2014 Recommended Reading

This year's best-book list will not be particularly long, although I did quite a bit of reading this year.  Part of that is because my current stage in life means that I am doing a good bit of reading in Turkish: Aziz Nesin is a famous and very funny, but probably not to most people who are unfamiliar with Turkish culture.  Thus, I will suggest several books which I think would be widely enjoyable and let that suffice.

God's Glory in Clay Pots (Les Ollila and Sam Horn) - I virtually never read devotionals, but this one was extremely valuable to me.  There is also a sermon series which it was created from, available here. I previously posted about this book here.  (my blog post)

David and Goliath (audio edition, by Malcolm Gladwell)  - This is another well-written book by Gladwell, which we again enjoyed together as a couple. We highly recommend the audio editions, as the author reads them beautifully.  Topic: underdogs and outcasts.

The Legacy of William Carey (Vishal and Ruth Mangalwadi) was an insightful book about the effect of William Carey's vision and work on the people and culture of India, extending to modern times. The robust and well-balanced vision of a Christian man. (related posts: Dorothy Carey, Carey: Spread of the Gospel, Carey: on Prayer)

For the first time, I read Louis L'amour's entire Sackett series in order this year.  That was fun, and as far as I found, there was only one book that didn't seem to fit quite right. I have been gathering the series for years, though I haven't finished gathering a few books with miscellaneous references to Sackett's yet. (Reading order here.) 

Also, in the Western category, Tim Champlin (relation unknown) has written a couple of novels I really enjoyed this year: Wayfaring Strangers and Cross of Gold.  Wayfaring Strangers was particularly interesting as it followed different characters going West in several different ways.

It's a Jungle Out There (Ron Snell) is an autobiographic series of sketches about a family growing up deep in Peru's jungles.  It reminded me in many ways of my own childhood, was a fun read, and will be even more fun to read with my kids someday I think.  (I got the second volume this Christmas.)

Nothing much new happened in the musical category this year.  Of course, the Piano Guys' "Wonders" album came out, but that was more a continuation of past joy than a new discovery.  Also, Kevin Burrill has begun producing his music, starting with "The Great Exchange" and continuing with a Christmas album.  Those were both greatly enjoyed!

Recommendations from years past: 2013, 2012, 2011

Advent 2014

 This year as a family we started doing Advent readings on the mornings we ate breakfast together in December. It was a special time of sharing as a family, the girls could understand the short passages with a little explanation. Since it was an experiment, we started in the easiest way I think, we read the major prophecies that we could think of about Christ leading up to His birth. The themes were beautiful, and it seems a good tradition with which to focus on the unique Son.

2014 names of the Promised One

Genesis 3 - the One who will crush the snake's head
Genesis 12 - the Blessing
Numbers 24 - the Bright Morning Star
Deuteronomy 18 - the Prophet who is greater
Psalm 2 - the forever King and God's Son
2 Samuel 7 - God's forever King who builds God's forever house
Psalm 22 - the Sufferer
Psalm 24 - the King of Glory who is strong and mighty in battle
Psalm 110 - the High Priest like Melchizadek
Isaiah 7 - Immanuel
Isaiah 9 - a son, a child, Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace
Isaiah 53 - the despised, atoning Sufferer, God's servant
Isaiah 61 - the Spirit-anointed Healer, Liberator, and Gladdener
Micah 5 - a long-in-coming Ruler in Israel
Matthew 1 - Jesus

Broken Hoses and Broken Pots - a personal update

  Occasionally, God providentially arranges life's events to provide clarity in what He is teaching.  It's not that we ever get to know the full spectrum of His work, but sometimes He makes clear that 'this' is the lesson of the moment.  Two weeks ago, I began reading a short devotional book called God's Glory in Clay Pots by Les Ollila and Sam Horn (audio here).  I virtually never read devotionals, and I don't even know how I came across this one, but it immediately began feeding my soul with the truths of the great Potter's loving care which brings difficulty for the preparing and shaping and beautifying of the pot, while displaying the glory of the Potter.

 Then, last Sunday our pastor preached on Job and how every difficulty Job faced were designed to teach him more of God and how to worship Him for who He is in, not simply for what He gives.  Friday morning, I finished the book in thankfulness for a Potter who would dirty His hands with clay.  We live where most people cannot imagine a Lord who would stoop in humility to become clay like us.  Friday night, probably about 5AM a hose burst under the kitchen sink; and close to 6, we found that out, by stepping in water as we got out of bed.  So, yesterday was scrambled.  Many tokens of love were evident throughout the day, both divine and human - neighbors and friends who served us far beyond our expectation.

 And then, tonight, I was reading in John 11... Lazarus is sick, and it says that when Jesus knew that He stayed away because He loved them.  This is right after He has commented that this sickness is for God's glory.  And, these themes run through the chapter: God's glory and God's love call for the same (in)action here - Jesus stays away!  And immediately the burst hose and the extra pressures that that brings come to mind: it's not like we didn't talk about those shaping, pressuring Divine Hands yesterday, but a point is pressed home - our pipes only burst under loving pressure.  That wasn't simply rubber breaking - another lump in the clay is being worked out, or maybe lots of lumps in lots of pieces of clay, but certainly in this one.

 And the reason?  So, that the Treasure that's hidden inside will be able to be revealed.  The pottery is not that impressive; the Treasure inside... awesome! incredible! And amazingly, the pottery will become more beautiful at the same time it glorifies the Potter better!  God's love for us and His seeking His own glory are incredibly displayed together in the image of the Potter.  (I highly recommend the book because it weaves together the many Potter-vessel images in Scripture so beautifully.)

 The truths of the song rang sweetly again today as we sang them... "Blessed be your name in a land that is plentiful... when the world's all as it should be... when I walk in the desert place... when the darkness closes in... Blessed be your name!"

a variety of ways for looking at shame

  I have been actively learning about shame for a couple of years now, and I wanted to compile the resources I've gathered.  I've posted on the topic a couple times before, but I wanted to gather the resources in one place.

