Why Do We Call God "Lord"?
Gebhard Fugel, ‘The Ascension of Our Lord’ (detail), ca. 1893
If you’ve spent any time reading an English Bible, you’ve seen this thousands of times and probably never thought twice about it:
LORD—with a capitol L and ORD in small caps..
Not “Lord.” Not “the Lord.” But LORD.
It’s one of those features of the Bible that hides in plain sight. Once you notice …
