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10 Things I Hate About God And How He Won Me Anyway
What if the honesty you’re afraid to express is exactly what God wants from you? Moses asked God to kill him. Jonah got angry when God showed mercy. Job wished he’d never been born. These biblical heroes said things to God that would make most modern Christians uncomfortable, yet God didn’t abandon them. Instead, he engaged with them.
10 Blessings of God You Won’t Want To Miss
Are you experiencing God’s blessings? Or perhaps wondering if God blesses at all? Author, Susan Barnes, considers these questions as she explores God’s longing to bless his people with his love, peace and joy. Susan shares real-life stories and practical insights that are grounded in Scripture to develop a better understanding of his desire to bless.
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Free e-booklets contain either quotes from 10 Blessings of God You Won’t Want To Miss OR a free chapter from my book 10 Things I Hate About God And How He Won Me Anyway. And two free e-booklets contain short devotional thoughts that are 100 words or less, from each chapter of Matthew’s Gospel or the New Testament Letters.
Podcast – Pilot
My first podcast will be on Friday 19th June 2026 and today I’m launching the pilot.
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My Book Launch
On Saturday, I launched my new book, 10 Things I Hate About God And How He Won Me Anyway. I recorded my talk, which explains how I came to write the book and how I came up with the title.
Podcast#14 : I will seek the Lord
I desire to be wise and make wise choices and decisions, but sometimes I feel indecisive. Generally, it’s because I think I don’t have enough information to make the best possible decision. Or I think I don’t have the time or resources to investigate all the different options. Or I feel overwhelmed by choice. God never has these problems!
Quotes from 10 Blessings
God is happy, relaxed, unflustered, at peace. The last page is written—evil will be conquered, and all God’s people will live happily ever after. We can take such confidence from this.
Podcast#13 : I will rejoice and sing
David begins this psalm by saying, “O Lord, how long will you forget me? Forever?” (v.1) and ends with acknowledging that the Lord has been good to him. Our emotions can change overnight, over hours or in the time it takes to write six verses!
I have an anchor for my soul
There’s a lot of media coverage about incidents of extreme weather and the effects of global warming. In minutes, earthquakes can change the landscape. Mountains of ice can crumble into the sea. However, as this verse in Psalm tells us even if this happens, we do not fear because God is our refuge and strength.
Podcast#12 : I can trust God’s promises
Purified silver is untainted. Its purity can be depended upon. Likewise, I can depend on God’s promises. Sometimes, though, we misunderstand his promises. God protects us from eternal harm, but not from daily difficulties. I would’ve preferred God to promise me a comfortable life!
Book Review : No Standing Zone
Difficulties come to us in a variety of ways. Nola highlights many biblical characters who faced tough choices and temptations. Yet they continued to trust God even though they had less historical experience than us to draw on. Nola also uses many examples from her own life, and I found these the most helpful. Her genuine and relatable honesty about her struggles gives the reader a sense of hope, regardless of the challenge.
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