Video

- Brene Brown's 'Listening to shame' has been invaluable in my learning; first, you should listen to her first TED talk on vulnerability first.  This would be a wonderful way to spend your time; I've listened to them each multiple times.

Two Books 
- Roland Muller's Honor and Shame (summary) - This book is probably a great place to start on the basics of a shame-based culture.

- Ed Welch's Shame Interrupted - This book is a beautiful place to begin examining our own shame in light of God's Word or sharing God's hope to those who are in shame and despair

Blog posts 

- Scripture is about Our Shame - the basic Gospel story of shame

- Jesus the Shame-Bearer - thoughts on what Christ did for us

My Speculations

Law-based culture says something is wrong according to the group's rules.

Shame-based culture says something is wrong as it is negatively effects group members?

Fear-based culture says something may have bad consequences for the individual or group?

Empathy is the antidote to shame.  Brene Brown

Related post:
Honor, Shame, and Slanting Theology

The odd notion of 400 Silent Years

  A fair number of unsupported (or poorly supported) assertions wander about in popular Christian theology.  One that I read or hear relatively often is the idea that there were '400 silent years' between Old and New Testament times.  Now, we can certainly estimate that there were 400-430 years between the writing of the last book of the OT and the birth of Jesus Christ.  But why would we state without proof that those years were silent?

Simeon & Jesus

Anna & Jesus

   Some might say, "God didn't speak during that time."  But Scripture doesn't say that.  In fact, the opposite is hinted at, since Simeon had been told that he wouldn't die till he saw the Messiah, by the Holy Spirit. (Lk 2:25-32.) Beyond that, people didn't appear particularly surprised when Zechariah's sees a vision (Lk 1:22), quickly guessing that that's what happened.

  Or, someone might say, "There were no prophets during those 400 years."  Scripture doesn't say that; and it does say that there was a prophetess, Anna (Lk 2:36-38).  It seems quite unlikely that she had only begun being a prophetess a year or two before Christ's birth.

  As a final defense of this concept, it might be suggested that for 400 years, there was no authoritative Scripture recorded. Certainly that would seem to be true, but this is a very different claim from 'silent years.' If this is the case, we should probably use a number greater than 400, since even an early dating for 1 Thessalonians, Matthew, James, or Galatians would make the count close to 450-500 years.  Yet, wouldn't it be ludicrous to describe many of those years as silent?

  I realize that is a very narrow point to make, but do we really believe that God was silent for 400 years?  Prophets or prophetesses and Scripture were not speaking? to say nothing of the Spirit of God who even in the darkest times never leaves Himself without a witness! Sometimes the voice of God is 'rare' or 'precious' in its scarcity, but I see no evidence of silence, particularly in a ~400-year epoch where Scriptures simply do not tell us authoritatively what happened.

Numerical beauty (palindromic)

Yesterday while counting something, I realized that adding 9 to 5 five times, resulted in a numeric palindrome 05 14 23 32 41 50.  A palindrome is a word that can be read the same way forwards or backwards.  Today, when I glanced at the numbers I'd written down again, I wondered if it would work with another number.  Sure enough, it does. Just add 9...

00

01 10

02 11 20

03 12 21 30

04 13 22 31 40

05 14 23 32 41 50

06 15 24 33 42 51 60

07 16 25 34 43 52 51 70

08 17 26 35 44 53 62 71 80

09 18 27 36 45 54 63 72 81 90

Beyond that, there's multiple additional pattern layers within the set, and the pattern renews after the first series; thus, after 01 10, you have a second numeric palindrome:

19 28 37 46 55 64 73 82 91 

Again, this continues after the other sets.  Aren't numbers beautiful?  I am especially curious about what is special about the number 9 in these sorts of sequences.  

  I've played mental games with numbers since at least fifth grade when I learned to 'cast out nines' as a method of checking multiplication, division or addition problems.  (Another pattern that I realized years ago is that the square of any number is +1 of the product of the number before and after it.  Thus, 8x8=64, which is one more than 7x9.) Anyways, I have no idea whether there is any significance in this sort of thing or whether whoever else has found it has given it a name, but I haven't found it if there is a significance or if it does have a name! 

learning of an Afro-Surinamese-Dutch-American inventor

  While researching a presentation on Suriname for my Turkish class, I came across "Jan Ernst Matzeliger" as a significant person of Suriname descent. But I'd never heard of him, even though he was important in the history of both the places I grew up.  

 He was the sort of person who apparently thrived on overcoming obstacles. As the son of a Dutch engineer and a Suriname slave, he eventually left Suriname to travel the world and then settle in America where he invented an 'uninventable' machine, the shoe-lasting machine.  His idea was so unbelievable and complex that a person actually came from the Patent Office to make sure it really worked.  

 By most measures, he would be considered one of the most important African-American inventors in history; by birth, he was Afro-Surinamer and Dutch; but he became a naturalized US citizen.  He was featured on a US stamp in 1991.  Read more about him here.

Muğla, university city and Mediterranean province

  During the recent national holiday, our family got the chance to travel to the city and province of Muğla.  We got to explore as tourists, but we were also looking at it as a place we might be able to work and live in sometime in the future.  So, the pictures below will be a sampling of tourism, road trip, and our explorations of both city and province.

  The people were hospitable and gracious, and it was nice to get to meet a good variety of Muğlalılar.  This is a gorgeous area; unfortunately, I couldn't take a picture of the most beautiful view because I saw it a couple hundred yards out from shore in Akyaka, looking back over the clear blue water against the green cliffs with a pleasing little Turkish town nestled on the shore.

breakfast at a little inn

nearing a new city, Milas

Olive orchards were a frequent sight.

the area has lots of mountains, as well as lots of greenery

the University in Muğla, pretty campus and the staff that we met were very nice

Ice cream and parks were important parts of all of our lives,
but they especially helped the littlest members of our group enjoy the time.

The Bosphorus Tour, by Moonlight

Something we did to celebrate our fifth wedding anniversary was to go on a Moonlight Cruise of the Bosphorus Straits, from Kadikoy to Anadolu Kavagi.  Typically it has only run during July and August, but apparently it has gotten so popular that they started early this year and are running it through September.

