Let’s compare Christena Cleveland’s White Male God with God as Wisdom - Sophia - Jesus. Listen to how She describes Herself:
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Daily Devotional
This is a simple prayer of blessing - for both you and for others.
Read MoreSeeing Jesus as Wisdom can change some of the insights we gain from the most common bible stories we associate with Jesus in his ministry.
Read MoreFor some, feminine images of Jesus can be remarkably healing and redemptive.
Read MoreIs God male? Why do we use male pronouns to refer to God? Is that biblical? Explore these things - and their impact on us - today.
Read MoreMost of us grew up with only male images of God: King, Lord, Prince of Peace, etc. If scripture promoted female images of God, would you be open to learning new ways to think of God?
Read MoreIt’s hard to face uncertainty. It’s easier if we have a healthy perspective on it.
Read MoreGod gave an incredible invitation to Mary. God is still giving invitations today. What will you do with yours?
Read MoreThis is a strange in-between week; we’re past Christmas but still headed towards New Years. How do you feel? What do you need? How do you handle these in-between times?
Read MoreJudy Kim reflects on the very real fears that we all have to face.
Read MoreToday is for those who, as the holiday festivities ramped up, up, up, felt heavier and heavier. Perhaps it’s grief or loneliness. We see you. God sees you. Sensory or social overload. Expectations you don’t feel you can meet. We see you. God sees you.
Read MoreOur friend Rev. Riana Shaw Robinson kicks us off here with reflections on what it meant for Jesus to take on flesh and blood… and how that led into the particular kind of song Mary sang.
Read MoreRebekah Martinek-Williams reflects on the unhelpful ways she heard the David & Bathsheba story growing up in church and wonders if there’s not a better way.
Read MoreChristmas means liberation from shame - what an enormous gift.
Read MoreIn looking for the arc of redemption of David--we have missed the horrible tragedy that is committed. One of God’s beloved children, Bathsheba, is brutally violated.
Read MoreContent Warning: Today’s devo addresses sexual violence.
Read MoreHave you ever stopped and allowed yourself to imagine God as grandmother? Let’s try a little devotional experiment. Pull to mind an image of the most amazing abuelita you know - strong, loving, persistent, wise. Keep her face in front of you mentally as you read this parable Jesus gave of how God is at work in the world.
Read MoreWhat do we learn from the Tamar story? One of our former pastors shares his perspective.
Read MoreThe story of Tamar is one usually just briefly mentioned as pastors focus on their “superstars” in the lineage of Jesus. But when you take some time with it, you realize Tamar is actually an incredibly relatable character in the Bible. Tamar had her family, laws, religion, tradition against her, but she figured out how to stand up for herself.
Read MoreDottie shares the strange reasons why the Tamar story is now her favorite Bible story
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