by Susan Barnes | 13 Jun 2022 | Short Devotion
“Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ … each one should carry their own load.” Galatians 6:2, 5 Helping people effectively is a tricky business and Paul’s instructions may sound contradictory. We want to avoid neglecting...
by Susan Barnes | 3 Apr 2022 | Short Devotion
“Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.” 2 Corinthians 9:6-7...
by Susan Barnes | 28 Nov 2021 | Short Devotion
Read more of my short devotions on this blog or on Pinterest. “Don’t we have the right to food and drink? Don’t we have the right to take a believing wife along with us, as do the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers and Cephas?” 1 Corinthians 9:4-5...
by Susan Barnes | 2 Mar 2021 | Articles
I wrote this article for Christian Today after I heard that 20% of gift cards aren’t used. Apparently, all we wanted for Christmas was … nothing. Twenty per cent of gift-card recipients are so prosperous they can’t think of a single thing they want to buy. We are...
by Susan Barnes | 21 Feb 2021 | Short Devotion
Read more of my short devotions on this blog or on Pinterest. “Truly I tell you,” he said, “this poor widow has put in more than all the others. All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live...
by Susan Barnes | 19 Feb 2018 | Short Devotion
Read more of my short devotions on this blog or on Pinterest. “Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you; therefore he will rise up to show you compassion.” Isaiah 30:18 God longs to be gracious to us. He wants to bless us more than we want to be blessed. When Jesus...