5 years of wandering and enjoying together

Looking back down the Bosphorus, towards the west

Looking out towards the Black Sea
*Notice the main pillars for Istanbul's third bridge in the background.

Part of the old fortress, but we didn't have time to explore because we wanted supper.

This picture was taken immediately after the one above;
lighting is obviously an interesting phenomenon.

The view from the restaurant

As the guidebooks will tell you, the food here is very average and somewhat pricey, but the peaceful,  6-hour excursion for 20tl ($10) a piece is nice if you have the time and just want to hang out.  There is nothing particularly exciting along the way, but it is nice.  Definitely take the official Şehir Hatları version, or you will overpay!

Samsun, a city of history and beauty, ancient and modern

Several weeks ago, we got the chance to visit the city of Samsun for some friends' wedding.  Below are some pictures of the city, some of them may be of interest to those who are interested in ancient or biblical history.  

Ataturk statue near the city center

The place and ship from which Ataturk began the Turkish War of Independence

The Samsun City Museum has some very interesting pieces of antiquity that stretch back to kingdoms many of us have never heard of.

Golden crown with other artifacts from a tomb

Ancient bronze mirror (1 Corinthians 13:12)

Sling stones

Sarcophagus

(A very different type of sarcophagus than I've seen before.)

Seals (front left), arrow heads and cutting implements

Various tools and household items

  Our time there was mostly overcast, but seeing the Black Sea was nice even though we didn't get to explore outside the city into the rural areas.

If you've never had a desert waffle, there's nothing like it.  Incredible!
(They are available throughout Turkey, but this was the best one I've had!) 

the Hypostatic Union (an extra-detailed, obfuscated theology term)

  There are a few common theological terms that sound impossibly complex. In my mind, 'the hypostatic union' is among the most difficult though it refers simply to the union of the divine and human natures in the person of Jesus Christ. In spite of studying theology in college, I graduated without being sure what this theological term referred to (not my teachers' fault.)  Eventually, I got it; more helpful though was some clear teaching on this doctrine (summarized here and here, though I heard it as a lecture). As a Christian, it is very useful to deeply understand what it means that Jesus was (and is) both truly God and truly man! But that's not exactly what this post is about...

 In the last month or so, twice I have been asked to explain and defend the Christian belief in the two natures of Christ (hypostatic union).  As with doctrines like the trinity, it is easier to to start explanations with basic illustrations/correlations; for instance, in discussing the Trinity, common illustrations are a triangle, water, an egg, etc. While these correlations are always partial, they have a definite value. But, I was not familiar with any illustrative shortcuts to express the basics of the hypostatic union to suggest the dual natures of Christ that are found in His singular personhood.  Here are a few that I found by internet research, discussion, and thought.

1.  Heat and Iron - Each has completely separate properties which can be found at times in the same space, yet without confusion. (Shedd says this was used by the early church fathers.)

2.  A human's body and soul - Separate and unmixed even if not always easily distinguishable

3.  Marriage - two parts, each different, but integral to a single whole

4.  Light - Light functions as both matter and energy; the traits of both are distinguishable, yet neither fully explains the essence of light independently of the other.  (e=mc2)

  I'm basically posting this because I haven't found a list of illustrations elsewhere.  Please comment below with any other illustrations!

The Most Memorable Food

  Likely my first memory of the most memorable food is from when I was about 8: four of us cousins were visiting Opa and Oma (our grandparents), and after lunch we had watermelon for desert.  This led to an extended discussion of the possibilities of growing watermelons out your ears if you swallowed the seeds. With Opa leading the imagining and Oma carefully staying out of the discussion, we enjoyed our desert for quite a while.  Unfortunately, I can't provide you with a picture of those imaginings, but they were quite in depth. (That was in Suriname.)

  A couple years later, there was a general family food fight in North Carolina; it got so intense that both the baby and Oma got involved this time, not to mention Aunt Debbie and the rest of us children, as well as maybe some other adults.  If you know Oma, this may be difficult for you to imagine, so I am including (non-photoshopped) proof.

Oma and some of us grandkids

Serious wars, obviously.

  As we continued to grow up, our background was the site of much more watermelon eating and seed spitting, except by the member of the family who wasn't up to trying to spit most of the time.  

a backyard picnic, without watermelon unfortunately

  Today, I began to try to pass on the tradition to our littlest generation.  Watermelon fun in the backyard with baths following, another memory, another place, more family.  First, we had to make sure that watermelon was a good snack, and then we began the process of trying to spit seeds... I got chunked a time or two... There's still half of a watermelon left, so maybe next time I will be able to get some pictures of the fun.

a Biography of God

  It might seem strange, or even presumptuous, to suggest that I have a biography of God, if you have not heard of the idea before.  In my first weeks at Bible college, Dr. O suggested to us that we should each create a biography of God.  I don't remember whether he gave suggestions on format, but the idea was that we compile truths about God from the Scriptures in order to meditate on them and to have them as a foundation and anchor for life. 

 At some point, I began pursuing this idea in a chart form.  To this point, I have found well about 450 names of God as given in the English Scriptures.  I trust the list will be useful to someone else; if you have any additions or corrections I'd love to see them.  (I suspect there are close to 500 names of God in Scripture as I continue to find more fairly regularly.)

 Also, I have included references from every book of the Bible, with the obvious exceptions of the two books which don't refer to God by name (Esther, where God is known through providence; the Song of Songs where He is unreferenced as the great Lover of His own.)

