What we believe about God will shape the person we become.

We all live at the mercy of our ideas, and nowhere is this more true than our ideas about God. The problem is that many of our ideas about God, while not all wrong, are wrong enough to keep us from fully knowing him.

God Has a Name guides us line by line through Exodus 34v6-8 – God's self-revelation of his inner nature on Mount Sinai – so we can discover a new way of communing with God in light of what he reveals about himself.

No matter where you are in your spiritual journey, the vision of God revealed in Exodus 34 has the potential to alter your life with God and shape the person you become.

This expanded edition includes a new section on the practice of contemplation, including an exploration of three doorways into contemplation in our distracted digital world.

As we learn to gaze deeply at God (through practice and grace over time), the moments we find ourselves “looking” at God become the most joyful and peaceful of our day – and some of the most transformative moments in our lives.

What People are Saying

“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 Fighting Shadows, Jesus > Religion, It's Not What You Think

“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

“After the first few pages of God Has a Name, I threw both fists in the air. After the third chapter, I felt like chest bumping everyone in the coffee shop. By the end of the book, I was Jack Black in the end credits of School of Rock. This book is electrifying! I'm not sure who will find this book more earthshaking – the jaded skeptic or the longtime religious! Either way, get this book.”

– Evan Wickham, artist, worship leader, and church planter, San Diego, California

“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