Posts by Carmen Imes

Carmen Imes

Dr. Carmen Imes brings to Biola a passion for helping students and other laypeople engage the Old Testament and discover its relevance for Christian identity and mission. Since the release of her book, Bearing God's Name: Why Sinai Still Matters (IVP 2019), Imes has appeared on more than 40 podcasts and radio shows and launched her own YouTube channel where she releases weekly "Torah Tuesday" videos. She is a guest blogger for Christianity Today, The Political Theology Network, and The Well (InterVarsity's blog for women in the academy and professions). Imes is also a frequent speaker at churches, conferences, and retreats. She previously served as professor of Old Testament and program coordinator for Bible and Theology at Prairie College in Alberta, Canada. Before earning her Ph.D. from Wheaton College, Carmen and her husband served as missionaries in the Philippines with SIM International, reaching out to ethnic minorities. Imes loves introducing students to the rich insights of the global church.

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20 Truths From ‘Becoming God’s Family: Why the Church Still Matters’
Carmen Imes, Ed Stetzer — March 18, 2026
Carmen Imes is on a bit of a roll lately. You may have seen Tim Tebow mention Carmen Imes regarding her last book, Being God’s Image: Why Creation...
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You Are Like a LEGO Brick
Carmen Imes — January 21, 2026
One lego brick by itself is neither beautiful nor useful. And anyone who has stepped on one in bare feet can tell you that a solitary LEGO can be...
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Why The Church Still Matters Today
with Carmen Imes
Carmen Imes, Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — January 13, 2026
With churchgoing in decline in the US, what is the relevance of the church today? What’s the significance of the Bible using the language of family...
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Cultural Update: Selecting embryos; AI romantic chatbots; Is sunlight and fresh air a human right?
Carmen Imes, Scott Rae — June 13, 2025
This week, Scott and guest host Carmen Imes discuss: Can AI romantic chatbots become dangerously addictive? Exploring the emotional and ethical...
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Do Women Need Their Own Study Bible?
Carmen Imes — April 01, 2024
In April, Tyndale House Publishing will release a new NLT study Bible designed for women. When I first heard about the project, I was skeptical:...
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Being God's Image (with Carmen Imes)
Carmen Imes, Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — March 12, 2024
What exactly does it mean to say that we are in the image of God? How should that idea impact how we view things like our identity, our work,...
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How a Research Trip to Egypt is Paying Dividends in the Classroom
Carmen Imes — February 12, 2024
One of the courses I teach regularly at Talbot School of Theology is Biblical Backgrounds. It’s a class designed for Bible, Theology, and Ministry...
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Isaiah’s Hope Amidst Chaos: A Timely Invitation through Biola’s Advent Project
Carmen Imes — November 29, 2023
Christmas is a complicated time. Parties and concerts crowd the calendar, bringing joy but also disrupting our routines and raising stress levels...
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New Book Announcement: Illustrated Psalms in Hebrew
Carmen Imes — November 08, 2023
I'm delighted to share my latest publication with you: Illustrated Psalms in Hebrew from GlossaHouse! I began work on this volume in 2019, and the...
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New Book Announcement: Being God's Image: Why Creation Still Matters
Carmen Imes — April 05, 2023
Bearing God's Name: Why Sinai Still Matters has a prequel! Being God's Image: Why Creation Still Matters is my attempt to demonstrate what the...
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Are Tattoos OK for Christians? (Part 3)
Carmen Imes — January 20, 2023
If you're just joining the conversation, you'll want to read the first two posts in the series first (Part 1 and Part 2). In those posts I address...
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Are Tattoos OK for Christians? (Part 2)
Carmen Imes — January 18, 2023
I knew this would be a controversial topic. Already the debates are breaking out on social media over the first post in the series, where I...
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Are Tattoos OK for Christians? (Part 1)
Carmen Imes — January 13, 2023
The world's oldest tattoo shop is situated in the Christian Quarter of the Old City in Jerusalem. That in itself may come as a surprise to those...
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Three Big Themes from Readers of Bearing God’s Name
Carmen Imes — July 22, 2022
Two and a half years ago, IVP Academic released my book, Bearing God’s Name: Why Sinai Still Matters, into the world. After five years of intense...
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Tres grandes temas que los lectores de Portadores de su nombre: La importancia del Sinaí han encontrado
Carmen Imes — July 22, 2022
Hace dos años y medio, IVP Academic lanzó al mundo mi libro Bearing God's Name: Why Sinai Still Matters. Tras cinco años de intensa investigación...
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The Legacy of the Black Church — Black History Month Series Part 3
Carmen Imes — February 11, 2022
The title of Esau McCaulley’s book may be off-putting for some. The concept of “Reading While Black” may seem like a reader-response approach to hermeneutics. It’s not.
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A Legacy of Injustice — Black History Month Series Part 2
Carmen Imes — February 09, 2022
Is racial injustice still a problem today? This is the second post in a three-part series in honor of Black History Month.
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A Living Legend — Black History Month Series Part 1
Carmen Imes — February 08, 2022
This is the first post in a three-part series in honor of Black History Month. Following posts will be published over the course of this week. ...
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Fun with Biblical Languages
Carmen Imes — January 07, 2022
I'm excited to introduce a set of resources from GlossaHouse publishers that make language learning a lot more fun: The Illustrated Hebrew Bible...
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Praying through the Psalms
Carmen Imes — December 10, 2021
Until recent decades, the Psalms have been a mainstay for individual and corporate prayer for Christians. For 2000 years, churches sang and prayed...
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Shattered: Top Ten Myths about the Ten Commandments (Part 3)
Carmen Imes — November 15, 2021
This is the third post in a three-part series on the top ten myths about “The Ten Commandments.” Read Part 1 and Part 2 . In the first two...
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Shattered: Top Ten Myths about the Ten Commandments (Part 2)
Carmen Imes — November 08, 2021
This is the second post in a three-part series on the top ten myths about the Ten Commandments. Part 1 was posted last week and Part 3will be...
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Shattered: Top Ten Myths about the Ten Commandments (Part 1)
Carmen Imes — November 01, 2021
This is the first post in a three-part series on the top ten myths about the Ten Commandments. Part 2 and Part 3 will be published over the course...