by Susan Barnes | 19 Jan 2026 | Quoting Other Writers
I like to start my blogging year with a thought-provoking quote. I know the resurrection is a fact, and Watergate proved it to me. How? Because 12 men testified they had seen Jesus raised from the dead, then they proclaimed that truth for 40 years, never once denying...
by Susan Barnes | 17 Nov 2025 | Quoting Other Writers
“There is nothing in the world so damaged that it cannot be repaired by the hand of Almighty God”. This is a quote from, Appointment with Death, a movie adaption of Agatha Christie’s book. The quote isn’t in the book. There are significant...
by Susan Barnes | 27 Feb 2025 | Quoting Other Writers
The Church English Dictionary by Wroe, Reith & Parke is largely a humourous look at Christian faith. However, it’s also sprinkled with some profound insights, like this one: Contrary to popular teachings, the Christian idea is not about faith in a bunch of...
by Susan Barnes | 16 Jan 2025 | Quoting Other Writers
Let’s start the year with a thought-provoking quote. “God doesn’t need your good works, but your neighbour does” ~ Martin Luther. Paul expresses the same thought. “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of...
by Susan Barnes | 9 Dec 2024 | Quoting Other Writers
I’ve been reading, Neither Poverty nor Riches by Craig Blomberg, (Downers Grove : InterVarsity Press, 1999. 120). Blomberg shares his thoughts on the biblical position regarding wealth and poverty. He quotes John Purdy: If we hold that true wisdom is to be rich...
by Susan Barnes | 16 Sep 2024 | Quoting Other Writers
I read this quote quite a while ago, not long after I started writing regularly. Indeed, I didn’t know where the journey was going to lead. Over time, I have become more serious about my writing, attended and ran more conferences than I ever expected, and spoken...
by Susan Barnes | 15 Jul 2024 | Quoting Other Writers
How hard it is for us to accept our need for grace! Somehow, we have the idea that by acting in our own strength, we can live a morally good life. While some may seem to achieve this, if we were able to look into their hearts and minds we would find a different...
by Susan Barnes | 1 Jul 2024 | Quoting Other Writers
Another quote from God’s unfolding purpose : a guide to the study of the Bible by Suzanne de Dietrich. How amazing that God chooses to use us and how powerful that he is making us into his glorious church. The amazing mystery of the divine wisdom, as we have...
