by David | Aug 4, 2013 | Uncategorized
I ran across an article by Sallie McFague that, while it doesn’t talk about God-language specifically, has some interesting points and some positive repercussions if the described metaphor were taken seriously. A little housekeeping first, since the article was...
by David | Jul 28, 2013 | From a Book
Here’s another quote from “A God Who Looks Like Me” by Patricia Lynn Reilly. See the previous post for the first one. The following insights inform our woman-affirming spirituality: We have come to believe that the ultimate truth, wisdom, and mystery...
by David | Jul 9, 2013 | Guest Post, Interesting People
This article was originally published in “Zeek”, an interesting online magazine. Reposted with the author’s permission. In my early 20s, I began having a certain kind of experience that was so intense, remarkable and strange—call them mystical...
by David | Jul 1, 2013 | Uncategorized
A few years ago I had the joy of attending a series of workshops/presentations by Andrew Harvey, who has been called a modern mystic. Two memories stand out. One is his excitement when talking about the Sacred. The other is how his excitement caused him to sometimes...
by David | May 25, 2013 | From Other Blogs
The following is from Renita Weem’s blog “Something Within: For Thinking Women of Faith.” It was posted back in 2007. Even those of us who consider ourselves enlightened and deep, and do not believe in a literally masculine God, who are quick to say...
