During the month of December, we celebrate God's presence in the world, with Christmas as the pinnacle, but we also let our anticipation build for his return--his second Advent--as promised in scripture.

To understand the "Ever Present" nature of God, we need to understand two words often used in theological circles that are rarely used anywhere else: Transcendence and Immanence.

These are opposite concepts and yet both are completely true of our God. The words "Ever-Present" describe the transcendence and the immanence of God.