by Susan Barnes | 18 Sep 2023 | My happenings
It’s mid-semester break at the school where I work so I’m taking this week off from posting to enjoy some rest, reflection and recreation. Be back soon.
by Susan Barnes | 9 Apr 2023 | My happenings
The Heidelberg Catechism was written in 1563 and Easter is an excellent time to revisit it. It does a good job of explaining the Christian view of salvation being my faith alone which was achieved for us by Christ’s death on the Cross. Question: How are you...
by Susan Barnes | 15 Dec 2022 | My happenings
This is my last post for 2022! I usually take a couple of weeks off from blogging over Christmas and New Year, but this year I’m taking a month off. I’ve had a very busy year with moving house, starting a new job, getting covid and having family members unwell so I’m...
by Susan Barnes | 15 Oct 2022 | My happenings
Last weekend I attended the Omega Writers Conference on the Gold Coast. The previous two conferences were cancelled so it was lovely to meet in person and catch up with so many writers. I was fortunate to be a finalist for the unpublished adult nonfiction Caleb Prize....
by Susan Barnes | 10 Jun 2021 | My happenings
I’ve been writing on blogs since June 2005 so there are over 2,000 posts on this site. This post will help you navigate them. The links here will take you to index pages where you will find lists of links to actual posts. Alternatively, you can use the search...
by Susan Barnes | 31 May 2021 | My happenings
My newsletter has changed to a weekly devotion which I will email on Tuesdays. Sign up is in the side bar. These devotions will be on the topic: Seeing ourselves as God sees us God is the God of all truth and his view of us is more accurate than our view of ourselves....
by Susan Barnes | 1 Aug 2019 | My happenings
Following the cruise, we explored Amsterdam on our own. We visited the Anne Frank museum and Corrie Ten Boom’s house in nearby Harlem. Two completely different life situations, Anne a young girl, Corrie an older woman; Anne a Jew, Corrie a Gentile; Anne hidden, Corrie...
by Susan Barnes | 30 Jul 2019 | My happenings
Over the next few days, we visited a number of small German towns including Dürnstein, Passau and Regensburg. They are quaint towns often with narrow, cobblestoned streets. Most have some historical buildings or ruins, either bridges, castles, monasteries or churches....
