by Susan Barnes | 5 Jun 2023 | Short Devotion
“Do not believe me unless I do the works of my Father. But if I do them, even though you do not believe me, believe the works, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me, and I in the Father.” John 10:37-38 Jesus engages his audience by arousing their...
by Susan Barnes | 29 May 2023 | Short Devotion
“To this they replied, ‘You were steeped in sin at birth; how dare you lecture us!’ And they threw him out.” John 9:34 After Jesus heals a man blind from birth on the Sabbath, the Jewish authorities investigate but they won’t accept the plain evidence in front of...
by Susan Barnes | 5 Oct 2021 | Women in the Bible
Recently I wrote this article for Christian Today. Every day we exercise faith based on evidence. We sit on a chair without checking its structural integrity. We exercise faith in the person who made the chair and the evidence that other people have sat on it. We...
by Susan Barnes | 26 Sep 2021 | Short Devotion
Read more of my short devotions on this blog or on Pinterest. “Some were convinced by what he said, but others would not believe.” Acts 28:24 Paul, probably the world’s best preacher and teacher, gave compelling reasons and evidence for faith but some...
by Susan Barnes | 12 Sep 2021 | Short Devotion
Read more of my short devotions on this blog or on Pinterest. “The king is familiar with these things … I am convinced that none of this has escaped his notice, because it was not done in a corner. King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know you do.”...