Names of God	References
(the One) who has the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, who shuts and no one opens	Rev 3:7
a Consuming Fire	Deut 4:24; 9:3; Heb 12:29
a Crown of glory	Isa 28:5
a Diadem of beauty	Isa 28:5
a Faithful Creator	1 Pet 4:19
a Forerunner on our behalf	Heb 6:20
a forgiving God	Ps 99:8
a God of faithfulness (truth)	Deut 32:4
a God of justice	Isa 30:18; Mal 2:17
a God of knowledge	1 Sam 2:3
a God who Hides Himself	Isa 45:15
a gracious God and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and relenting from disaster	Jonah 4:2
a great King above all gods	Ps 95:3
a great Priest over the house of God	Heb 10:21
a High Priest forever after the order of Melchizedek	Heb 6:20
a High Priest of the good things that have come	Heb 9:11
a Jealous and Avenging God	Nah 1:2
a Jealous God	Ex 20:5; 34:14; Deut 4:24; 5:9; 6:15; Jos 24:19
a Living Stone	1 Pet 2:4
a man	Acts 17:31
a Man of Sorrows	Isa 53:3
a Man of War	Ex 15:3
a merciful and faithful High Priest	Heb 2:17
a Minister in the holy places	Heb 8:2
a Refuge to His people	Joel 3:16
a Revealer of mysteries	Dan 2:47
a Rewarder of those who diligently seek Him	Heb 11:6
a Righteous God	Ps 7:9; Isa 45:21
a Rock of Offense	Isa 8:14; 1 Pet 2:8
a Sanctuary	Isa 8:14
a Servant	Lk 22:27
a Shelter for me	Ps 61:3
a Shield	Ps 84:11
a Shoot from the stump of Jesse	Isa 11:1
a Spirit of justice to him who sits in judgment	Isa 28:6
a spiritual rock	1 Cor 10:4
a Stone of stumbling (offense)	Isa 8:14; 1 Pet 2:8
a Strong Tower against the enemy	Ps 61:3; (Prov 18:10)
a Stronghold for the oppressed	Ps 9:9
a Stronghold in the day of trouble	Ps 9:9; Nah 1:7
a Stronghold to the people of Israel	Joel 3:16
a Sun	Ps 84:11
a Trap and a Snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem	Isa 8:14
Abba	Rom 8:15; Gal 4:6
Abraham's offspring	Gal 3:16
Almighty God (Lord Almighty)	Gen 17:1; Rev 19:15
an Advocate with the Father	1 Jn 2:1
an Avenger (against wrongdoers)	1 Thess 4:6
an Everlasting Rock	Isa 26:4
Apostle of our profession	Heb 3:1
brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon	Mark 6:3
Captain of the Lord's host	Jos 5:14-15
Christ Jesus	2 Cor 4:5; Phil 3:13, 14; Philemon 1, 9, 23
Christ Jesus our Hope	1 Tim 1:1
Christ Jesus our Lord	1 Cor 15:31; Phil 3:8
Christ Jesus our Savior	Tit 1:4
Christ our Passover (Lamb)	1 Cor 5:7
Christ the Lord	Lk 2:11; 1 Pet 3:15
Christ/the Messiah	Mt 16:16, 20; Acts 3:18, 20; 8:5; 9:22; I Pet 4:1; I Jn 5:1
Eternal Life	1 Jn 5:20
Everlasting Father (Father of Eternity)	Isa 9:6
Faithful and True	Rev 19:11
Father of all	Eph 4:6
Father of the Fatherless	Ps 68:5
God	Gen 1:1; Job 12:13; Isa 13:19; 3 Jn 6; Heb 1:8; Rev 1:6; 22:9
God in heaven	2 Chr 20:6
God my King	Ps 74:12
God my Savior	Lk 1:47; Tit 1:3
God of gods	Deut 10:17; Ps 136:2; Dan 2:47; 11:36
God of my praise	Ps 109:1
God on high	Mic 6:6
God our Father	Jn 20:17; 2 Cor 1:2; Phil 1:2
God the Almighty	Rev 16:14; 19:15
God the Father	Phil 2:11; Tit 1:4; James 1:27
God who comforts the downcast	2 Cor 7:6
God who raises the dead	2 Cor 1:9
God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations and repays to their face those who hate him by destroying them	Deut 7:9
God, the God who of him who strives with God - El-Elohe-Israel	Gen 33:20
God, the One of Sinai	Ps 68:8
God, who never lies	Tit 1:2
God, who saves the upright in heart	Ps 7:10
God's Mystery	Col 2:2
He in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples under me	Ps 144:2
He who alone does great wonders	Ps 136:4
He who blots out our transgressions for His own sake	Isa 43:25
He who by understanding made the heavens	Ps 136:5; (Ps 121:2)
He who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light	1 Pet 2:9; (Gal 5:8)
He who came by water and blood - Jesus Christ	1 Jn 5:6
He who disciplines the nations	Ps 94:10
He who formed the eye	Ps 94:9
He who gives food to all flesh	Ps 136:25
He who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars	Rev 3:1
He who has the sharp two-edged sword	Rev 2:12
He who holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks among the seven golden lampstands	Rev 2:1
He who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of His glory with great joy	Jude 24
He who is and who was and who is to come	Rev 1:4, 8; 4:8
He who is enthroned from of old	Ps 55:19
He who is from the Beginning	1 Jn 2:13, 14
He who is in you	1 Jn 4:4
He who is Mighty	Lk 1:49
