by Susan Barnes | 22 May 2023 | Short Devotion
“‘Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.’ Again he stooped down and wrote on the ground. At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing...
by Susan Barnes | 31 May 2022 | Communion Talks
One day the elders of Israel came to see Ezekiel to inquire of the Lord. Amongst other things, the Lord gave this message to his people. “I gave them my Sabbaths as a sign between us, so they would know that I the Lord, made them holy” (Ezekiel 20:12). In the Old...
by Susan Barnes | 11 Mar 2021 | Book Reviews
Humility begins with a brief biography of Andrew Murray including photos. He was born in South Africa in 1828 where his Scottish parents were missionaries. He became a great preacher, evangelist and writer. He was influential in the revival that occurred in South...
by Susan Barnes | 18 Feb 2021 | Book Reviews
Holiness, Truth and the Presence of God begins with the encouragement to think of it as going on a journey, where we leave self-righteousness and pride behind and travel the journey of truth and humility to a place of holiness. However, I found the book to be more...
by Susan Barnes | 26 Apr 2020 | Short Devotion
Read more of my short devotions on this blog or on Pinterest. “So then, each of us will give an account of ourselves to God.” Romans 14:12 We seek to live a sinless life, not out of fear of having to give an account to God that shows we didn’t measure...
by Susan Barnes | 29 Mar 2020 | Short Devotion
Read more of my short devotions on this blog or on Pinterest. “Since they did not know the righteousness of God and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.” Romans 10:3 The Israelites rejected Jesus as their Messiah...
by Susan Barnes | 8 Oct 2019 | Articles
I wrote this article recently for Christian Today. It surprises me that people on the fringe of faith, or totally opposed to faith,often ask me about Noah. Of all the stories in the Bible, why Noah? I suspect it’s because they heard this story as a child and now as...
by Susan Barnes | 21 Aug 2017 | Bible Verses - Topics
5 more Bible verses from Paul’s letters that encourage holiness (goodness). 1 Thessalonians 4:4, 2 Timothy 1:9, Hebrews 10:10, 1 Peter 2:5, 1 Peter 2:9 Click here for more encouraging Bible verses.