by Susan Barnes | 1 Mar 2020 | Short Devotion
Read more of my short devotions on this blog or on Pinterest. “For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body ruled by sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin.” Romans 6:6 “We know,” we don’t think...
by Susan Barnes | 18 Feb 2020 | Reading the Bible
Today, I am continuing the series on, Reading the Bible. At the moment I’m looking at the lissue of lying, truth-telling and gossip. I know Christians who have told lies to enhance their reputation, to dupe people out of finances, and to gain employment. The...
by Susan Barnes | 11 Feb 2020 | Reading the Bible
Today, I am continuing the series on, Reading the Bible. My last post in this series was about cultural lies. This one is about confronting people, perhaps over their dishonesty. When is it right to confront people over their sin? We’re fallen people, living in a...
by Susan Barnes | 4 Feb 2020 | Reading the Bible
Today, I am continuing the series on, Reading the Bible. I’ve had a break from these posts for a while, but I have a few more random thoughts that I’d like to share. The next few are about different aspects of truth-telling and lies. How do we take our...
by Susan Barnes | 26 Jan 2020 | Short Devotion
Read more of my short devotions on this blog or on Pinterest. “The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness, since what may be known about God is plain to...
by Susan Barnes | 3 Dec 2019 | Reading the Bible
Today, I am continuing the series on, Reading the Bible. This post looks at truth telling and confidentiality. During World War II many Christians hid Jews. In order to do so, they were required to engage in deceptions regarding identity papers and ration books, as...
by Susan Barnes | 11 Jul 2019 | Book Reviews
I didn’t realise Lies Men Believe, is a companion book to, Lies Women Believe. If I had, I would have read the book about women! Nevertheless, I expect there’s a lot of overlap in many areas, except for the chapter on sex, which I found interesting from a male...
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...
