by Susan Barnes | 18 Sep 2026 | Book Reviews>Recent Reads
No Standing Zone is Nola Lorraine’s second 40-day devotional book. Her first one, Comfort Zone, focused on God’s fatherly care of us, whereas this book encourages us to move forward in our Christian walk even when we face difficult circumstances. Difficulties come to...
by Susan Barnes | 16 Aug 2026 | Featured
Are you experiencing God’s blessings? Or perhaps wondering if God blesses at all? Author, Susan Barnes, considers these questions as she explores God’s longing to bless his people with his love, peace and joy. Susan shares real-life stories and practical insights that...
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 | 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 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...
by Susan Barnes | 27 Oct 2025 | Book Reviews>Recent Reads
In his book, Winning the War in Your Mind, Craig Groeschel outlines four principles to change your thinking and thus change your life. Groeschel firmly believes that “our lives are always moving in the direction of our strongest thoughts. What we think shapes who we...
by Susan Barnes | 13 Oct 2025 | Book Reviews>Recent Reads
Jennie Allen’s book, Untangle Your Emotions describes our emotions and the implications on our lives when we don’t manage them well. It’s written in four parts. In part one, Jennie relates her personal journey of wondering why she was having unexpected...