He who is true	I Jn 5:20 (2x)
He who judges justly	1 Pet 2:23
He who justifies the ungodly	Rom 4:5
He who keeps Israel (the Keeper of Israel)	Ps 121:4
He who lives forever	Dan 12:7
He who made the great lights	Ps 136:7-9
He who made the Pleiades and Orion, and turns deep darkness into the morning and darkens the day into night, who calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out on the surface of the earth, the LORD is his name;	Amos 5:8
He who planted the ear	Ps 94:9
He who rides in the heavens, the ancient heavens	Ps 68:33
He who rides through the desert	Ps 68:4
He who rules by His might forever	Ps 66:6-7
He who searches hearts	Rom 8:27
He who spread out the earth above the waters	Ps 136:6
He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food	2 Cor 9:10
He who teaches man knowledge	Ps 94:10
He whose eyes keep watch on the nations	Ps 66:6-7
Head above all	1 Chr 29:11
High Priest	Heb 8:1; 9:11
His Anointed	Ps 2:2
His only Son	1 Jn 4:9
his Son Jesus Christ	1 Jn 1:4; 3:23; 5:20
Holy	Isa 57:15; Lk 1:49
Holy Father	Jn 17:11
I AM	Ex 3:14; Jn 8:58
Immanuel (God with us)	Isa 7:14; 8:8; Mt 1:23
Israel's Maker	Ps 149:2; Hos 8:14
its (the Church's) Savior	Eph 5:23
Jealous	Ex 34:14
Jesus	Lk 1:31; Acts 9:5; Rev 22:16
Jesus Christ	2 Cor 1:19; 1 Pet 1:2-3, 7; Rev 1:5
Jesus Christ of Nazareth	Acts 4:10
Jesus Christ our Lord	Rom 1:4; 1 Cor 1:8
Jesus Christ the Righteous	1 Jn 2:1
Jesus Christ, the Father's Son	2 Jn 3
Jesus of Nazareth	Mk 10:47; Lk 4:34; 18:37; Acts 10:38; 22:8
Jesus our Lord	Heb 13:20; 2 Pet 1:2
Judge of the living and the dead	Acts 10:42;  I Pet 4:6
King of all the earth	Ps 47:7
King of kings	1 Tim 6:15; Rev 17:14; 19:16
King of the nations	Rev 15:3
Leader (Prince)	Acts 5:31
Levi's inheritance	Deut 10:9
Lord (God) of heaven	Dan 5:23; Neh 1:5
Lord God Almighty	Rev 4:8; 11:17
LORD GOD; Lord GOD	Isa 25:8; 26:4; Obad 1:1
Lord Jesus	Mk 16:19; Lk 24:3; Acts 4:33; 7:59; 8:16; 9:17; 2 Cor 1:14; 2 Thess 1:7-8, 12; Rev 22:20
Lord my God	1 Kings 17:20; Ps 7:1, 3; 30:2, 12; Hab 1:12
Lord of all	Acts 10:36
Lord of heaven and earth	Lk 10:21; Acts 17:24
Lord of kings	Dan 2:47
Lord of lords	Deut 10:17; 1 Tim 6:15; Rev 19:16
Lord, God of our fathers	2 Chr 20:6; 24:24
Master	Lk 17:13; 27:7-10
my (Chosen) Portion (in the land of the living)	Ps (16:5); 73:26; (142:5); Lam 3:24
my (Everlasting) Light	Ps 27:1; (Isa 60:19, 20)
my Banner (Jehovah-Nissi)	Ex 17:15
my Beloved	Matt 12:18; Eph 1:6
my Cup	Ps 16:5
my Deliverer	Ps 18:2; 144:2
my Dwelling Place	Ps 91:9
my Exceeding Joy	Ps 43:4
my Father	Jn 14:2, 7
my Fortress	Ps 18:2; 71:3; 91:2; 144:2
my Glory	Ps 3:3; 62:7; Isa 60:19
my God	Ex 15:2; 2 Chr 18:13; Ps 91:2; Isa  25:1; Dan 9:18
my Help(er)	Ps 27:9; 30:10; 94:17; Heb 13:6
my Hiding Place	Ps 119:114
my Holy One	Hab 1:12
my Hope	Ps 71:5
My Husband	Hos 2:16; Isa 54:5
my King	Ps 5:2; 68:24; 84:3; (2:6)
my Lord	Ps 16:2; 141:8
my Refuge	Ps 73:28; 91:2, 9
my Rock	Ps 18:2, 31; 28:1;71:3; Hab 1:12
my Salvation	Ex 15:2; Ps 27:1; Isa 12:2
my Shield (around me)	Gen 15:1; Ps 3:3; 119:114
my Son	Ps 2:7; Heb 1:5
my Song	Ex 15:2; Ps 118:14; Isa 12:2
My Spirit	Gen 6:3; Joel 2:29; Hag 2:5; Zech 4:6
my Steadfast Love (Goodness)	Ps 144:2
my Strength	Ex 15:2; Ps 18:1; Isa (28:6); 49:5; Hab 3:19
my Stronghold (High Tower)	Ps 18:2; 144:2
my Trust from my youth	Ps 71:5
my/their Shepherd	Gen 48:15; Ps 23:1; 28:9; (Rev 7:17)
our Father	Isa 63:16; 64:8; Jam 3:9
Our Father in heaven	Mt 6:9
our God who sits on the throne	Rev 7:10, (15); (6:16)
our Great God and Savior Jesus Christ	Tit 2:13
our Lawgiver	Isa 33:22; Jam 4:12
our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ	2 Pet 1:11
our Lord Christ	Rom 16:18
our Lord Jesus	Heb 13:20
our Maker	Ps 95:6; (Isa 54:5)
our only Master and Lord	Jude 4
our Peace	Eph 2:14
our Potter	Isa 64:8
our Redeemer (my, your)	Ps 19:14; Job 19:25, Isa 47:4
our Redeemer from of old	Isa 63:16
our Righteousness and Sanctification and Redemption	1 Cor 1:30; (Lev 21:15, 23)
Our Savior Jesus Christ (our Savior Christ Jesus)	2. Tim 1:10; 2 Pet 1:1
Peace	Judg 6:24
Possessor of Heaven and Earth	Gen 14:19, 22
Prince of Peace	Isa 9:6
Protector of widows	Ps 68:5
Rabbi	Mk 10:51
Ruler	Mic 5:2; Mt 2:6
Sin	2 Cor 5:21
son of Mary	Mark 6:3; (Lk 2:48)
Sovereign Lord	Acts 4:24; Rev 6:10
the (Chief) Cornerstone	Eph 2:20; I Pet 2:6-7
the Almighty	Ruth 1:20; Job 13:3; Ps 91:1; Isa 13:6; Rev 19:6
the Alpha and the Omega	Rev 1:8; 21:6
