by Susan Barnes | 17 Jul 2023 | Spiritual Lessons from Children
“Look Mum, my puppet’s waving.” “Look Mum, his mouth opens and shuts.” “Look Mum, now he’s dancing.” However, the strings soon became tangled and he grew tired of it—a puppet that was enjoyed one minute and forgotten the next....
by Susan Barnes | 17 Nov 2022 | Spiritual Lessons from Children
“Can I have a party?” said my almost eight-year-old. Inwardly I groaned as I thought of the noise, the mess and the expense. Yet I know most children love parties and so does God. The Bible is dotted with various parties and celebrations. In the Old...
by Susan Barnes | 3 Nov 2022 | Spiritual Lessons from Children
“Tie this around my head,” said my six-year-old grabbing a dirty dishcloth. “If you want to play blind man’s buff,” I replied, “let’s use a clean handkerchief.” It isn’t necessary to use something grubby to prevent someone from seeing, a clean cloth will do perfectly...
by Susan Barnes | 12 Oct 2021 | Quoting Other Writers
Rule 5 / Do not let your children do anything that makes you dislike them In this chapter, Peterson addresses child-rearing. Babies come into the world completely helpless, unlike many animals that can walk soon after birth. Peterson believes that children must be...
by Susan Barnes | 11 May 2021 | Articles
Recently I wrote this article for Christian Today. “Helicopter parent” is a term that was first mentioned in a parenting book in 1969 but it became more widely used in the early 2000s when American academic administrators became aware of an increasing number of “Baby...
by Susan Barnes | 16 Mar 2021 | Guest blogs
Travis Barnes lives in central Victoria with his wife and two daughters. He is a writer and speaker and loves to help people find their God-given calling and encourage people to walk with Jesus into the unique adventure he has for each person. His website is here....
by Susan Barnes | 29 Sep 2020 | Guest blogs
Travis Barnes lives in central Victoria with his wife and two daughters. He is an associate minister with the Churches of Christ denomination. Travis loves to help people find their God-given calling and encourage people to walk with Jesus into the unique adventure he...
