by Susan Barnes | 24 Aug 2023 | Short Devotion
“I am sending you.” And with that he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.” John 20:22 This reminds us of God breathing on Adam and imparting life (Genesis 2:7). The disciples have many encounters with God through his Spirit. Initially, they respond to...
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 Aug 2021 | Short Devotion
Read more of my short devotions on this blog or on Pinterest. “[the Lord] said. ‘Leave Jerusalem immediately, because the people here will not accept your testimony about me.’ … Then the Lord said to me, ‘Go; I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”...
by Susan Barnes | 20 Jul 2021 | Articles
Recently I wrote this article for Christian Today. Lately, I have happened across stories of ordinary, middle-aged adults coming to faith. These people had no real connection to a church or a believing community. I have found their stories fascinating and enlightening...
by Susan Barnes | 26 Jan 2020 | Short Devotion
Read more of my short devotions on this blog or on Pinterest. “The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness, since what may be known about God is plain to...
by Susan Barnes | 7 Mar 2019 | Book Reviews
My Name Is Lucy Doherty is an enjoyable story for older primary school children. An author visits Lucy, and her best friend Lottie’s school, for Book Week. Lucy is impressed by the author and immediately decides to become a writer. The story is a biographical account...
by Susan Barnes | 5 Mar 2019 | Women in the Bible
In Acts 16 we read the story of Paul preaching to a group of women at Philippi. One of these women was Lydia who was a “dealer in purple cloth.” She would have been a wealthy business woman. Paul only spent several days in Philippi but there are two other stories of...
