Welcome to the Blog Tour for Names of God: Knowing Peace by Grace Fox, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!
About the Book
Title: Names of God: Knowing Peace
Series: Names of God Devotional Studies #2
Author: Grace Fox
Publisher: Aspire Press
Release Date: July 8, 2025
Genre: Christian Living; Devotional study
Peace.
The very word evokes images of serene landscapes and quiet stillness. In today’s chaotic world, peace is a valuable commodity. The Bible has a lot to say about peace, claiming that God himself is the ultimate source. In this follow-up to Names of God: Living Unafraid, Grace Fox reflects on how the following names of God point to the peace our souls so desperately crave:
Yahweh Shalom—The Lord Is Peace
Abba—Father
El Shaddai—God Almighty
El Roi—The God Who Sees Me
Yahweh Ori—The Lord Is My Light
Yahweh Nissi—The Lord Is My Banner
Immanuel—God with Us
Knowing Peace uses examples from Scripture and compelling real-life stories to illustrate how these names can bring inner peace amid life’s storms. Each session includes a guided prayer, reflection questions, and a video link providing additional insights from Grace. Perfect for individual or group study, this new addition to the Names of God series will encourage and inspire readers to draw near to God and receive his peace that passes understanding (Philippians 4:7).
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Book Excerpt
“God uses our crises—the most difficult, trying times in our lives—to give us hopeful revelations of who He is. Each revelation is like a separate ray of light reflecting from a diamond: It reveals a different aspect of our Lord’s nature, giving us fresh views of His character and power toward us. These revelations shine especially brightly during our times of darkness. Those are the most effective times for Him to reveal to us His ability and desire to deliver us.”
God met Abram in the most difficult time in his life and introduced himself as El Shaddai. He will meet us in our most difficult place, too, because he longs for us to know him better. He longs for us to know him as El Shaddai, and that aspect of his character is best taught in the face of utter impossibilities just as light shines brightest in the dark.
Excerpt from Names of God: Knowing Peace by Grace Fox. Used with permission
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About the Author
Grace Fox is the award-winning author of 15 books including Names of God: Knowing Peace. She’s a popular Bible teacher at international women’s events, a member of the “First 5” Bible study writing team (Proverbs 31 Ministries), and an annual contributor to the Mornings with Jesus 365-day devotional published by Guideposts.
Grace has been a career missionary for more than 30 years. She and her husband co-direct International Messengers Canada, a missionary sending agency with 300 staff in more than 25 countries. They currently live fulltime aboard a sailboat in Vancouver, British Columbia. Married in 1982, they celebrate three grown kids and 14 grandchildren.Connect with Grace by visiting gracefox.com to follow her on social media and subscribe to email newsletter updates.
Author Interview
Q: What inspired you to write Names of God: Knowing Peace?
Grace: I had a life-changing experience in my mid-20s. My husband and I were volunteering with a faith-based NGO in Nepal at the time, and our first two children were born there. The second, Stephanie, was born with a medical condition called hydrocephalus—too much water on the brain.
Doctors at the mission hospital where I delivered her by C-section told us that she needed a shunt in her head asap, but they couldn’t provide that service. We would have to return to North America on the first available flight.
Bad news—the airline refused to issue me a ticket when the agent learned that I’d just had a C-section, saying they considered me to be a medical high risk. So, my husband returned to Seattle, Washington with our three-day-old daughter, and I was left behind for an additional eight days not knowing whether I would see her alive again.
After saying goodbye to Stephanie, I cried out to God and asked what He wanted me to learn through this experience. He spoke to me through the words of the hymn, “Great is Thy Faithfulness.” The lyrics reassured me that He would be faithful no matter what happened in our family’s future.
I clung to promises about God’s faithfulness as though my life depended on it. That’s when I realized the importance of basing our understanding of God’s character on truth, not on a perspective that can be skewed by culture or false teaching or our own lens tainted by negative experiences. A misunderstanding of God’s character cannot anchor us when the storm winds blow.
Our world is growing more frightening by the day. Global storm winds are raging and picking up force. Only a correct understanding of who God is can hold us securely and give us peace when chaos surrounds us.
Q: How long did it take to write this book?
Grace: About five months. That includes time spent doing research and interviewing others whose stories are in each chapter.
Q: What surprised you while researching/writing this devotional Bible study?
Grace: In writing this series, I considered it vital to show how Jesus fulfills each biblical name of God. I was surprised to see how obviously He did this when He walked on earth as a man. There’s no doubt that He is God.
Q: Do you have a favorite quote from Names of God: Knowing Peace?
Grace: “What we believe to be true about God is the most important thing about us.”
Q: What makes your book different from other books about the names of God?
Grace: Some books about the names of God are purely academic. This one blends research and biblical teaching with personal stories about how I’ve experienced God by those names, accounts of others’ experiences, reflection questions for personal growth, and bonus video teaching. The variety of content provides something for everyone, and the format makes it very easy for anyone wishing to lead the study.
Q: What do you hope readers take away from Names of God: Knowing Peace?
Grace: I hope the book leaves readers in wonder and awe about who God is, and that they’ll come to a new or fresh understanding about His power, sovereignty, supremacy, and love. Once they begin to live from these truths, they will experience peace rather than panic and calm amid chaos.
Q: Would you share something about yourself that most readers wouldn’t know?
Grace: I was born in landlocked southern Alberta but I’ve lived fulltime aboard a sailboat since 2018. Some people think I’m living the dream, but really, this is God’s call for me and my husband at this time. He planted us in this marina to share His love with our marina neighbors.
Q: What are you currently reading?
Grace: I’m reading The God You Need to Know: Experience the Holy Spirit’s Presence and Power Today by Margaret Feinberg. It’s an excellent reminder about the Holy Spirit’s role in our lives. As a member of the holy Trinity, He is equally as important as God the Father and Jesus the Son.
Q: What is your favorite season and why?
Grace: I love, love, love springtime because, where I live, winters are rainy and overcast. I much prefer sunshine, and I totally enjoy seeing daffodils and tulips bloom.
Tour Giveaway
(1) winner will receive a print copy of "Names of God: Knowing Peace," a print copy of "Names of God: Living Unafraid," a $10 Amazon gift card, two downloadables, and a fun assortment of little beach-themed gifts!
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