Why I Brought He Calls You By Name Back

After years of grief, caregiving, and loss, Jim Barnes thought He Calls You By Name was a closed chapter. Then one woman’s story reminded him why this name-woven devotional still mattered.

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In this video, Jim shares the deeper story behind He Calls You By Name, the grief that shaped his journey, and why he felt called to bring this name-woven devotional back with renewed purpose.

A gift I never forgot

There are some gifts you never forget.

For me, one of those gifts came from my mother in 1999.

She gave me a small stand-up devotional filled with personalized Scriptures. I had read Scripture many times before, but this felt different. When I opened it and saw my own name placed inside the verses, it stopped me.

It felt as if God was speaking directly to me.

That moment stayed with me. It touched something deep in my heart. I began giving the devotional to other people because I wanted them to experience the same thing.

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