I enjoy studying the names of God because it makes Him more personal as I understand his character and who he is. One such name is Jehovah Nissi, The Lord is My Banner. Moses first used this name in Exodus 17:8-16: “Then Amalek came and fought against Israel at...
Here’s the Biblical account of Thomas’ doubt in John 20:19-28: So when it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and when the doors were shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them,...
Whenever I hear of someone having some kind of unusual spiritual experience, I confess I feel a tinge of jealousy. While I’ve had my moments of being immersed in God’s presence, he simply has not chosen to give me miraculous signs and wonders, strange...
When I first saw the book The Christian Atheist by Craig Groeschel, I did a double-take. It seemed an oxymoron: how can one be a Christian who believes in God and an atheist who doesn’t? But scripture says it is possible: “They claim to know God, but by...
When I study the Hebrew roots of my Christian faith I often discover a difference between the Hebrew meaning of words and my Greek knowledge of them. One such word is “hearing” which in Hebrew is “shema” (pronounced “shmah”). Shema means to...
