by Susan Barnes | 21 Aug 2023 | Devotions OT
“He shielded him and cared for him; he guarded him as the apple of his eye, like an eagle that stirs up its nest and hovers over its young, that spreads its wings to catch them and carries them aloft.” Deuteronomy 32:10-11 After one of our many moves, I was looking...
by Susan Barnes | 10 Aug 2023 | Short Devotion
“You are a king, then!” said Pilate. Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. In fact, the reason I was born and came into the world is to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me.” John 18:37 If anyone is genuinely interested in seeking and...
by Susan Barnes | 9 Nov 2021 | Quoting Other Writers
Rule 8 / Tell the truth—or, at least, don’t lie Peterson draws on historical accounts to show the dangers of believing lies, even small lies. Once you start believing small lies, it’s a short step to believing bigger lies. This can happen to us personally if a goal is...
by Susan Barnes | 26 Sep 2021 | Short Devotion
Read more of my short devotions on this blog or on Pinterest. “Some were convinced by what he said, but others would not believe.” Acts 28:24 Paul, probably the world’s best preacher and teacher, gave compelling reasons and evidence for faith but some...
by Susan Barnes | 25 Jul 2021 | Short Devotion
Read more of my short devotions on this blog or on Pinterest. “You have brought these men here, though they have neither robbed temples nor blasphemed our goddess.” Acts 19:37 Paul didn’t create opposition by calling for a public gathering to dispute...
by Susan Barnes | 22 Jul 2021 | Book Reviews
In his book, Love matters more, Jared Byas takes great exception to the way Christians use the phrase to “speak the truth in love” (Ephesians 4:15). Quoting many examples where Christians have clearly been less than loving in the way they have used the truth. Byas...
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 | 14 Feb 2021 | Short Devotion
Read more of my short devotions on this blog or on Pinterest. “Tell me: John’s baptism—was it from heaven, or of human origin?” They discussed it among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven’ … “But if we say, ‘Of human origin’…” Luke...
