Why God’s names matter: YHWH

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…

This God (Ephesians 1:2)

I teach at a Sydney theological college that’s right in the middle of one of the most irreligious parts of the Western world. Our campus sits between a long-established, determinedly secular university, and a vibrant, socially progressive…

5 tips for daily Bible reading and prayer

The most important resolution you can make this year is to read your Bible and pray each day—this, along with meeting with God’s people, is what makes a Christian’s heart beat. However, by this point in January most of our resolutions will have…