Posts by Rich Barrett

What happens if an individual or a family spends more money than they make? What if they continue to do so, year-after-year? What happens if an entire nation behaves in such a manner? The headlines of the last few days have been clear. Our country is financially lost. Does the Bible offer any solution relevant…

Felt like with all the gloom & doom in the news you could use a good laugh on a Saturday. Enjoy. http://www.glumbert.com/embed/warthogemergency

I watched the president’s address Wednesday evening, and I found it interesting that he spent 5 of his 12.5 minutes explaining the history of the problem. I thought he did well to not cast blame on any one specific individual or group of individuals. However, he did address a specific heart issue: Greed. Greed’s a…

Our family took a spontaneous trip up to Jekyll and St. Simons Islands on Labor Day. It was refreshingly deserted on these quiet islands, where the canopies of live oak make you feel as if you’re in another world. The home pictured here was advertised for sale. We were pretty tempted, but fell just a…

I love being part of the Access community, partly because this is a group of people that are always moving forward. Just three weeks into the series, “It Came From Within,” and already you’re asking, “What’s next?” And I know why you’re asking. You are thinking about a friend, family member, or co-worker that you’d…

Here’s something I learned over at Orange Families: Andy Stanley, our teaching pastor, has a new podcast focused on leadership.Click here to listen or subscribe to the podcast.

I believe there are two kinds of people you should be chasing in your life: 1. People who are chasing God. It would do everyone reading this a great deal of good to surround themselves with genuine, close friendships comprised of people who are striving to see God made real through their words & deeds.…

From the very inception of Access Church, we said that if we could use just one word to describe Access Church, it would be “relational.” Let’s face it, you can listen to our music on your iPod. You can even listen to Andy Stanley, our teaching pastor, on at least two iTunes podcasts. So, Access…