Jim Novell

The Old Testament book of Ecclesiastes was written by King Solomon, the son of King David. Solomon is considered by many to be the richest and wisest man who ever lived.  In this book he presents to us the vanity and futility of life lived independent of and in opposition to God, what he refers […]

Each person reading this post has one great need – one great desire – one great longing; and that is to be loved; to be loved personally, intimately and deeply; to be known and accepted and cherished for who we are; to believe that our life has meaning and value to others, and that our

The Bible is a work of literature with God using multiple literary types or genres to convey His truth.  One of them is poetry.  Although I have never been a big fan of poetry, it seems that God loves poetry, as the Bible is filled with it. The Psalms, Song of Solomon and Proverbs are

What a glorious headline to wake up to one morning, particularly in the midst of the present deadly pandemic. It would far surpass in glory headlines from the moon landing or the victorious end to the two world wars.  And the reason is obvious; death with all of its accompanying sorrow, pain and grief, has

The coronavirus (COVID-19) which was first identified in Wuhan, China back in December 2019, and quickly spread throughout other nations in the world, was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020.  A pandemic is a disease outbreak that spreads across countries or continents, infecting large numbers of people resulting in

In my past three posts I have addressed how God reveals Himself to mankind; men and women He has created in His image and likeness to know and love and be loved by Him.  I looked at how God, through the witness of the creation, the writings in the Bible and in the person and

“You are the Christ (promised redeemer), the son of the living God (God the Son).”  This is the Apostle Peter’s answer to Jesus’ question to His apostles of who they believe Him to be.  And Peter was called blessed by Jesus for giving this answer, as this is the answer all men and women living

Professional theologians, those who earn their living pursuing the knowledge of God for the purpose of helping others in their pursuit, refer to two means God has given man of obtaining that knowledge.  One, through what is referred to as “general revelation” and the other through “special revelation”. General revelation is what we addressed in

“In the beginning God…” The Bible reveals that before anything else existed there was God (Psalm 90:2), who “…created the heavens and the earth.” (Genesis 1:1)  What follows in Genesis 1:2 through Genesis 2:25 is the historical account of God speaking into existence the heavens (universe) and the earth which would be the theater –

In my most recent post I wrote that coming to know God intimately and personally is the most essential of life’s endeavors, as this is the purpose for which we were created.  I noted that before King David could know God, he would have required an objective knowledge of God, which led him to being