by Susan Barnes | 12 Aug 2021 | Book Reviews
Her Name is Woman has 24 chapters with each one being about a different biblical woman. The book is quite old—reprinted in 1987, which means some of the material is quite dated and reflects a cultural understanding about women that’s no longer accurate. As I like to...
by Susan Barnes | 15 Apr 2021 | Book Reviews>Life Changing Books
The front cover of Jesus and the Gospel Women understates the amazing insights that Joanne Collicutt McGrath shares in this book. As Christians reading the Gospel accounts it’s difficult for us to put aside our cultural bias. Yet Joanne can do this because she comes...
by Susan Barnes | 24 Nov 2020 | Quoting Other Writers
It’s easy to find an excuse for not doing what we believe God would have us do. Rick Warren compiled this list of excuses that biblical characters could have made: Abraham was old, Jacob was insecure, Leah was unattractive, Joseph was abused, Moses stuttered, Gideon...
by Susan Barnes | 31 Mar 2020 | Guest blogs
Travis Barnes lives in central Victoria with his wife and two daughters. He is an associate minister with the Churches of Christ denomination. Travis loves to help people find their God-given calling and encourage people to walk with Jesus into the unique adventure he...
by Susan Barnes | 21 Apr 2019 | Short Devotion
Read more of my short devotions on this blog or on Pinterest. “When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus’ body.” Mark 16:1 There are a number of Marys in the...
