The image of the shepherd is a radical one, radically different from the image of God so often on offer. If you struggle with the image of “God” on offer in our society, with the idea of “God” so many Christians point to in this country, this morning our Scripture offers the Good Shepherd, a counter-narrative.
Category Archives: What do we mean when we say the word “God?”
Belonging
When Jesus Rebukes Peter, something important doesn’t happen. Peter doesn’t walk away. In a world where we don’t disagree well, this has much to teach us about our faith in God and our persistence with community.
Mothers’ Day and God’s Wild Love
On Mothers’ Day: what happens if we imagine God as a mother? What happens if we imagine the Spirit as a beloved auntie? How does shifting our sense of the divine feminine change our spirituality?
The Wideness of God’s Mercy
The story of the Prodigal son is a story about how God treats all of us, about how God receives and accepts us all. There’s a wideness in God’s mercy, as the old hymn says. God does not behave as we would expect God to behave. God does not allow some idea of justice to get in the way of mercy. God does not allow so-called righteousness to get in the way of love. God asks you to be an ambassador for Love.
Mike Angell 