by Susan Barnes | 13 Oct 2022 | Devotions
We can take comfort that God’s plans cannot be thwarted, not by Satan, not by wicked people and not by the apathy or the overreaction of his own people. God will bring about his plans and purposes. Furthermore, God has plans for our lives but these are often not what...
by Susan Barnes | 7 Jun 2022 | Women in the Bible
My husband and I have moved often. We were both living and working in Geelong when we married. Two years later, my husband received a promotion in his bank employment and we moved to Gippsland. We enjoyed living there but a drought caused a downturn in the town’s...
by Susan Barnes | 19 Sep 2021 | Short Devotion
Read more of my short devotions on this blog or on Pinterest. “When it was decided that we would sail for Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion named Julius, who belonged to the Imperial Regiment.” Acts 27:1 For a long...
by Susan Barnes | 1 Aug 2021 | Short Devotion
Read more of my short devotions on this blog or on Pinterest. “I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.” Acts...
by Susan Barnes | 13 Apr 2021 | Articles
Recently I started a creative writing course. I’m currently studying storytelling and wrote an article about storytelling for Christian Today. As researchers and historians have studied ancient stories, they have discovered a common theme that occurs across cultures...
by Susan Barnes | 8 Sep 2020 | Sermonettes
Recently I preached this short sermon at my church. It’s part of a series focussing on “whatever is true” (Philippians 4:8). This message focusses on our significance in Christ. Evolution would tell us we are meaningless blobs of slime, it’s a lie. Our lives have...
