"You are all
big and small
beautiful
and wonderful
to trust in grace through faith
but I'm asking to taste.
Your fullness is mine,
revelation divine.
But oh, to taste,
to know much more than a page,
to feel Your embrace.
For dark is light to You.
Depths are height to You.
Far is near, but Lord I need to hear from You.
Be near, O God.
Be near, O God of us.
Your nearness is to us our good."
-Lyrics by Shane Barnard (c. 2003 Waiting Room Music)
About Me
- Carmen Imes
- Dr. Carmen Imes is the Associate Professor of Old Testament at Biola University in La Mirada, CA, and serves the broader church through teaching, speaking, writing, and creating YouTube videos. She earned a PhD in Biblical Theology (Old Testament) from Wheaton College under Dr. Daniel Block, an MA in Biblical Studies from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (Charlotte), and a BA in Bible and Theology from Multnomah University. She and her husband, Daniel, served as missionaries with SIM 15 years. They have three children: Ana, Emma, and Easton.