by Susan Barnes | 14 Nov 2021 | Short Devotion
Read more of my short devotions on this blog or on Pinterest. “You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of human beings.” 1 Corinthians 7:23 We can unwittingly become slaves to other people’s teachings or traditions. Some use their authority and...
by Susan Barnes | 10 Jun 2021 | My happenings
I’ve been writing on blogs since June 2005 so there are over 2,000 posts on this site. This post will help you navigate them. The links here will take you to index pages where you will find lists of links to actual posts. Alternatively, you can use the search...
by Susan Barnes | 27 May 2021 | Book Reviews
Jean-Pierre Isbouts is a well-qualified historian, but not a theologian, so he comes to the topic of Women of the Bible from this perspective. He shares interesting historical and archaeological information about a random selection of women, namely Eve, Hagar, Sarah,...
by Susan Barnes | 22 Apr 2021 | Book Reviews
The best part of Interpreting the Parables was part 2: The meaning and significance of individual parables. In this section, he divides individual parables into three-point and two-point/one-point parables. I enjoyed the way Blomberg expounded the parables and how he...
by Susan Barnes | 29 Nov 2020 | Short Devotion
Read more of my short devotions on this blog or on Pinterest. “Woe to you experts in the law, because you have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourselves have not entered, and you have hindered those who were entering.” Luke 11:52 The religious...
by Susan Barnes | 8 Aug 2019 | Book Reviews
Inspired by Rachel Held Evans is a journey through the various genres of the Bible where Rachel shares insights into the different types of literature and the Jewish context. While there are times when western Christians do take poetic sections and metaphors in the...
by Susan Barnes | 3 Oct 2018 | Book Reviews
Author, Philip Greenslade, uses Hebrews 1:1-4 to explain some fundamental truths about the Old Testament. Many people avoid reading the Old Testament because it is difficult to understand when we are unfamiliar with the context and the culture. Philip Greenslade...
by Susan Barnes | 13 Jun 2018 | Bible Study Place
In June 2007 I started, The Bible Study Place, which I hoped would become an online Bible study group, but I quickly became the only person commenting. While this was disappointing I found the exercise spiritually beneficial so I continued. Eleven years later, I...
