What astonishing success the Name-of-the-Father has had! Everyone finds something in it. Who one's father is isn't immediately obvious, hardly being visible to the naked eye. Paternity is first and foremost determined by one's culture. As Lacan said, "The Name-of-the-Father creates the function of the father." But then where does the plural stem from? It isn't pagan, for it is found in the Bible. He who speaks from the burning bush says of Himself that He doesn't have just one Name. In other words, the Father has no proper Name. It is not a figure of speech, but rather a function. The Father has as many names as the function has props. What is its function? The religious function par excellence, that of tying things together. What things? The signifier and the signified, law and desire, thought and the body. In short, the symbolic and the imaginary. Yet if these two become tied to the real in a three-part knot, the Name-of-the-Father is no longer anything but mere semblance. On the other hand, if without it everything falls apart, it is the symptom of a failed knotting. - Jacques-Alain Miller

Rhyming text depicts a father sharing with his child such things as seven words that all mean blue and the name of every kind of cloud.

Life is full of unexpected twists and turns and this has been particularly so in 2020. But the most unexpected and significant event in the history of the world actually happened over 2000 years ago when God himself became one of us in the person of Jesus Christ. These Advent reflections, written by David Mathis, help us to lift our eyes to wonder of the incarnation and worship the one who came to save us and make our futures certain. Be amazed once more by the unexpected details of Jesus' unique birth and saving work with these short daily devotions and prayers, and renew your worship of our humble, generous and loving Savior.

What’s in a name? The Names of God: 52 Bible Studies for Individuals and Groups offers a unique approach to Bible study by presenting a 52-week study focusing on the names and titles of God and of Jesus, one designed to help readers experience the Lord in fresh and deeper ways. . By studying such rich and varied names as Adonay, El Shadday, Abba, Yeshua, Lamb of God, and Prince of Peace, readers will encounter a God who is utterly holy, powerful, surprising, merciful, and loving. Each week’s study includes: • Background information to help readers understand the name • A key Scripture passage in which the name was first or most significantly revealed • A series of questions for individual or group study • A list of Bible passages for further reflection Based on Praying the Names of God and Praying the Names of Jesus but containing additional questions for reflection and study, this unique Bible study is designed to help individuals and groups explore the most important of God’s names and titles as they are revealed in the Bible. Also included is a helpful pronunciation guide to the Names of God in Ancient Hebrew and Koine Greek.

One of four innocent people convicted of a terrorist bombing in Guildford, England, tells of the miscarriage of justice that resulted in imprisonment for himself and members of his family, including his father, and describes the struggle to clear his name

Most of us are regular people who have good days and bad days. Our lives are radically ordinary and unexciting. That means they're the kind of lives God gets excited about. While the world worships beauty and power and wealth, God hides his glory in the simple, the mundane, the foolish, working in unawesome people, things, and places.In our day of celebrity worship and online posturing, this is a refreshing, even transformative way of understanding God and our place in his creation. It urges us to treasure a life of simplicity, to love those whom the world passes by, to work for God's glory rather than our own. And it demonstrates that God has always been the Lord of the cross--a Savior who hides his grace in unattractive, inglorious places.Your God Is Too Glorious reminds readers that while a quiet life may look unimpressive to the world, it's the regular, everyday people that God tends to use to do his most important work.

Want to know God better? This study of some 250 names and titles of God the Father, Jesus the Son, and the Holy Spirit will help! By veteran Bible reference writer George W. Knight, The Names of God is now available in Spanish, and shows you the meaning behind each name—from Abba, Advocate, and Amen to Wall of Fire, Way, and the Word. Lavishly illustrated in full color, The Names of God is a Bible reference book with a devotional flavor, now presented in a handy, go-anywhere size. ¿Quieres conocer mejor a Dios? ¡Este estudio de unos 250 nombres y títulos de Dios el Padre, Jesús el Hijo y el Espíritu Santo te ayudará! Del veterano autor de referencias, George W. Knight, Los nombres de Dios proporcionan un detalle fascinante sobre veintenas de nombres bíblicos, desde Abba, Abogado y Amén a Muro de fuego, Camino y el Verbo. Lujosamente ilustrado a todo color, Los nombres de Dios es un libro de referencias bíblicas con sabor devocional que ahora se presenta en un tamaño manual para llevarlo a todas partes.

You can tell a lot about a man by what others call him: father, husband, brother, leader. In the same way, you can learn much about God by understanding what He was called in the Old Testament "El Shaddai, Elohim, Adonai, El Gibbor, " and "Jehovak Melek" are just a few of the over 80 names that people in the Old Testament used to call upon God in different situations. In times of need or times of praise, they used specific names for God that focused on a certain characteristic of His, or on a promise that He made. Today, as we learn God's names and what they mean, we can begin to know Him more intimately. We discover what He wants for us, how He provides for our needs and learn new, deeper ways to approach Him in prayer. In "My Father's Names" you'll find out what the Old Testament names of God mean and how they can bring you closer to your Heavenly Father. Elmer L. Towns is vice president of Liberty University and dean of their School of Religion. He travels widely conducting conferences on Sunday School and church growth, and is teacher of the 2,000-member Pastor's Sunday School class at Thomas Road Baptist Church in Lynchburg, Virginia. He is the author of more than 40 books, including Ten of Today's Most Innovative Churches.

The author, seeking to find his grandfather's old home, follows his family history back to his great great grandfather who was born a slave and died a free man with forty acres.

Asserts the religious equality of men and women woven throughout both the Jewish and Christian traditions