just a Feeling
If Humans Were Smarter, Would We Still Need Religion?
If Jesus Came Back Today
If Jesus Really Did Rise, What Would It Mean?
If You Were God
In Much Wisdom Is Much Grief
Individual God
Intelligent Design
Is Being Ordained Online Real?
Is Christianity a Fear-Based Religion?
Is God an Individual God?
Is God a Sadist?
Is God Really In Control?
Is God Taking a Break?
Is God Testing Us?
Is It More Important To Read the Bible or Go to Church?
Is Jesus Coming Back Soon?
Is the Bible a "Good Book"?
Is the Theory of a Multi-Universe Plausible?
Is There a Difference Between Male and Female Ablution?
Is There Something Strange About Me?
Is Your Belief a Conscious Choice or the Result of Experiences?
Isaiah 43:18
Jealous God
Jesus in the Fourth Dimension
Jihad
John 13:1-15
John 14:6
Joseph and His Coat
Judges 3:10-11
Judgment Without Knowledge
Killing the Prophets
Kung Fu and God
Leningrad and Aleppo Codices
Lesson of the Virginia Tech Tragedy
Love or Fear
Love the Sinner, Hate the Sin
Lutheran Baptism
Making Your Own Religion
Matthew 24:45,46
Mark 1:2
Money and Religion
More Sides to the Story
Mosianic Law
My Father Doesn't Want Me To Be a Christian
My Intolerant Atheist Parents
My Mother Is an Extremist
Mythology in the Bible
The Name of Jesus
Names of the Three Kings
Natural Witches
The New Toy
Objectivism, Subjectivism and Relativism
On Judgment Day
Once Saved, Always Saved
Only Begotten Son
Our Pastor Keeps the Profits
"Passion of the Christ" Special
Perfect Truth
Personal Responsibility
The Pledge and the Court
Prayer and the Kennedy Assassination
Probate Mind
Prophecy
Proverb 11:1
Prosperity Gospel
Purity Rings
Puzzled by Phelps
Queen of Sheba
Question on Coveting
Questions About Religion
Rakshabandhan
Raptureready.com
Reincarnation
Religion and Hate?
Religion and the War in Iraq
Religion in the Workplace
Religion Will Not Solve Your Problems
Religious Tolerance
The Role of the Church
Romans 12:9
Same Sex Marriage
Sanctity of Marriage
Sandalphon and Vimarone
Satan-Trickster or Scapegoat
Satanic Symbols
Should I Attend the Local Church?
Should I Name My Son "Jesus"?
A Sign From God or the Devil
Slaughtering Lambs for Eid
Slippery Slope
Son of Man
The Soul and the Holy Spirit
The Spiritual World and the Material World
Starting a Wiccan Ministry
Streets of Gold
Thinking Too Highly of Yourself
Titus 1:9
Trouble With Old Habits
True Church
The Truth
Turning the Other Cheek
Unwanted Proselytizing
We Are All Going to Hell
Web Sites for Marriage Ceremonies
Weight and Ministering
What Do You Think of Apostasy?
What Does INRI on a Crucifix Mean?
What Does "Tat Twam Asi" Mean?
What Happens When the Rapture Comes?
What Is a "True Christian"?
What Part of Christianity Can Be Accepted by Non-Believers?
What Would Jesus Do?
When Should I Be Baptized?
Where Does Jesus Say "Worship Me"?
Who Are the Murdered Prophets?
Who Created God?
Who Was Cain Worried About?
Who Was God Talking To?
Why Am I Responsible for Adam and Eve?
Why Ask for God's Help?
Why Can't God Be Female?
Why Can't We Pray to God?
Why Did God Fail?
Why Do I Need to "Find God"?
Why Do People Blame God for Their Problems?
Why Do People Try To Force Their Beliefs on Me?
Why Do Women Have To Obey?
Why Does God Create Sinners?
Why Does God Hate Me?
Why Does God Need Worship?
Why Doesn't Christianity Make Sense?
Why Is There Such a Stigma About Sex?
Why Should I Believe in God?
Will God Forgive Me For My Sins?
Will I Ever Understand the Bible?
The Woman in Revelations 12
World Without End

Personal Responsibility