by Susan Barnes | 15 Mar 2022 | Poetry
I wrote the first draft of this poem when I was at school. The bell rang Forming a routine. Ringing on blue days, Yellow and purple days, Arranging waking hours. Long days neatly divided, Into the bite-sized pieces of a class. Weekend starts The bell is soundless. No...
by Susan Barnes | 26 May 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...
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...
by Susan Barnes | 14 Apr 2019 | Short Devotion
Read more of my short devotions on this blog or on Pinterest. “Wanting to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. He had Jesus flogged, and handed him over to be crucified.” Mark 15:15 Pilate, like the Jewish leaders, chose what was safe...
by Susan Barnes | 8 Oct 2018 | How God Sees Us
I’m continuing the series on: How God Sees Us, which commenced here. “Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.” Philippians 1:6 What God begins, He completes. But sometimes we...
by Susan Barnes | 1 Oct 2018 | How God Sees Us
I’m continuing the series on: How God Sees Us, which commenced here. For a long time in the history of the church, people thought you could only approach God, through a mediator, such as a priest. However, the good news is there is only one way to approach God –...
by Susan Barnes | 24 Sep 2018 | How God Sees Us
I’m continuing the series on: How God Sees Us, which commenced here. What’s the difference between grace and mercy? Mercy is not giving people what they deserve in terms of judgement. “But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not...
by Susan Barnes | 17 Sep 2018 | How God Sees Us
I’m continuing the series on: How God Sees Us, which commenced here. “For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.2 Timothy 1:7 Some translations read: “God has not given us a spirit of fear.” There is a...
