by Susan Barnes | 26 Nov 2019 | Reading the Bible
Today, I am continuing the series on, Reading the Bible. This post looks at the purpose of the commandments. The sixth commandment tells us, “You shall not murder” (Exodus 20:13). While this seems to be an unequivocal directive, we find there are times when murder is...
by Susan Barnes | 1 Oct 2019 | Reading the Bible
Today, I am continuing the series on, Reading the Bible. Historians and commentators are familiar with discrepancies, not just in the Bible, but with all historical texts. In the Bible, it happens around numbers, dates and measurements. Here are a few examples where...
by Susan Barnes | 20 Aug 2019 | Articles
I wrote this article recently for Christian Today. I was asked, by someone investigating Christian faith, whether it was possible that God had created life in other parts of the universe. When I’m asked these types of questions there are two things I consider: What is...
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 | 19 Aug 2015 | Book Reviews
A Doubter’s Guide to the Bible is written for those who have doubts about the truth of the Biblical account. However as someone who trusts the Bible, I also benefitted from the teaching in this book. Dickson presents an overview of the Bible touching on those...
by Susan Barnes | 12 Aug 2015 | Book Reviews
I found David Pawson’s book, Israel in the New Testament, not only an interesting insight into the role of Israel in the New Testament but also enlightening in many other ways. Pawson explores five books of the Bible – Matthew, Acts, Romans, Hebrews and...
by Susan Barnes | 10 Feb 2011 | Book Reviews
Larry Crabb has written 66 Love letters : a conversation with God that invites you into his story (Thomas Nelson, 2010) on the premises that each book of the Bible is like a love letter where God is conveying more of his plan and more of his purpose in history. So...
by Susan Barnes | 9 Jul 2009 | Book Reviews
I first read, The Bible Jesus read (Zondervan, 1999) by Philip Yancey some years ago and I remember really enjoying Yancey’s thoughts on the book of Job. This time through, however, I found Yancey’s thoughts on Ecclesiastes and the prophets to be the highlight. Yancey...