the Amen	Rev 3:14
the Ancient of Days	Dan 7:9, 13, 22
the Angel of God	Ex 14:19
the Angel of the Lord	Gen 22:11-12; 2 Kin 1:15;  Isa 37:36
the Angel who has redeemed me from all evil	Gen 48:16
the Author (Prince) of Life	Acts 3:15
the Beginning	Col 1:18; Rev 21:6; 22:13
the Beginning of God's creation	Rev 3:14
the Beloved Son	Mt 12:18; Lk 3:22; 2 Pet 1:17
the blessed and only Sovereign	1 Tim 6:15
the boy Jesus	Lk 2:43
the Branch	Zech 3:8; (Isa 11:1)
the Branch of righteousness	Jer 23:5; 33:15
the Bread of God	Jn 6:32
the Bread of Life (that came down from heaven)	Jn 6:35, 48 (41, 50-51, 58)
the Bright Morning Star	Rev 22:16
the Brightness of God's Glory	Heb 1:3
the Builder of all things	Heb 3:4
the Chief Shepherd	1 Pet 5:4
the child Jesus	Lk 2:27
the Christ of God	Lk  9:20
the Confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off upon the sea	Ps 65:5
the Creator	Rom 1:25; I Pet 4:19
the Creator (of the new self)	Col 3:10
the Creator of Israel	Isa 43:15
the Creator of the ends of the earth	Isa 40:28
the Deliverer	Rom 11:26
the Door	Jn 10:9
the End	Rev 21:6; 22:13
the eternal God	Rom 16:26
the Eternal Spirit	Heb 9:14
the Everlasting God	Isa 40:28
the Exact Imprint of His nature	Heb 1:3
the Faithful (and true) Witness	Rev 1:5; 3:14
the Father	Mal 2:10; I Pet 1:17; Rev 1:6
the Father of glory	Eph 1:17
the Father of lights	Jam 1:17
the Father of mercies	2 Cor 1:3
the Father of Spirits	Heb 12:9
the Fear of Isaac	Gen 31:42, 53
the First and the Last	Isa 44:6; 48:12; Rev 1:17; 2:8; 22:13
the Firstborn (of many brothers)	Heb 1:6; (Rom 8:29)
the Firstborn from the Dead	Col 1:18; Rev 1:5
the Firstborn of all Creation	Col 1:15
the Firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep	1 Cor 15:20
the Founder (Author) and Perfecter (Finisher) of our Faith	Heb 12:2
the Founder (Captain) of their salvation	Heb 2:10
the Fountain of Living Waters	Jer 2:13
the Glory of Israel	1 Sam 15:29
the Glory of their strength (His people's)	Ps 89:17
the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ	Rom 15:6; Eph 1:3; 1 Pet 1:3
the God in whose hand is your breath and whose are all your ways	Dan 5:23
the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob	1 Kings 18:36; 2 Chr 30:6;  ; Lk 20:37; Acts 3:13; (Gen 24:27)
the God of Abraham, the God of Nahor, the God of their father	Gen 31:53
the God of all comfort who comforts us in all our affliction	2 Cor 1:3; (compare Rom 15:5 - the God of paracleting)
the God of all flesh	Jer 32:27
the God of all grace	1 Pet 5:10
the God of all the kingdoms of the earth	Isa 37:16; (cf 2 Kin 19:15)
the God of Daniel	Dan 6:26
the God of David (his/your father)	2 Chr 34:3; Isa 38:5
the God of endurance and encouragement (patience and consolation)	Rom 15:5
the God of glory	Ps 29:3; Acts 7:2
the God of heaven	Ezra 5:12; Neh 1:4; Ps 136:26;  Dan 2:44; Rev 16:11
the God of heaven and earth	Ezra 5:11
the God of Hezekiah	2 Chr 32:17
the God of hope	Rom 15:13
the God of Israel (Jacob)	Ezr 1:3; Ps 71:18; Isa 37:16; (2:3); Mt 15:31; Acts 7:46
the God of Jerusalem	2 Chr 32:19
the God of love and peace	2 Cor 13:11
the God of my Mercy	Ps 59:17
the God of my righteousness	Ps 4:1; Jer 33:16
the God of my/his Salvation	Hab 3:18; Ps 24:5; 27:9; (Isa 17:10)
the God of our fathers	1 Chr 12:17; Acts 5:30; 22:14
the God of our Lord Jesus Christ	Eph 1:17
the God of peace	Rom 16:20; Phil 4:9; Heb 13:20
the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego	Dan 3:28-29
the God of the armies of Israel - the Lord of Hosts	1 Sam 17:45
the God of the Gentiles	Rom 3:29-30
the God of the House of God - El-Bethel	Gen 35:7
the God of the Jews	Rom 3:29
the God of the living	Lk 20:38
the God of the spirits of all flesh	Num 16:22; 27:16
the God of the spirits of the prophets	Rev 22:6
the God of the whole earth	Isa 54:5
the God of truth	Isa 65:16
the God who answers me in the day of my distress and has been with me wherever I have gone	Gen 35:3
the God who made the World	Acts 17:24
the God who works wonders	Ps 77:14
the good Lord	2 Chr 30:18
the Good Shepherd	Jn 10:11
the great and awesome God, who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments	Dan 9:4; (Neh 1:5)
the great God	Ezra 5:8; Ps 95:3; Dan 2:45; Rev 19:17
the Great Shepherd of the sheep	Heb 13:20
the Great, the Mighty, and the Awesome God	Deut 10:17
the Guarantee of our inheritance	Eph 1:14; 2 Cor 1:22; 5:5
