... , except for one little problem …what if my earthly parents weren’t loving and caring? What if my father or mother or both were mostly cold and aloof, or too demanding, or irresponsible? What if my parents abandoned me? Even worse, what if they abused me emotionally, physically, or sexually? What then? What good will thinking of God as a divine parent be to me? Such questions point up the inadequacy of the image of God as parent. We’ve discovered the same thing about each of the images of God we’ve ...
... , except for one little problem …what if my earthly parents weren’t loving and caring? What if my father or mother or both were mostly cold and aloof, or too demanding, or irresponsible? What if my parents abandoned me? Even worse, what if they abused me emotionally, physically, or sexually? What then? What good will thinking of God as a divine parent be to me? Such questions point up the inadequacy of the image of God as parent. We’ve discovered the same thing about each of the images of God we’ve ...
... they wanted to be alone. There was no indication that the doctor was coming back. I just knew after I said, “amen” I had a chance to go, and I did. All that weeping and gnashing of teeth was hard to hear. Uncontrolled outbursts of emotion aren’t common in my circles of civility and “keep calm and carry on” tradition. There are norms, rules, guidelines of behavior, even in hospital rooms and sanctuaries. Maybe the rules are needed especially in hospital rooms and sanctuaries. When was the last time ...