by Susan Barnes | 31 Mar 2023 | Book Reviews
A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23 is now quite old, but has been republished several times. Phillip Keller writes about the 23rd Psalm from the perspective of a shepherd. He is well qualified to do this as he grew up in East Africa amongst herdsmen and also owned a sheep...
by Susan Barnes | 10 Mar 2023 | Book Reviews
The title of Scott Sauls’ latest book is based on Proverbs 15:1, “A gentle answer turns away wrath.” It’s a well-written discussion on why gentleness is more likely to achieve a peaceful resolution to relational tensions. While I appreciated Saul’s insights, there...
by Susan Barnes | 3 Mar 2023 | Book Reviews
The God who Became Human is part of the New Studies in Biblical Theology and is an in-depth look at the incarnation. Graham Cole begins with Genesis and looks at the times when God is described as having human physical features, such as hands, face or performing human...
by Susan Barnes | 22 Oct 2022 | Book Reviews
Fleur moves back to her hometown, Caldon, to find herself unexpectedly living next door to the charismatic Dan Bateman. Fleur is good friends with Dan’s sister, Clare, but neither Fleur nor Dan are in a good place to be starting a new relationship. Fleur is still...
by Susan Barnes | 17 Jun 2022 | Book Reviews
In his book, Brave in the making, Travis Barnes uses modern-day examples of people who faced challenges alongside Biblical characters who faced similar challenges. Travis encourages young people to become fearless disciples who live for Jesus and his cause. Each...
by Susan Barnes | 2 Jun 2022 | Book Reviews>Life Changing Books
Garden City : work, rest and the art of being human by John Mark Comer discusses work and rest from a biblical perspective. Comer writes in a slightly humourous manner where he includes little asides to the reader. So while much of the material in the early part of...
by Susan Barnes | 12 May 2022 | Book Reviews
I enjoyed Sharon Garlough Brown’s clever approach to her novel, Sensible Shoes : a story about the spiritual journey. This is a fictional story of four women from different backgrounds who meet at a spiritual retreat centre to participate in a twice-monthly Saturday...
by Susan Barnes | 28 Apr 2022 | Book Reviews
I’d like to say, You are Never Alone is the best Max Lucado book I have read. However, I suspect that it was God’s timing for me to read this book when I did as it spoke to me about some situations that I was facing. Nevertheless, Max is an excellent writer and uses...
