by Susan Barnes | 24 Aug 2026 | Book Reviews>Recent Reads
Choosing to See is Mary Beth Chapman’s autobiographical account of her life, particularly concerning her daughter’s death. She shares her story to encourage readers to view their lives from God’s perspective and choose to see God’s goodness amid tragedy. Mary Beth...
by Susan Barnes | 6 Jul 2026 | Book Reviews>Recent Reads
A Beautiful Death evokes a strong emotional connection with the story’s main character, concert pianist Cassie Brennan, whose career comes to an abrupt end when a younger-onset dementia diagnosis forces her admission to a nursing home in her hometown. A recently...
by Susan Barnes | 22 Jun 2026 | Book Reviews>Recent Reads
Sharon Hodde Miller begins her book, Free of Me : Why Life Is Better When It’s Not About You, by explaining why life is better when we are less self-focused and more God-focussed. There is freedom in living to please God and not being burdened with our self-image, our...
by Susan Barnes | 25 May 2026 | Book Reviews>Life Changing Books
Beth Allison Barr’s book is the story of how she came to reject the complementarian teaching of the churches where she had spent the first forty years of her life. Complementarian theology presents a view of Christianity where men are seen as the leaders and women as...
by Susan Barnes | 27 Apr 2026 | Book Reviews>Recent Reads
I feel the title of Lysa Terkeurst’s book, I want to trust you, but I don’t is a little deceiving. I assumed from the title and the blurb that Terkeurst was having trouble trusting God. Though Terkeurst does discuss this, the majority of the book was about Terkeurst’s...
by Susan Barnes | 16 Mar 2026 | Book Reviews
From a young age, Robin Miller dreams of piloting a plane, but her father, Horrie Miller, laughs at the idea because it’s unheard of for a woman to fly a plane. Horrie is an aviator and co-founder of MacRobertson—Miller Airlines. Robin’s mother is the renowned...
by Susan Barnes | 16 Feb 2026 | Book Reviews>Recent Reads
The subtitle to John Ortberg’s book, called Steps, is: A guide to transforming your life when willpower isn’t enough. This gives the impression that the book is for everyone since willpower alone is never enough to transform our lives. Whoever we are and whatever our...
by Susan Barnes | 24 Nov 2025 | Book Reviews
Timothy Keller brings a fresh perspective and insightful truths to the Christmas story in his book, Hidden Christmas : The surprising truth behind the birth of Christ. He looks at the events which have become well known at Christmas from a theological, historical and...
