Jim Novell

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

The book of Psalms in the Bible has always been a source of comfort, peace and help to me during difficult times in my life; during times of mental and emotional distress, times of personal failure and loss, and in times where there have been threats to my safety and wellbeing or the safety and

Over these past few weeks of this worldwide pandemic, with hundreds of thousands of tragic deaths and its accompanying grief, despair, social isolation, economic reversals and government overreach, it has been common to hear friends, family, and the man on the street being interviewed in the media expressing an intense longing for the world to

Christian author A.W. Tozer writes in his wonderful little book, The Knowledge of the Holy “What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.”  He makes this point out of an understanding that what we believe to be true about God, and how we live in response

You will find much regarding the specific purpose for this site in the menu item “About.” I would encourage you to read it if you have not already done so. What I would like to share with you today is why I determined that designing a website and entering what is referred to as the

It would seem fitting that as I launch this site today that the opening blog post be that of prayer to the eternal God, the creator and sovereign ruler of  the universe, as He is the one whom I am trusting in to make this site a blessing and benefit to those who spend time