the Guarantor of a better covenant	Heb 7:22
the Head of the body, the Church	Col 1:18; Eph 5:23
the Heir of All Things	Heb 1:2
the Helper (Comforter)	Hos 13:9; Ps 54:4; Jn 14:16, 26; 15:26; 16:7
the High Priest of our profession	Heb 3:1
the Highest	Ps 18:13
the Holy One	Isa 40:25; Acts 2:27; 3:14; Rev 3:7
the Holy One in your midst	Hos 11:9
the Holy One of God	Lk 4:34; Jn 6:69
the Holy One of Israel / Jacob	2 Kin 19:22; Ps 71:22; 78:41; 89:18; Isa 1:4; 12:6; 45:11; Jer 51:5; (Eze 39:7)
the Holy Spirit	Isa 63:10-11; Rom 15:16; 2 Cor 6:6; 2 Pet 1:21
the Holy Spirit of God	Eph 4:30
the Horn of my Salvation	2 Sam 22:3; Ps 18:2
the Image of (the Invisible) God	2 Cor 4:4; Col 1:15
the immortal God	Rom 1:23
the Judge	Judg 11:27; Ps 50:6; Isa 33:22
the Judge of all the Earth	Gen 18:25; Ps 94:2; Heb 12:23
the Justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus	Rom 3:26
the King	Ps 10:16; 29:10; 98:6; 99:4; Isa 6:5; Jer 48:15
the King of Ages	1 Tim 1:17
the King of Glory	Ps 24:7-10
the King of heaven	Dan 4:37
the King of Israel / Jacob	Zeph 3:15; Isa 41:21; 44:6 (Ps 149:2)
the King of the Jews	Mt 2:2; Jn 18:33, 37, 39
the King, the LORD of hosts	Zech 14:16-17
the Lamb	Rev 5:6, 8, 13; 6:1, 16; 7:10, 15, 17; 17:14; 19:9
the Lamb of God	Jn 1:29, 36
the Lamb who was slain	Rev 5:12; 13:8
the last Adam	1 Cor 15:45
the Life	Jn 11:25; 14:6
the Light of the World	Jn 8:12; 9:5
the Lion of the Tribe of Judah	Rev 5:5
the living Father	Jn 6:57
the Living God	1 Sam 17:36; Isa 37:4, 17; Heb 3:12; 10:31; Rev 1:18
the Lord (of hosts) who sits enthroned above the cherubim	1 Chr 13:6; (1 Sam 4:4)
the LORD (the) God of Israel	1 Kings 17:1, 14; I Chron 16:36; 2 Chr 29:10; 34:26
the Lord Almighty	2 Cor 6:18
the LORD God	1 Chr 17:16; Ps 73:28; Eze 13:8-9; Rev 1:8
the Lord Jesus Christ	Rom 1:7; Gal 6:14; Phil 3:20; 2 Thess 1:1-2; 1 Pet 1:3
the Lord Most High over all the earth	Ps 97:9
the Lord of all the earth	Jos 3:11-13; Ps 97:5;  Mic 4:13; Zech 4:14; (Rev 11:4)
the Lord of Glory	1 Cor 2:8; James 2:1
the Lord of hosts	2 Sam 7:8; Ps 24:10; Isa 1:9; 47:4; Jam 5:4
the Lord of peace	2 Thess 3:16
the Lord of the Sabbath	Mt 12:8
the Lord of the whole earth	Zech 6:5
the LORD on high	Ps 93:4
the Lord our God the Almighty	Rev 19:6; 21:22
the LORD their God	Zeph 2:7; Hag 1:12
the Lord who created the heavens	Isa 45:18
the Lord who makes the storm clouds	Zech 10:1
the Lord who sanctifies	Lev 20:8; 21:8; 22:32; Eze 20:12
the Lord who strikes	Eze 7:9
the Lord your God (our, their, my)	Ex 15:26; Lev 19:2-4; 2 Chr 14:11, 1 Chr 13:2; Dan 9:9-10, 14-15
the Lord your Healer - El Rapha	Ex 15:26
the Lord, God of vengeance	Ps 94:1
the Lord, the God of Elijah	2 Kings 2:14
the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of earth	Gen 24:3
the LORD, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land	Jonah 1:9
the Lord, the God of hosts	2 Sam 5:10; Amos 4:13; Hos 12:5
the Lord, the God of hosts, (the Lord)	Ps 84:8; Isa 10:16, 23-24; Jer 2:19; 50:25; (Amos 5:16)
the Lord, the God of my lord the king	1 Kings 1:36
the LORD, the God of my master Abraham	Gen 24:12, 27, 42, 48
the Lord, the God of Shem	Gen 9:26
the Lord, the God of the Hebrews	Ex 3:18; 7:16
the LORD, the Hope of their fathers	Jer 50:7
the LORD, who sits enthroned in Zion	Ps 9:11
the Lord; the LORD	Lev 10:3; Prov 1:7; Lam 1:18; Amos 9:5-6; Hos 12:5; Acts 7:60;  2 Cor 3:16-18 (HS); 4:5 (S); 6:17-18 (F) Phil 2:10-11
the Lord's (my) Chosen (One)	Isa 42:1; Lk 9:35
the Lord's (my) Servant	Isa 42:1; 53:11; Mt 12:18
the Lord's Anointed/Christ	Lk 2:26/Acts 4:26; Rev 11:15
the Majestic One	Isa 10:34
the Majesty on High	Heb 1:3; 8:1
the Maker of man	Isa 17:7
the Maker of the poor and the rich	Pr 14:31; 22:2
the Man of heaven	1 Cor 15:48, 49
the Master who bought them	2 Pet 2:1
the Mediator of the New Covenant	Heb 9:15; 12:24
the Mighty God	Isa 9:6; 10:21
the Mighty One of Israel / Jacob	Gen 49:24; Isa 1:24; 49:26; 60:16
the Mighty One, God the Lord	Jos 22:22
the Most High	Ps 73:11; 91:1, 9; Lam 3:35, 38; Dan 4:2; Lk 1:35; Acts 7:48
the Most High God (God Most High)	Gen 14:18-22; Da 3:26; Ps 78:56
the Nazarene	Mk 14:67
the Offspring (Seed) of David	2 Tim 2:8; (Jn 7:41)
the Offspring (Seed) of the woman	Gen 3:15
the One who gives power and strength to his people	Ps 68:35
the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity	Isa 57:15
the One who lifts up my head	Ps 3:3
the only God	1 Tim 1:17; Jude 25
