by Susan Barnes | 5 Jan 2021 | Articles
I wrote this article for Christian Today about our sense of wanting to do enough to appease our conscience. About a year after becoming a mother, I went to a meeting for young mums. As an ice-breaker, the leader asked us to answer the question, “What is the minimum...
by Susan Barnes | 17 Nov 2020 | Articles
Recently, I wrote this article for Christian Today about the importance of social capital. The term “social capital” has become popular among social analysts to explain the value of community, connectedness and a sense of belonging. It’s something God knew...
by Susan Barnes | 27 Oct 2020 | Articles
I wrote this article for Christian Today about the problem of setting goals.I’m highly structured and organized, but I hate setting goals. I hate SMART goals, SWOT, SOAR and any other goal-setting tools. I find them boring, exhausting and frustrating.However, I do...
by Susan Barnes | 15 Sep 2020 | Articles
I wrote this article for Christian Today on the living with uncertainty.The title, None of us knows how long this will be, could be the latest newspaper headline. However, it was believed to have been written when Jerusalem was under Babylonian attack in about 586 BC....
by Susan Barnes | 1 Sep 2020 | Articles
I wrote this article for Christian Today on the benefits of long term relationships. Recently I discussed my forty plus years of marriage with a young person. He said he couldn’t imagine being with one person for that length of time. It caused me to think...
by Susan Barnes | 4 Aug 2020 | Articles
I wrote this article for Christian Today on the spiritual parallels found in jigsaw puzzles.. My husband, Ross, likes doing jigsaws, and the Covid-19 shutdown has allowed him to complete several. As I like to find spiritual parallels to earthly activities, I’m sharing...
by Susan Barnes | 7 Jul 2020 | Articles
I wrote this article for Christian Today about protecting the vulnerable during the pandemic.In the avalanche of articles about the Coronavirus, from time to time, an article surfaces regarding the sacrifices of younger people for older more vulnerable people. The...
by Susan Barnes | 9 Jun 2020 | Articles
The coronavirus has provided an unanticipated opportunity for many of us to rethink our priorities. We always find time for the things that are important to us. This is from an article I wrote recently for Christian Today: I read this on the internet where it was...
