by Susan Barnes | 13 Mar 2023 | Short Devotion
“But avoid foolish controversies and genealogies and arguments and quarrels about the law, because these are unprofitable and useless. Warn a divisive person once, and then warn them a second time. After that, have nothing to do with them.” Titus 3:9-10 Sadly some...
by Susan Barnes | 10 Nov 2022 | Devotions
A life of peace isn’t a life without problems. To experience God’s peace requires us to receive his peace and hold onto it in difficult times. We exercise faith and trust in God knowing he is in control of all our circumstances so there’s no need to worry. And if we...
by Susan Barnes | 27 Oct 2022 | Devotions
God gives us a peace that is inexplicable, comforting, restorative and endless. He wants us to rest in him so he can give us peace. He is not a workaholic, a slave driver, or a taskmaster. We can rest and enjoy his peace, not because we’ve earned it but because it’s a...
by Susan Barnes | 17 Oct 2022 | Short Devotion
“Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life: You should mind your own business and work with your hands.” 1 Thessalonians 4:11 Leading a quiet life was wise and practical advice. Christians were a persecuted minority in the first-century Roman Empire and Paul didn’t...
by Susan Barnes | 7 Feb 2021 | Short Devotion
Read more of my short devotions on this blog or on Pinterest. “If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace—but now it is hidden from your eyes … because you did not recognize the time of God’s coming to you.” Luke...
by Susan Barnes | 24 Mar 2020 | Articles
I wrote an article for Press Service International called, How can we feel safe? I wrote it in the aftermath of the Australian bushfires. Though the context has now changed and our world is focussed on the Coronavirus, it’s still true that we live in a dangerous...