the only wise God	Rom 16:27
the Overseer of your souls	1 Pet 2:25
the Power of God	1 Cor 1:24
the Prince of princes	Dan 8:25
the promised (Holy) Spirit	Gal 3:14; Eph 1:13
the Prophet	Deut 18:15; Jn 7:40; Acts 13:22
the Propitiation for our sins and the sins of the whole world	1 Jn 2:2; 4:10
the Redeemer of Israel	Isa 49:7; (43:14); 54:8; (Jer 50:34)
the Resurrection	Jn 11:25
the Righteous (Just) One	Isa 24:16; 53:11; Acts 3:14; 7:52; 22:14
the righteous Judge	Ps 7:11; 2 Tim 4:8
the Rock	Deut 32:4, 18, 30-31; I Cor 10:4
the Rock of Israel	Isa 30:29; (44:8)
the Rock of my Strength	Ps 62:7
the Rock of our Salvation	Deut 32:15; 2 Sam 22:47; Ps 62:2; 89:26; 95:1
the Rock of your refuge	Ps (71:3); 94:22; Isa 17:10
the Rock that is Higher than I	Ps 61:2
the Root (and Descendant) of David	Rev 5:5; 22:16
the Root of Jesse	Isa 11:10; Rom 15:12
the Ruler of kings on Earth	Rev 1:5
the Saving Refuge of His anointed	Ps 28:8
the Savior	Isa 45:15, 21; Lk 2:11; Acts 5:31; Phil 3:20
the Savior of all people (especially those who believe)	1 Tim 4:10
the Savior of the body	Eph 5:23
the Savior of the World	Jn 4:47; I Jn 4:14
the second Man	1 Cor 15:47
the Shade on my Right Hand	Ps 121:5
the Shepherd	Gen 49:24
the Shepherd of your souls	1 Pet 2:25
the Shield of your Help	Deut 33:29
the Son	Ps 2:12; 1 Jn 2:22-24
the Son of David	Mt 1:1; 12:23; 15:22; Lk 18:38, 39
the Son of God	Lk 1:35; Jn 9:35; 10:36; Acts 9:20; 2 Cor 1:19; Gal 2:20; Heb 1:2, 5; I Jn 5:12
the Son of Man	Mt 12:8; Mk 14:62; Lk 9:22; Acts 7:56
the Son of the Blessed	Mk 14:61
the Son of the Living God	Mt 16:16
the Son of the Most High (God)	Lk 1:32; (8:28)
the Source of eternal salvation	Heb 5:9
the Spirit	1 Chr 12:18; 1 Tim 4:1; I Pet 1:2; Rev 3:22; 22:17
the Spirit of Adoption	Rom 8:15
the Spirit of Christ	Rom 8:9; 1 Pet 1:11
the Spirit of counsel and might	Isa 11:2
the Spirit of glory	1 Pet 4:14
the Spirit of God	Gen 1:2; Eze 11:24; Rom 8:9; 1 Cor 2:11; Phil 3:3
the Spirit of Grace	Heb 10:29
the Spirit of His Son	Gal 4:6
the Spirit of holiness	Rom 1:4
the Spirit of Jesus Christ	Phil 1:19 (cf Acts 16:7 - Gk)
the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord	Isa 11:2
the Spirit of life	Rom 8:2; Rev 11:11 (Jn 6:63)
the Spirit of the Living God	2 Cor 3:3
the Spirit of the Lord	2 Kin 2:16; Isa 11:2; Acts 5:9; 8:39; 2 Cor 3:17
the Spirit of the Lord GOD	Isa 61:1
the Spirit of Truth	Jn 14:17; 15:26; 1 Jn 5:6
the Spirit of wisdom and understanding	Isa 11:2
the Spirit of your Father	Mt 10:20
the Stone of Israel	Gen 49:24
the Strength of His people	Ps 28:8
the Strength of my heart	Ps 73:26
the Strength of my salvation	Ps 140:7
the Stronghold (Strength) of my Life	Ps 27:1
the Sword of your Triumph	Deut 33:29
the Teacher	Mk 10:35; 14:14; Lk 8:49; 9:38; 22:11
the true bread from heaven (which gives life to the world)	Jn 6:32-33
the true God	2 Chr 15:3; 1 Thess 1:9; 1 Jn 5:20
the True Light	Jn 1:9; 1 Jn 2:8
the True One	Rev 3:7
the Truth	Jn 14:6
the Upholder of my Life	Ps 54:4
the Vine/ the True Vine	Jn 15:1, 5
the Vinedresser (Husbandman)	Jn 15:1
the Way	Jn 14:6
the Wisdom of God	1 Cor 1:24, (30)
the Word (of God)	Jn 1:1, 14; Rev 19:13
the Word of Life	1 Jn 1:1
their Habitation of Righteousness (their True Pasture - NET)	Jer 50:7
Witness	1 Thess 2:5, 10
Wonderful Counselor	Isa 9:6
You are a God of seeing (Thou God seest me)	Gen 16:13
You who are enthroned in the heavens	Ps 123:1
You who are of purer eyes than to see evil and cannot look at wrong	Hab 1:13
You who hear prayer	Ps 65:2
You who lift me up from the gates of death	Ps 9:13
You who test the minds and hearts	Ps 7:9
Your (the Lord's) holy servant Jesus	Acts 4:27, 30
your (the) Heavenly Father	Mt 5:48; 6:14, 26, 32; 15:13; 18:35; Lk 11:13
your Confidence	Pr 3:26
your Creator	Ecc 12:1
your Dread	Isa 8:13
your Fear	Isa 8:13
your Keeper	Ps 121:5
your Life and Length of Days	Deut 30:20
your Praise	Deut 10:21
your Teacher	Isa 30:20

* This list has 492 different names of God on it; occasionally different English translations have been used, but I have tried to prevent that expanding the number of names.

UPDATE: I have been finding and matching the corresponding names in Turkish as language practice.  This has been (and should continue) showing me additional names as well as corrections.  Thus, the list is growing; it also grows slowly from finding new names as I continue reading through the Scriptures.