by Susan Barnes | 27 Jul 2022 | Communion Talks
Christians sometimes say they would like to be a New Testament church but I suspect they have a romanticized idea of what the early church was really like. Let’s consider these verses which reveal some of the conflicts in the early church: Acts 6:1 – Widows were being...
by Susan Barnes | 27 Mar 2022 | Short Devotion
“We want to avoid any criticism of the way we administer this liberal gift. For we are taking pains to do what is right, not only in the eyes of the Lord but also in the eyes of man.” 2 Corinthians 8:20-21 Sometimes we’re required to do things that seem unnecessary...
by Susan Barnes | 19 Oct 2021 | Quoting Other Writers
Rule 6 / Set your house in perfect order before you criticize the world Peterson discusses the tragic nature of life, pointless suffering and our apparent meaningless existence. He talks about those that have committed atrocities but also those who have been able to...
