by Susan Barnes | 17 Mar 2022 | Book Reviews
In his book, The Thing Beneath the Thing, Steve Carter looks at why we sometimes overreact to certain people or events and how this may be connected to past hurts. Carter encourages readers to become curious about our overreactions particularly when there are patterns...
by Susan Barnes | 25 Jan 2022 | Communion Talks
When I first became a Christian, I was told to, “Keep short accounts with God.” Apparently, I was supposed to confess all the sins I committed to God every day. This struck me as odd. But I didn’t grow up in a Christian home and my Christian friends seemed to...
by Susan Barnes | 7 Sep 2021 | Quoting Other Writers
Rule 2 / Treat yourself like someone you are responsible for helping Peterson begins with a conundrum. Why don’t sick people take their medication? He quotes statistics that show two-thirds of people don’t take the medication that doctors prescribe for them. Either...
by Susan Barnes | 13 Jul 2021 | Devotions
“This is what I’ll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store my surplus grain. And I’ll say to myself, ‘You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.’” Luke 12:18-19I recently heard the...
by Susan Barnes | 13 Jun 2021 | Short Devotion
Read more of my short devotions on this blog or on Pinterest. “Therefore, my friends, I want you to know that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you. Through him everyone who believes is set free from every sin, a justification you...
by Susan Barnes | 9 May 2021 | Short Devotion
Read more of my short devotions on this blog or on Pinterest. “Then Simon answered, ‘Pray to the Lord for me so that nothing you have said may happen to me.’” Acts 8:24 Why didn’t Simon pray for himself? Since he claimed he wanted to be free of bitterness...
