God Has a Name

“What is God like?” is the question one must answer. The Bible itself quotes Exodus 34v6–7 constantly. John Mark Comer’s contemplations will assist you to ponder what it teaches. Your mind, spirit, and heart will be transformed. * Gerry Breshears, PhD, Professor of Theology at Western Seminary, Portland *
Across the Western world, there is a growing band of neighborhoods, cities, and towns that hold tightly to their progressive identities, resisting and rejecting Christianity as, at best, passé and, at worst, oppressive. John Mark Comer pastors from such a city---Portland---encouraging us to live a faithful, deep, and devoted life of discipleship. His is an important voice, one that helps us flourish as followers of Christ in contexts in which even the name of God is contested. * Mark Sayers, senior pastor of Red Church in Melbourne, Australia, and author of Disappearing Church and Strange Days *
In an age when everyone thinks Jesus is on their team, baptizing their agenda, getting behind their ideologies, we have become a people orthodox unto ourselves. “I am the measure of truth,” everyone seems to be saying, “and dissenters are to be burned at the stake.” By the pen of John Mark Comer, we have a book that will pop our bubbles of arrogance. In the end, it provokes us out of our self-aggrandizement and beckons us into the throne room of worship. Recommended without reservation! * Dr. A. J. Swoboda, pastor, professor, and author of The Dusty Ones *
John Mark Comer is a master communicator. More important, he loves the Bible, listens to the Bible, and has learned from the Bible so deeply that what he teaches and preaches is soaked in the Bible. For that reason alone, John Mark has become an important voice in the American church. In God Has a Name, we are treated to nothing less than a panorama of the Bible’s understanding of God on the basis of one of the most important---and often neglected---passages in the whole Bible. This book will bless your life because it will lead you straight to God! * Scot McKnight, PhD, Julius R. Mantey professor of New Testament at Northern Seminary *
John Mark Comer is a wise and stimulating guide who points out just how much we’ve underestimated the endless mercy of God in the Old Testament. Prepare to have your deepest assumptions about God’s character challenged in the best possible way. * Dr. Tim Mackie, co-creator of The Bible Project *
John Mark Comer’s God Has a Name is not just a book; it’s an experience. This book is more than just a nutritious delicacy; it’s an aesthetic experience full of passion and power, truth and imagination. He’s one of the few Christian writers who makes me want to read more (good) books and watch less Netflix. * Dr. Preston Sprinkle, New York Times bestselling author and president of The Center for Faith, Sexuality, and Gender *
There aren’t many questions in life that if you find the answer to them, it can change everything. But asking who God is and what is he like are two of those questions, and John Mark Comer brilliantly answers them in this book. * Jefferson Bethke, author of It’s Not What You Think *
Using his unique voice, wonderfully disarming humor, and knack for theological paraphrase, John Mark Comer has crafted another challenging work that we pray will impact readers as significantly as it has our community in Portland. * The elders of Bridgetown Church *