Do your ‘old’ metaphors for God still serve you? You may not need to replace them—perhaps simply expand them. God doesn't change but we do, and sometimes our language must change too.
This is so incredibly well written and so full of thoughts that I will be going back through it to consider different aspects of what you said for a long time. I will add that, I am so tired of men who speak of God like he is their macho buddy, Chad. This is another reason I have switched to a new version of the Bible, the NRSVEU. Thank you.
Thanks Ray. God is a lot of things to a lot of people, but I hope we never lose sight of the way God first self identifies: gracious, compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in love. That’s about as far from “macho” as you can get.
I absolutely loved every part of this essay. I actually believe that Genesis can be taken literately— that we have both a literal Father God and a literal Mother God, and their Son Jesus Christ. :) As such, your writing beautifully illustrates how often our Mother God shows up in scripture. This is often overlooked— but I love how beautifully you captured it. I found your article because I am currently about to release my own series on Discovering our Mother God and I wanted to see if anyone else was writing about this subject. Loved your work!
This was a beautifully thoughtful reflection. I really appreciated the way you explored how metaphors shape our understanding of God and how expanding our language can deepen our relationship with Him. The reminder that Scripture holds a rich diversity of imagery for God was especially meaningful. Thank you for such a reflective and thought-provoking piece.
Thanks for reading and for the beautiful feedback, Adeyemi. May we be a people who never stop embracing more of God’s truth and beauty; and may language and metaphor and story help us to keep going deeper.
This is so incredibly well written and so full of thoughts that I will be going back through it to consider different aspects of what you said for a long time. I will add that, I am so tired of men who speak of God like he is their macho buddy, Chad. This is another reason I have switched to a new version of the Bible, the NRSVEU. Thank you.
Thanks Ray. God is a lot of things to a lot of people, but I hope we never lose sight of the way God first self identifies: gracious, compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in love. That’s about as far from “macho” as you can get.
I absolutely loved every part of this essay. I actually believe that Genesis can be taken literately— that we have both a literal Father God and a literal Mother God, and their Son Jesus Christ. :) As such, your writing beautifully illustrates how often our Mother God shows up in scripture. This is often overlooked— but I love how beautifully you captured it. I found your article because I am currently about to release my own series on Discovering our Mother God and I wanted to see if anyone else was writing about this subject. Loved your work!
This was a beautifully thoughtful reflection. I really appreciated the way you explored how metaphors shape our understanding of God and how expanding our language can deepen our relationship with Him. The reminder that Scripture holds a rich diversity of imagery for God was especially meaningful. Thank you for such a reflective and thought-provoking piece.
Thanks for reading and for the beautiful feedback, Adeyemi. May we be a people who never stop embracing more of God’s truth and beauty; and may language and metaphor and story help us to keep going deeper.