Kate Hamer

After graduating from Moore College in 2018 Kate moved to Adelaide with her husband Jack, where she enjoys serving alongside the saints at St Barnabas Anglican Church, Croydon.

What’s in a name: El Shaddai

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In this series, we are considering a number of names used for God throughout the Bible, and exploring what they reveal about his character and qualities. In this article we turn to the name by which God first revealed himself to the Patriarchs…

What’s in a name? (Adonai)

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The names given to God in the Bible reveal something of his character and attributes to us. In this article, we turn to one of the most common names for God: ‘Adonai’, which translates to mean ‘Lord’.* At a basic level, a lord is simply someone who…

What’s in a name? (I AM)

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In every culture, names carry significance. This is especially true in the Semitic culture of Bible where names are frequently used to define a person’s characteristics and actions. In this short series, we’ll explore the many and varied names…

Why God’s names matter: YHWH

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In his best-known love story Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare famously wrote: “What’s in a name? that which we call a roseBy any other name would smell as sweet.” For Shakespeare’s character, Juliet, a name doesn’t seem to matter much at all. A rose…