by Susan Barnes | 28 Nov 2022 | Short Devotion
“A woman should learn in quietness and full submission.” 1 Timothy 2:11 Often our focus is on the next verse, “I do not permit a woman to teach or to assume authority over a man.” In doing so, we miss how countercultural it was for Paul to say “women should learn.”...
by Susan Barnes | 31 Mar 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 adventure he...
by Susan Barnes | 19 Dec 2019 | Book Reviews
Rediscovering Scripture’s Vision for Women is a theological book and quite academic, so I didn’t always find it easy to read. Nevertheless, Lucy Peppiatt’s message is clear, a patriarchal world wasn’t God’s intention and a male-dominated hierarchy isn’t as Scriptural...
by Susan Barnes | 13 Sep 2017 | Book Reviews
Days Before Dibley by Jill Swallow is a short autobiographical account of Jill Swallow’s early days in ministry. It begins with a very funny story of mistaken identity. However, although there were other humorous moments throughout the book, they were lost on me...
