Comments on: Father Slash Mother https://www.wanderingshepherd.org/2011/03/28/father-slash-mother/ The raw writings of a real pastor. Wed, 31 Oct 2012 19:10:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.40 By: shepherd https://www.wanderingshepherd.org/2011/03/28/father-slash-mother/#comment-265 Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:11:54 +0000 http://www.wanderingshepherd.org/?p=288#comment-265 When you use the imagery of, “Bride” that is entirely appropriate.

I just think the whole “male-ness” is not the point. The point is the love between God and His people. (note that I use “His”.

I am not very progressive. I just think to think of God as being male is less than who God is. He made us in His image, male and female, He made us.

]]> By: Eklund https://www.wanderingshepherd.org/2011/03/28/father-slash-mother/#comment-263 Thu, 31 Mar 2011 13:08:39 +0000 http://www.wanderingshepherd.org/?p=288#comment-263 Hey Derrick,
Jesus referred to God as Father. And, as a member of the Bride of Christ, I just really want to think of God as a male. Thinking of Him as anything else is icky to me. I guess I’m just not as progressive as you…..

]]> By: vernon https://www.wanderingshepherd.org/2011/03/28/father-slash-mother/#comment-260 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 23:45:13 +0000 http://www.wanderingshepherd.org/?p=288#comment-260 hey women have adams apples too! I know because I saw a lady at the renfest that had a really big adams apple!

]]> By: vernon https://www.wanderingshepherd.org/2011/03/28/father-slash-mother/#comment-256 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 03:40:27 +0000 http://www.wanderingshepherd.org/?p=288#comment-256 Gee father in a patriarchal society who would of guessed it? pillar of fire, cloud burning bush descending dove lots of images of God. The shack does a wonderful job describing God as an elderly black woman while the man was angry at his father and then appearing as a Man when he needed his dad. I know I am probably a heretic for liking the book but it had wonderful descriptive language and I have been called worse.

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