Immanuel was not the name Jesus was known by on earth, but was a description of His role as the Messiah prophesied by Isaiah (7:14). It’s good to be reminded that God is with us. We need to hold on to the truth of this, especially in this pandemic season of uncertainty, loss, questions and […]
From the pen of Sue Adams, a friend in Brighton, Sussex. Romans 8 : 1-2 “Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death.” Paul Geidel Jr served the longest […]
A.W.(Aiden Wilson) Tozer was born on this day (21 April) 1897. He was perhaps the most profound mystic that evangelicals have ever produced. In spite of little formal education he was ordained in 1920 and after several small pastorates he moved to Southside Alliance Church in Chicago and remained there until 1959 when he moved […]
We have been on holiday this week – at home! About a month ago we put a line through this week in our diaries and haven’t accepted any appointments or engagements. It has been marvellous – log fires every evening with a good book or film. I’ve read Douglas Botting’s biography of Gerald Durrell, an […]
After a very wild teenage in Bloomsbury – It is just about 65 years since I discovered the God of the Bible. And it has been a marvellous adventure since then. I am very aware that this is not a position that I share with much of society and the media but I am happy […]
There is another very, very important lesson to learn from yesterday’s Psalm! And it has to do with REALITY. The Christian experiences TWO strands of reality – the visible and the invisible – the seen and the unseen. We enjoy them both together – NOW! That is what a study of “the names of God” […]
We have been trying to help several people at the moment who are struggling with various intractable problems. I suppose that is the “default” human position? It made me think of Psalm 55:22, “Cast your cares on the LORD” (NIV). Older translations say, “Cast your BURDENS….” – The NIV correctly sees David in this Psalm […]
“El Olam” is a name of God that comes comparatively few times, yet it reveals a wonderful aspect of His character. It means “the Everlasting God.” Its meaning is a little difficult to convey, because the Hebrew word “Olam” can’t be expressed in one particular English word. In Hebrew, “Olam” means: “everlasting”…“evermore”…“old”…“ancient time”…“beginning of the […]
The many names and titles given to God in the Bible contain a revelation of His person and character, and His purposes towards humankind, of which even Christian people are sometimes unaware. Names mean little to us – for us they are just “labels” to help us identify people. BUT in the East it is […]
The word “god” in English is almost, if not completely meaningless. We need to give it “content” and “context” to have meaning – which is why we looking at the Bible’s names for God. They tell us so much about His being, His character and His activity. We are going to look at a very […]
